Action Talks #4 - Thekla Hutyrova on Stunts, Sport Karate, and Motion Capture

Thekla Hutyrova is a stunt woman (Logan, 2017), action consultant (Raya and the Last Dragon, 2021), motion capture performer (God of War Ragnarök, 2022), competitive martial artist, and pun specialist. She talks about her journey from martial arts to Hollywood stunts. You can find her IMDB profile here: Timestamps: 00:01:45 How it started and getting into stunts 00:06:31 Training, progress of martial arts trends 00:12:06 Choreographing Sport Karate and fights 00:15:08 Going from sport to stunts 00:17:57 Communicating with directors 00:21:02 Previz vs final product 00:29:24 Film vs game stunts and Motion Capture 00:38:32 Preparing for shoots 00:42:48 Teaching actors to fight, and learning from actors 00:46:57 Balancing technique and performance 00:49:55 Mocap gameplay and cinematic performance 00:55:52 Being a fight consultant 00:58:08 Previz & Mocap - Who gets the credit? 01:01:18 Mentors 01:05:18 Staying motivated as a stuntwoman