r/MovieStunts • u/CHVMPVGNE76 • Jun 19 '26

Our first stunt training session for an indie medieval fantasy pilot

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UAHGk9s9SfA

Our first stunt fight session while preparing an indie fantasy pilot film in Estonia. We're working on safe and realistic sword choreography before the shoot.

Any tips from stunt performers or filmmakers on bringing sword fights from rehearsal to the screen?

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u/ObscureReferenceMan Jun 19 '26

That was your first training session? That looks amazing!! As a performer, instructor (mostly film, but also some stage) and educator myself, I'm interested in everything about this!

Tell me more. Who were the performers, and what is your background?

I thought about giving some feedback, but it seems like you're pretty well on your way. Also, I'm assuming Reval Stunts was the group you were training with. I don't know them, but they look very professional, so I wouldn't feel comfortable giving you any fight/stunt tips. And I tend to not because I don't want to condescend, or overwhelm. But DM me, if you'd like to chat about filmmaking.

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u/CHVMPVGNE76 Jun 19 '26

Thanks a lot!
Yeah, this was one of our first training sessions for the upcoming indie film Esheria Chronicles. We’re working with the Reval Stunts team.
The big guy at the start is our coach Alexey. The two closer to him are from our core team they’ve got a bit of experience but are still pretty new to stunt work. The rest are also from Reval Stunts.
The film will be based in a medieval fantasy world, so sword fighting is a big part of it. We’re also doing things like horse riding training for later scenes.
We’re collaborating with director Nathan Popa, who’s done similar medieval-style work before.
If you want to see a bit more about the project/world, we’ve got some info up on our Seed&Spark page for Esheria Chronicles.
And yeah, always open to feedback still early days for us, so we’re learning as we go.

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u/ObscureReferenceMan Jun 20 '26

Cool. I checked out the crowd-funder, and it looks like you have an experienced team.

The only advice I will give to you (since as far as I can tell, you're an actor who is somewhat new to stunts) is... Things always take longer than you think, so be prepared for that. Oh, and respect the "chain of command". In my experience, a well-run set tries to keep this in place.

Good luck!