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This Fan Film Universe expands on the Star Wars lore by telling untold stories beyond the well-known Jedi.\n\nBig shoutout to:\n- VenatorStarDestroyer : https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCvQKtwOBTS4K6CEsBTf5YAg\n- Hursty : https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCYTndv4veHyom_svq8ZNdTA\n(For the king of soundtracks.)\n\nBiggest Shout out to the people who've made this film possible.\n\nJonathan Cheong (Cast\/Producer\/Action Chreographer) : https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/jcheong97\/?\nTrevor Chan (Cast\/Soundman) : https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/trev_chan\/?\nChakrit Thong Ek (Cast) : https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/chakrittttt\nMelisa Tay (Cast) : https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/melisatxf\/\nKasimir Poh Cieslak (Cast) : https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/kasimirpohc\n\nTroopers:\n- Moammed Ayub Mohamed : (Imperial SandTrooper)\n- Ray Tay (Imperial Scout Trooper)\n- Abraham Wong (Imperial Storm Trooper)\n- Muhammad Khall (Imperial SandTrooper)\n- Xanna Rose (Imperial Shock Trooper)\n\n-  Manstim : (Rebel Soldier 1)\n-  Maria Fernandez : (Rebel Soldier 2)\n\n- Leonard Teo Min Xuan (Assistant Director\/3rd VFX Assistant Editor) : https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/leoteomx\/?h\n- Yan Wei (Director Of Photography) : https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/doittherigh\n- Raphael Lim (2nd Assistant Director) : https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/raphishafi\/\n- Abd El - Hadi (Assistant Writer\/Assistant Composor) : https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/afrasiandes\n- Kelvin Ng (Camera Assistant) : https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/kelvin18000\n- Shao Ming (2nd Camera Assistant\/Gaffer\/PA) : https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/itsjustsm\/?\n- Toh Wei Lun (Soundman) : https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/toh_weilun\/\n- Jun Yap (2nd Soundman Assistant\/Production Assistant) : https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/13.xiaojun\/\n- John Nicholas Locson (3D Animator & 4th VFX Assistant Editor) : https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/johnmythicf\n- Ramon Lorenzo Zoleta (3D Animator Assistant) : https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/ramon_renzo\n- Carlos Antonio Rios (Motion Graphics) : https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/antoniorios\n- Muhamad Zaki (Composor): https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/tomatofury\/\n- Abu Samah (Production Assistant) : https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/abu__here\/\n\nSpecial Thanks To: \n- Pandastic Media : https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/pandasticmedia\/\n- Nine Productions : https:\/\/www.9productions.sg\/\n- The Devil's Workshop : https:\/\/www.tdwprops.com\/\n- Suhaimi Gulliver's Chronicles : https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/suhaimis_gullivers_chronicles\/?hl=en\nBikers Scout Rogue Squadran\n\nAlso Special Thanks To:\n- Manstim\n- Maria Fernandez\n- Grace Teo Jia Xuan\n- Zirahziqi\n- Wan Voodoo\n- Hansen Khoo\n- Suhaimi\n- Md. Razib Rajab\n- Ray Tay\n- Mohamed Ayub Mohamed\n- Psyfool\n- Muzz Messmer\n- Hamkah Hassan\n- Desmond\n\n\nMay The Force Be With All Of You...I Love You All. And Massive Thank You. Just Thank You.\n\n\nAnd yes guys. For many of those who are wondering whether I have quit YouTube? Nope I didn't. HAHAHA. I was mainly focusing on this big project to bring to this channel for you guys to watch :-) That's why I took 1 year off from everything to plan, film, edit this biggest project of mine for YouTube. Hopefully it'll turn out great for you guys and I thank you all so much for waiting for me to be back making more content !!\n \nStay tune for what's coming to this coming, May 4th 2020.\n\nWash Your Hands !!! Stay Home !!! Be Safe !!! And Please Take Care !!! The Force Is With You Always... 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We have corrected it to Donnie Yen.\u00a0Fill Me InWe have all heard of Tom Cruise and Jackie Chan performing their own death-defying stunts, but rarely hear of local talent making the headlines. For starters, Jonathan Cheong is one of the few Singaporeans to make it out of anonymity and into coveted limelight.Journey to fameCheong started out with small-scale martial arts choreographies, such as Rogue Cop (2016) and Rebound (2017) under Raging Fire Productions, which is his own film production company, garnering little recognition for his efforts.But it wasn’t long before he finally got his big break.In 2019, he released yet another martial arts short film, Coalition, about two hitmen from two different factions sent to hunt down a rogue hitman.This time, much to his amazement, the short film was officially selected by two renowned film festivals: the New York Urban International Action Film Festival and the Canadian International Short Film Festival.Furthermore, it won the \u201cScript Selection\u201d award from the Urban Action Showcase International Action Film Festival, the premier action and pop culture entertainment platform supported by the likes of WarnerMedia and HBO\/Cinemax.The two protagonists featured in the film (the hitmen from the two different factions) were Jonathan himself and an esteemed local stuntman, Kasimir Poh Cieslak.A well-received foray into the world of fan filmsYet, despite Jonathan\u2019s sudden breakthrough as an action choreographer\/stuntman, he did not stop there. Instead, he went on to work with local youtuber Luke Alexander who had planned for a Star Wars fan film for a year (since 2019) before finally releasing it on YouTube in the first week of May, much to the overwhelming approval of the space opera franchise\u2019s fans.Legend Of Hope: A Star Wars Fan Film is a speculation of the events following the enactment of Order 66 by the Sith Order in order to topple its Jedi antithesis. In this 20 minute-long film that tells the story of two surviving Jedis, stunning special effects blend seamlessly with synchronised and well-timed battle movements adjusted specially for the lightsaber.This was a bold departure for Jonathan from his usual martial arts routines and a refreshing sight for the Star Wars fandom.The risk factor of stuntsWhen asked if he had had any fear going into stunts at the start of his career, he replied, \u201cTo be honest, at the beginning it was very ballsy of me to the point that I even told the person I was fighting with to use real knives. It was just me imitating whatever I saw on screen and going, you know what, I\u2019m going to do my own stunts. I\u2019m not going to have any safety precautions or padding. I was just going to do it myself.\u201dJonathan shared that he’s always looked up to Donnie Yen, one of Hong Kong’s top action stars who has had iconic fight scenes in movies such as Dragon, Ip Man 2, Flash Point, and more.Behind-the-scenes preparationsWhile a stuntman\u2019s fluid action sequences may exude unfaltering confidence on-screen, a large amount of hard work and preparations are what actually go on behind the scenes.Peps Goh, an actor and fight choreographer who has worked for Universal Studios Singapore and theatre performances, would spend almost a day just to perfect his imitations of fight scenes from Avatar: The Legend of Korra before filming them.This was his way of keeping himself busy during the circuit breaker in the first half of the year.Ironically, the most tedious part of his videos\u2019 production lay in his sourcing for stunts, from the animated series, that were realistic enough for him to perform.In fact, he would require anywhere from two hours to two days to film a clip that was about half a minute long, depending on the complexity of the sequence being performed.Do Singaporean stuntmen have what it takes to make it in Hollywood?According to Mark Wahlberg\u2019s stunt double, Sean Graham, working as a stuntman in Hollywood requires tremendous \u201ccourage, instincts, timing, strength and dedication\u201d amidst a highly \u201ccompetitive business\u201d. He further adds that having talent alone is not enough and that stuntmen must utilise it properly in order to stand out from the crowd.He also provided the example of how he had had to change his body weight along with Mark Wahlberg\u2019s for most of his 15 years as the famous Hollywood actor\u2019s stunt double, illustrating that sacrifice is necessary on any stuntman\u2019s part.Gene LeBell, the stuntman who had worked alongside Bruce Lee in the 1966\u20131967 edition of The Green Hornet, gave a reality check to all martial artists out there aspiring to become successful stuntmen in the unforgiving movie industry when he said that they must be able to \u201cdrive cars\u2026drive motorcycles; do rappelling, scuba diving and high falls; deal with fire\u2026.\u201dHe also suggested that they attend stunt training provided by trusted academies to learn these requisite skills.From the looks of it, Cheong and his contemporaries may need more than just guts and sheer passion for martial arts choreography to capture Hollywood\u2019s attention."},{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Destinations","item":"https:\/\/thehomeground.asia\/destinations\/#breadcrumbitem"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Singapore","item":"https:\/\/thehomeground.asia\/destinations\/\/singapore\/#breadcrumbitem"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Acrobatics Meet Glamour: The High-Risk, High-Reward Life of a Professional Stuntman","item":"https:\/\/thehomeground.asia\/destinations\/singapore\/acrobatics-meet-glamour-the-high-risk-high-reward-life-of-a-professional-stuntman\/#breadcrumbitem"}]}]