Gedaly Guberek is a writer, director, and actor specializing in action
comedy. He's known for his indie shorts like Burgled and his latest and
greatest, The Flower of Battle. We talk all about action comedy and
what's needed to keep the genre alive. His IMDB can be seen here:
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4155966/
Edited by Jason Janes
Action Talks on YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLKvT1cdaRn78tV4vF78InER7GhxCKaxU5
Action Talks on Spotify:
https://open.spotify.com/show/7D289YtkiQIkSVhNLDX8O2
Action Talks on iTunes:
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/action-talks-with-eric-jacobus/id1686666319
Telegram: t.me/ericjacobus
My studio SuperAlloy: www.superalloyinteractive.com
Blog: www.ericjacobus.com
0:01:42 Introduction
0:04:43 Comedic influences
0:12:28 On Collaboration
0:15:12 On Collaborating with his brother
0:19:33 Imagining the audience
0:22:48 Approching the comedy in Flower of Battle
0:28:44 Finding jokes
0:30:35 Inpsiration for the Flower of Battle protagonist
0:34:04 Action design in the swashbuckling genre
0:36:18 Historical influences
0:42:02 Does comedy give you more freedom?
0:46:26 The genius of Idiots
0:51:07 Drawing inspiration for characters
1:06:47 How the filming style changes performance
1:11:34 Will physical performances become popular again?
1:15:42 How to get an action team going
1:19:25 Changes in distribution, perception of physical comedy
performers
1:25:47 Adapting to the market
1:33:52 The grand plan for making action comedies
1:37:43 What Gedaly's watching
1:39:25 Prioritizing one's time as an artist
