AGONY: feature length motion picture

[Scott Sonnon]

http://www.circularstrengthmag.com/images/agonysmallbanner.jpg
Dear friends,

As you know I've had to pull away from forum frequency dedicating my time to organizational development of the instructor cadre and coaching staff, as well as the panoply of projects that RMAX has glutted me for 2005. :lol:

However, I've been keeping the lid on a major announcement until all of the papers were signed, sealed and delivered.

I've been contracted to star in a feature length motion picture called AGONY. Originally I was contacted to train the actor for the lead role since they wanted him dropping from 290 to 230lbs. In particular they want him training CST to drop down, since his character is a Clubbell athlete in the movie. Yes, the entire Clubbell line will have high visual placement in the film!

As it unfolded in the various interviews, they approached me to also choreograph the fight scenes (unarmed, knife, hangun and improv. weaponry).

However, through the preliminary discussions on choreography, they decided that in order to keep the "sexiness" of the choreography, they asked if I would be willing to star in the film itself, and modified the screen play to broaden the arch-nemisis' character development.

As it happens, through shifting around my schedule, I accepted the contract terms. This will be major exposure for CST, and really get the word out about our approach to physical culture.

Please understand that although not present like I used to be, I'm heavily involved in the proliferation of our system, as well as the ongoing research and development of our key RMAX product line. It pleases me to no end to come to the forum and see that the activity has not waned at all, and that you are all very active in the Socratic dialectic process of "Give Support - Get Support."

The first official movie trailer has been released!

Check it out at the official movie teaser:

AGONY (http://www.circularstrengthmag.com/images/agonyteaser.mov)

[sames]

How cool is that? Very sweet. Main character in a hollywood production potrayed as a clubbell athlete? Love it. Can't wait to see the fight scenes.

[Jrichardson]

HOLY $^#@! :shock: :o

That rocks. I look forward to hearing your experiences and insights with fight choreography!

[Glenn Sunshine]

Scott,

Somehow this move has seemed inevitable to me for about two to three years. Congratulations, and all I can say is it's about time someone figured out casting!

Respectfully,
Glenn

PS--The big problem I see is that the audience will think your movement is all special effects a la The Matrix or the Hong Kong chop socky films. Hopefully, you'll get the publicity and they'll figure out you really can do that and, what's more, teach other people to do it too!

GSS

[Connie Brown]

This is great. Do I hear that you get to be the bad guy? LOL

maybe when the promos come out I'll have to find another place for that poster of Johnny Dep.

[dianneg]

Coach Sonnon-

How exciting! Congratulations and best of luck on this venture.

in peace,
dianne

[Chuck Kechter]

Very cool!

Congratulations!

[THEFORMERONE]

That is awesome! Good luck on this and all your projects. I can't wait to see the flick.

[JasonE]

Very cool! 8) This is great publicity, and a phenomenal opportunity to display the benefits you've realized from your own personal practice. From what you've shared, it sounds like an interesting action/adventure flick!

When will you start shooting, and do they also want to have a few extra CB athletes in the film for training/other scenes? :wink:

[cbeltrante]

Scott,

Great news!!! I wish you the best on your endeavor on the big screen!!! Looking forward to seeing the movie. I echo Jason's question, do they need any extras for the clubbell training or fight scenes??

Take care,
Chris

[Jay76]

That is some of the best news I have heard in a while. It will be fun bragging about it when the movie comes out..yeahhhhhhhh

[el chief]

awesome, congratulations, scott! I have two movies to look forward to in the future Agony, and The way of the peaceful warrior movie!

[Scott Sonnon]

Thanks all for your good words! Acting has always been one of my loves. Filming's already begun and will conclude hopefully in December. I'll try and keep you updated in between projects!

[bill cogswell]

Fantastic!!!

[StuMcD]

Fantastic!!!

That's awesome coach!

Stu.

[Coach Hurst]

WOW! :shock: How cool is that?!

Congrats Coach. Looking forward to seeing you on the big screen. :D

[maxmoon]

wow- what a cool thing i read! amazing scott! you have such a great film presence i will so enjoy this movie!

all i can say is this is great! a movie staring scott sonnon :twisted: insain news!

max

[Charlie McCarthy]

amazing. congrats!

[Jake Shannon]

Whoa cool! :shock: :!: :D

What sort of distribution are they anticipating?!

[snowlilly]

How did you ever manage to get that gig? 8) That is so awesome. The Clubbells are so going to take off after this movie is released. I'm so happy. You'll get to help so many people like the tribe has helped me. Congradulations!!! :D :D :D

[sclandes]

Cool deal.

Who is directing?

-scl

[wadem]

That is awesome news, Coach! Congratulations! This will be a great way to showcase all of your hard work! :D

[Coach Hurst]

This will be a great way to showcase all of your hard work!

And Softwork. :wink:

[Coach Tran]

Coach,

Remember to take off the shirt when you fight in the movie. I am so proud for you and your success is our success. Great News! REMEMBER to take off the shirt!!!

Your Pal,
Bao

[bluedrift]

Congrats!

Hope the screenplay, plot, et al are all as good too.

[Joseph David]

Phenomenal 8) Congratulations :!: :!: :!:

[DianeG]

Wonderful News! So exciting!

[dc1976]

This is going to be one of the all-time greatest films to make it to the big screen. Knowing that Coach Sonnon will play the bad guy makes me glad that i'm not the good guy. :lol: I think I will clean off the DVD shelf, today, and make room for the new addition. I can't wait for the release.

[David Nicol]

Excellent Scott - my warmest congratulations. Thoroughly well deserved!

[Deep_D]

Awesome news! 8)

Congrats Coach Sonnon and GOOD LUCK!

[White111Cloud]

WOW! Thats super dooper! Where can we get more informaiton on this? Such as who wrote the screenplay? I would love to read that and meditate on it! Perhaps then give a little feeback to the writer!?! Not that I would have much to add, because I assume the person who wrote it did a great job considering Scott Sonnon, the Great, approves! :lol:

[Cody Fielding]

I leave for a few days and wham! an annoucement like this?

I'm thrilled for you Coach and look forward to the vicarious experience.

Cheers,
Cody-

[Matt_OZ]

Great Stuff :!:

This can only be awesome for CST, just think of the way movies have helped bring so many things into the public eye (I know they aren't always great things like CST but there have been some good ones). Think of...

Alias and Enough (JLO movie): Big boost for awareness of Krav Maga

White Men Can't Jump: Big increase in the number of guys playing 2on2 at local blacktop

Segal: People started wanting to do Aikido

etc,etc,etc

This will be awesome!

Matt :D

[shayne]

Great for CST and more importantly all the hard work and effort Coach Sonnon has put in will now be well rewarded. Fantastic and playing a bad guy couldn't have happened to a nicer guy!

[Aaron Mcgrath]

Big Ups!!! :D

[David]

Coach

You are a wildman

Cheers

David

[KEVIN TEAGLE]

Scott,

wish I could be there to see filming. Make sure to have as much fun and silliness as possible.

Kevin

[Joe Goss]

This will be a movie that I will have for my personnel collection.

[Scott Sonnon]

Actually, what's really interesting is that the company is simultaneously filming a documentary of the movie while filming the movie. It's quite confusing at times, so we were advised to just remain in character at all times, much like method acting prep. :lol:

Thursday and Friday are back at the gun range bay working on live fire weapon transfers between handgun, knife and baton. Since soon after 9/11, I've avoided this kind of work, because I just didn't want to go there emotionally any longer. It was a life choice. But now as an actor, I feel quite liberated from the baggage I was carrying since then. Good fun to train like this again.

[KEVIN TEAGLE]

Kinda like being a kid again only the toys are cooler and someone is always saying lets do it again. yeehaw what a kick.

Kevin

[Scott Sonnon]

Sneak peak from LONG day of shooting on location today.

http://www.circularstrengthmag.com/images/agonygunrange1.jpg
http://www.circularstrengthmag.com/images/agonygunrange2.jpg

What a freaking blast. Kinda dig this acting thang.

[maxmoon]

COOL!

looks like you are having a ton of fun 8)

film should be great to see!

nice diving roll?!?!?!

max

[KEVIN TEAGLE]

Wow, that aughtta keep the bowels moving.

Kevin

[JasonE]

That cameraman shifted and dropped very quickly to maintain the shot. Seems like Body-Flow practice could be very useful in his profession.

Thanks for sharing the pics!

[Coach Gostnell]

Appears to be "barrels of fun"! :D

[Connie Brown]

"barrels of fun"! :D
Agonized groan

[Coach Gostnell]

Connie wrote:

Agonized groan

Just working on deepunning my daily practice here!

[billycook]

Coach,

They is awssome news. Will they film it in wide screen to get all of the Bruiser on the screen.

[dc1976]

Coach Sonnon,

Thanks for the pics. They help to keep the mind wandering what's going on behind the scenes.

Man, I can't wait to see this movie.

[Chuck Kechter]

Cool pics!

Thanks for sharing!

[Scott Sonnon]

http://www.shutterdogmedia.com/agony/Stills04/09.jpg
http://www.shutterdogmedia.com/agony/Stills04/10.jpg
http://www.shutterdogmedia.com/agony/Stills04/07.jpg
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http://www.shutterdogmedia.com/agony/Stills04/13.jpg
http://www.shutterdogmedia.com/agony/Stills04/08.jpg
http://www.shutterdogmedia.com/agony/Stills04/12.jpg
http://www.shutterdogmedia.com/agony/Stills04/17.jpg
http://www.shutterdogmedia.com/agony/Stills04/16.jpg
http://www.shutterdogmedia.com/agony/Stills04/05.jpg

[maxmoon]

cool!

a training area in the movie? getting ready to kick but?

lol, actually i have no clue of what the movie will be about in terms of story- but i am betting you are getting ready to kick butt in that scene,lol

i guess i will have to see the movie 8)

thanks for the pics!

max

[Scott Sonnon]

So much fun playing the bad guy for once! :lol:

[Connie Brown]

Oh man, I've got to carve that into a pumpkin. Scary.

[Glenn Sunshine]

Scott,

The striking post you're working on with the horizontal stick through it (and is that a knife sticking out of it?)--I've never seen one like that before. Is that an RMAX quintaine?

Glenn

[Scott Sonnon]

Yes, I designed them for the movie, and the crew produced them. Good for fist, foot, knife, stick or gun. Plus they rotate. Fun stuff.

[Glenn Sunshine]

It looked like it rotated from the pictures. I gotta get me one--looks fun.

Glenn

[JasonE]

The heroism in a story is judged by the challenge represented by the villain. The more intelligent/skilled/organized/ruthless/etc. the villain, the greater the good accomplished in overcoming them. I can also think of some movies where the villain was by far my favorite character because they were so well portrayed.

Be a great villain, and that alone can make the movie worth seeing over and over. (No pressure or anything. :wink: :P )

[KEVIN TEAGLE]

I think I just like the scary pumpkin pose.

Kevin

[Coach Tran]

Coach,

Thanks for the pictures. Looking good, bro :!:

[Jrichardson]

..

[KEVIN TEAGLE]

Hey Scott,
are any of the crew getting involved or interested in CST themselves?

[JasonE]

Too funny Jon! That's great! :lol:

Scott - Who's producing the film?

[Scott Sonnon]

Kevin,

Yes, they are.

Jason,

Treason Films.

Jon,

:lol:

[Charlie McCarthy]

is that pic from the movie? coach you make one sly, dastardly looking bad guy. i can't wait to see the flick.

[Scott Sonnon]

The first official movie trailer has been released!

Check it out at the official website:

AGONY (http://www.shutterdogmedia.com/agony/agony.html)

[Connie Brown]

Wow, thanks. Tease is right. I thought I recognized Shutterdog. They do such great work! oh and you do too!

[Joseph David]

Too cool :!:

[el chief]

when is this movie set to hit a movie theatre near me? very excited!

[dc1976]

:D Right on!!! This looks to be an awesome movie. Definately, my kinda film. Great work, Coach Sonnon!!! :D

[Scott Sonnon]

Thanks folks. Shutterdog Media together with Treason Entertainment are amazing to work with. Twelve hours of high amplitude, high speed tactical fighting between two heavy hitting characters yesterday has left me wobbling around this morning. :lol:

The cinematic genius of this film is going to make a HUGE impact on the big screen. The choreography is totally unheard of, completely unique and powerful. I can say that much as a life long student of action genre. But the way that Treason Films is shooting this, cutting it together and weaving subtle movie magic into an already incredible portrayal of the character depth is probably the most exciting film I've ever watched (from the inside that is.) It's ALREADY receiving so much international attention that it's developed a cult following.

It's such an honor to work with such great actors, cast, crew and of course production and directing staff.

This will be huge, folks. Huge.

[KEVIN TEAGLE]

strap on your clubbells and get ready for a ride.

Kevin

[Scott Sonnon]

Listen, one of the cast (yet to be identified :evil: ) sent some raw, uncut footage of the fight scene over the net. Bad move considering that every message is stored somewhere, so the bottom line is that that footage is now floating around the file transfer programs like Kaza and Limewire. If you can help me find it. It's now out there, so if anyone can find it, please post the link. I'd love to know what the footage actually looks like myself. :lol:

[Jrichardson]

:shock:

I'll keep an eye out on the MMA.TV boards. Someone's bound to post it there sooner or later...

[Scott Sonnon]

I'm about to leave for another shoot today: chase scene. :lol: But I had an interesting story first...

When we were filming at the gun range in my bay, the camera caught a pretty amazing shot (pun intended). I haven't range shooting for about 5 years for personal reasons. Since we were doing live fire in the film, there were incredible safety precautions I insisted upon. When the first five rounds left my handgun (a lovely SigSaur P226), I was continually reorienting my torso on the target while laterally moving. For those who don't know combat handgunning, it's difficult to keep the torso "quiet" of the 'bouncing' which bipedalism creates. Five perfect holes appeared in a tight group on the targets "head". After the cut, I kept staring at the target because it was too surreal.

Well, anyway the twist on the story is that another big production company put in a bid for the actual target because they thought it was so damn cool. 8) Although they didn't believe me, I insisted that it had been YEARS since I've been shooting. The rangemaster told me I was full of it. :lol:

[Randell Waddell]

Might have something to do with an incredibly integrated Vestibular System, heh ????

[ I would suggest your Oculocephalic Reflex amongst other things, would be extraordinary - it is all related and very, very "beautiful".]

[ Better clarify that, CST not you !!!!! ]

R. :D :D :D

[Scott Sonnon]

I attribute all of my success to the oculomotor, vestibular and proprioceptive development UNIQUE to CST!

[Randell Waddell]

:D :D :D :D :D :D

"Ain't life grand !!!!!"

R. :D

[Connie Brown]

That is amazing and very cool. I'm happy to hear you can still be surprised yourself! . Poor rangemaster!

[Scott Sonnon]

Just back from filming the chase scene. Gave me goosebumps. I'm such a geek for this movie stuff. :lol: Way cool today to see the Shutterdog Media crew on location today! Jerry and Amanda (those of you from Softwork last year will remember those two!) were there. Treason Entertainment is really getting the BEST videographers for the different shoots.

[Jrichardson]

I'm such a geek for this movie stuff.

*recalls the title sequence of Arthrokinetics* :wink: :lol:

[KEVIN TEAGLE]

This tribe takes on a whole new meaning for Geek.

Way cool!

Teagle

[Scott Sonnon]

Funny story: we were filming the chase scene (can't tell you more than that). Although the streets were blocked off, a patrol car drove right through the set. Without revealing too much, the director (sitting in the back seat starts yelling over the walkie-talkie for everyone to 'run with it'). So the 'chase scene' became a car chase across town. Fun stuff laying down rubber sideways... with city permission. :lol: Freaking cool shots that the cameramen landed. :shock: Can't wait to see the finished product!

Still haven't found that leaked fight scene footage though! :?

[starlive]

hey Scott
its Paul aka(Chase) just thought i would reiterate how sweet that chase seen was. Thanks for the training and I'll see you on the set. 8)

[Scott Sonnon]

Paul, it's an honor to have you on the forum, mi amigo! You're an amazing actor, and I've learned a great deal from watching (and experiencing :wink: ) you work! See you soon!

[BmCoomes]

if have any idea what it would be called or some paticulars I can give it a good.

Brent

[KEVIN TEAGLE]

Hey Scott,

Do you have any care providers taking care of bumpity bumps of the crew and actors, and are they picking up on CST?

We all wish we were there.

Kevin

[Scott Sonnon]

Brent, not sure what you're asking. :?

Kevin, no, :lol: everyone's licking their own wounds. CST seems to be well received. One of the cameramen has some bad knees so he's started on Warrior Wellness. And of course, the star actor is getting some solid RMAX training! :twisted:

I just dropped off a pro-gym for them, since the lead character uses them and they'll be showcased in the film, so I'll be curious to hear what dastardly deeds they put them through when I return from the East Coast.

[BmCoomes]

I tring to find that file for you but I need to have an idea what the name of it would be or any other info on it you may have so I can search for it more effectivly.


Brent

[Scott Sonnon]

Want to take a few target shots on my personally designed gun range bay?

Play AGONY, the video game (http://www.shutterdogmedia.com/agony/agony.html)! (Click on the interactive sneak preview!)

[KEVIN TEAGLE]

funny feeling playing that little video, boom boom, out go the lights.

[Scott Sonnon]

More AGONY Film Stills at www.treasonentertainment.com :!: Here're a couple.
http://www.shutterdogmedia.com/agony/Stills05-06/03.jpg
http://www.shutterdogmedia.com/agony/Stills05-06/04.jpg
http://www.shutterdogmedia.com/agony/Stills05-06/07.jpg

[shutterdog]

Scott you sure look like a badass. Thanks for all the support everyone.

[Scott Sonnon]

You could make Betty Boop look like a herc merc, my friend! Really looking forward to the pickup shots when we return to WA and learning more about the biz from all of you!

[Scott Sonnon]

We finally located the bootleg footage. This is from the final fight scene, but without any special effects, cuts or audio. It's just the raw footage.

Agony Final Fight Scene (http://www.circularstrengthmag.com/images/agonyfight.mov) (100MB MOV file)

Please don't share this outside the forum.

Now, I'll give you a little insight into the story. My character, Hub, is a hit man, with the lead character, Chase, another hit man under the same contractor. For reasons which only the movie will reveal, Hub has been called in to 'clean' Chase. What you see is part of the collision of those two pros.

Hub's background is as a smooth operator who was 'released' from the military due to excessive force issues during black ops. Hub still feels that he's 'taking out the trash' by doing his civic duty of pulling hits. He has an intense amount of military combatives training, and always sticks to the SOP, because "it works" (but as you'll see in the clip, ends up being his Achilles.) His panopoly of weaponry demonstrates this 'dedication' - slick, fast, guerilla tactics.

Chase's background involves growing up on the streets of Chi-town, thrust into the 'business' way too early an age. Of Irish decent, his bare knuckle boxing and catch wrestling is obvious. Like Irish bareknuckle and catch, all of his fighting is improvisational and street savvy... depending much on his 260lbs of muscle.

The producers asked me to design a fight scene that was raw, which departed from the typical martial art prettiness which leaves viewers wanting to participate in the "cool moves." They asked me to design a fight scene which communicates the emotional climate of a fight... and leaves viewers wanting to flee the area... They allowed me to design the reality of a fight.

I'm very proud of the result, and this is just the beginning. When you see the actual movie??? :shock: :o :D Just be prepared for something totally new, even for the Independent film scene!

[Scott Sonnon]

Here's a very lo res version (8MB mov): Agony Final Fight Scene (http://www.circularstrengthmag.com/images/agonyfightscene.mov)

[Connie Brown]

Thanks for the vids, Coach. Now that I've been educated some with RMAX I enjoy fight scenes esp with people whose movement I've seen in other contexts. but yeah, it's ugly.

If this clip is like the movie, it'll be the worst date movie ever. Sez me who likes screwball comedies.

dealing beforehand: "well okay we can go to this action movie but then you'll owe me a chick flick"

during the movie: I constantly pluck his sleeve "what's he doing? what was that! who just got hit? is it over? is that a weapon?"

dealing afterward: "okay you owe me TWO chick flicks and an ethnic festival"


ha ha ha

[JasonE]

If this clip is like the movie, it'll be the worst date movie ever. Sez me who likes screwball comedies.

dealing beforehand: "well okay we can go to this action movie but then you'll owe me a chick flick"

during the movie: I constantly pluck his sleeve "what's he doing? what was that! who just got hit? is it over? is that a weapon?"

dealing afterward: "okay you owe me TWO chick flicks and an ethnic festival"

Good lord, I've heard that a few times... :lol: Connie, did you coach some of my former girlfriends?

[Ryan Murdock]

And an ethnic festival???? :lol: :lol: :lol:

Connie, I like ethnic festivals, but of course I'm an anthropologist. All that food, crazy dances, and of course girls with exotic accents get me every time...

[Connie Brown]

Jason - no girlfriend I know needs coaching on that one. Naturals all!

Yes Ryan, and men with beards and cool outfits.

The BF with whom I had those tradeoffs was a big sophisto jazz freak (think cool and fusion) and was in pain at some of the world music I like (bagpipes, didgis, anything that drones; Indian atonal; oompah bands at Oktoberfest).

He's the one who noticed that Germans in their lederhosen and Scots in their kilts, shop at the very same sock store. for him it was shudderworthy. He was a great sport though - we had a lot of fun with it.

And, it's thanks to him I have such a good film education in things I would NEVER have watched.

Seven Samurai (twice!)
Magnificent Seven (the followup of course)
Godfather (multiple)
French Connection
Die Hard
Lawrence of Arabia

etc. eek.

[cbeltrante]

They are all really great movies!!! I've seen them all a plethora of times!!!!

[Glenn Sunshine]

Now if I can only get QuickTime to play the video portion of this, I'll be a happy camper. For some reason my computer won't decompress it. :cry: :evil:

[Ryan Murdock]

Glenn,

I'm having the same Quicktime problem. No luck with Windows Media, Realplayer or Divx either.

[Connie Brown]

The only one that worked on my system was "VLC Media Player."

no luck with Quicktime, Real, or Windows either.

[Scott Sonnon]

Go to quicktime.com and download the latest version.

[Glenn Sunshine]

That did it. Now all I need is a better video card ..... :wink:

[wadem]

OK, Coach. That was awesome! It was definitely RAW. None of the fancy stuff that just wouldn't happen between two hardened pros.

One thing that occurred to me about the fight, and please correct me if I'm mistaken here. Is this a good example of simple moves being better used in a chaotic flurry?

One of my former teachers believed that one trained basics, got more skilled and refined practicing more difficult combos, drills, techniques, etc., and then in actual application used basics again. It makes sense to me, but I would like your perspective.

Awesome job on the choreography! I can't wait to see the fight with the sound effects put in (i.e., BIFF, SMACK, etc.) :wink:

[Scott Sonnon]

Thanks for the good words, my friend! It was a LOT of fun!

In my experience of traveling around the world with masters and grandmasters of their respective styles, that when push comes to shove, uneless facing someone of total incompetence, one always applies the basics, and everyone tends to perform similarly. Although the vehicles to personal mastery differ, and there we will always display idiosyncracy, we all share the same genes, and hence under force of pressure will choke back to stream-lined, fail-safe, life-support-only-systems.

I wanted to depict something which wasn't some stale, pharmaceutically accurate demonstration. I've never seen anyone in any fight in person or on security, police or military video, perform like they were in a demo. :wink: Giving demonstrations is fine, as long as they are explained as such, and not a 'fight'. Drills - the same way. We need this since the best we can hope for in the reality of a suddenly violent confrontation is the worst we've performed in practice. Practicing perfection within imperfection is the key to success, from my perspective.

The producers asked me to craft an example of the emotional collision between two seasoned street assailants. I believe that this scene truly does achieve this goal.

[Scott Sonnon]

I also wanted to add just how much I learned from working with Paul, the lead actor in the film. In only a few weeks of training, he was fighting at the level of people I'd been training for a couple years. I account this to his world class acting skills of being able to model the emotion of movement.

Not very many people will be able to see it, but there were several times we were totally off script, fighting, but totally in character. The producers just kept filming, while simultaneously trying to quite the screaming people lining the tops of the building who wanted to cheer us on. I admit, it did really energize us! (It was after all 13 hours of filming for 4 minutes of footage :o :lol: ). It was surreal, to be honest, something I'll never forget, and something I totally attribute to Paul's incredible skill as an actor and a warrior.

Just wait until you see the gun range scene!!! But that won't leak I'm certain.

[wadem]

I eagerly look forward to the film, Coach! Cripes, 13 hours for 4 minutes? It's always worth the effort after seeing the final result, though. :P

I also agree that you did capture the necessary emotional content of the melee. It is definitely different than anything else I have seen. I think it is going to be modeled by others. :D

[stultzies9]

I think I might like it more without all the sound effects. It adds a level of realism that you don't see in movies very often.

And as for the choreography...wow. Just...wow. The only other fight scene I've seen that comes close in sheer emotional intensity and portrays what two real pros would do was in "The Hunted" with Tommy Lee Jones and Benicio del Toro.

Excellent job Coach! Can't wait to see the whole movie!

[Scott Sonnon]

That scene from the "Hunted" was one of my inspirations. By audio, I meant the sound of the fight, not "BIFF! KAPLOW! ZONK!"

I just found out that the producer asked to write me into a final scene, so I get to behind the fish eye again!

It's quite the production. I just saw a portion of one of the scenes recently shot. Amazing cinematic genius. Truly. I feel totally honored to be part of such a piece of art.

[wiggy1]

Has a release date been set yet?

[Scott Sonnon]

Not yet. They're assembling the film, from what I'm told of the process, in a unique way, which allows them at any time they see fit, to finish. However, they're artistic perfectionists and keep returning to hit something until it's absolutely on. I can respect that dedication.

[KEVIN TEAGLE]

Very interesting and awesome don't you think that The first time on screen RMAX is presented to the world, it is presented by a seemingly unique way of filming done by filmographers who are also trying to push the envelope one step beyond.

The meeting of foces here are poetic!

Dr. T

[Scott Sonnon]

Bad news folks. There were so many thousands of views of this bootleg clip that somehow some of the film's investors got wind of it. Although RMAX isn't responsible for the leak, we are (no one is) allowed to 'host' it, since it could potentially derail the success of the film by revealing too much. They are tracking down the original culprit, but also 'requesting' that any hosts purge the file as well.

So, for those of you who did not get to view the file, I apologize but you'll need to wait for the release date of the film.

[chris hansen]

So, for those of you who did not get to view the file, I apologize but you'll need to wait for the release date of the film.

Just wondering, is there a release date yet?

Thanks.

[Scott Sonnon]

Chris,

I'm waiting to hear too!

[Scott Sonnon]

Here's an update on the movie!

http://www.mandy.com/1/film3.cfm?id=7314

And look what I found! :wink:

http://media.putfile.com/Agony-The-Movie-Scott-Sonnon-Fight-Scene
(Save the file while it lasts!)

[HereBeADragon]

cool clip coach! Cant wait to see the finished product. We all get autographed copies right :wink: One thing I'm a little confused on. Under total budget it lists $150,000 is that correct? Its a lot of money sure but not generally considered a big or even decent budget for a movie. I know you love efficientcy but wow!

[Blasto]

Holy Geez... talk about unfolding opportunities! Next thing you'll be doing is taking screenwriting classes from Steve Barnes! If you then decide to launch your own production company, like S. Segal, make sure you make better movies!!

[Glenn Sunshine]

Any news on the movie? The links to the production company seem to have gone dead.