Fight Choreography: The Art of Non-Verbal Dialogue Review

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(More customer reviews)First, my background.I have been a professional stuntman for over fifteen years.Most of my work has consisted of fighting onscreen,against some well known action stars[van damme,rowdy roddy piper,russell wong,to name a few.] I am only one third through this book,got it a couple days ago.
I have yet to see anything so concise ,and to the point on the subject of fighting for the camera.Even professionals will learn something.If you really want learn how to be a great "screen" fighter,then this book should be in your library.
I want to ask one thing though,I seem to remember an older version of this book that included a companion DVD.Does anyone have this?

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All of us have seen films in which the story and acting might be great, but the film suffers because the action and fight sequences are not convincing enough, are terribly shot or edited, or do not integrate seamlessly into the story, causing them to be ineffective, gratuitous, or worst of all, unintentionally humorous. However, when done well, fight and action scenes support and heighten the story and expand the characters. Fight Choreography: The Art of Non-Verbal Dialogue helps filmmakers ensure that the fight scenes in their films add to the film's overall quality. Creating a stage fight with a high level of clarity and entertainment value is a very complicated endeavor and requires skills that acting classes and martial arts schools cannot teach. This book helps filmmakers make sense of this art form and how they can use it to create their own styles of fights for a variety of projects, whether they be feature-length films, shorts, or television shows. The book is instructional, informative, and entertaining, and focuses on every important element involved in fight choreography, from basic philosophies, initial concept, and planning, to filming, editing, adding special effects, and sound mixing the final product. The book is not only an indispensable resource for filmmakers, but will also interestfilm buffs who want to learn how great fight sequences are made so they can better appreciate the action.