Soft Makes More Might

Walking Horse walks by, when he sees three people in the middle of a conflict.
Alex, with blind sided determination, wants to take Nancy his ex-girl friend back home with him.
But Nancy wants to stay with her friend Peter and she tries her best to talk her way out from Alex's control.
Alex turns violent and tries to hurt Peter.
Walking Horse looks big and strong but he's all show and no fight in him.
Since Peter does not believe in violence, he uses his TaiChi/Kung Fu abilities to demonstrate his martial arts by using Walking Horse's walking stick, to avoid a physical confrontation.
A fight breaks out when Peter puts down the stick.
Alex uses physical force with fists and kicks while Peter uses gentle techniques to over come Alex's attacks.
Peter makes sure he doesn't hurt Alex.
During that time, the three share their unity and friendship philosophy with Alex.
This action resolves violence with non violence but there's still a hint of doubt from Alex at the end. (story to be continued)

The moral of this story is:
There is no way to win by destroying each other. Because violence generates more violence. The best way to win is to help and love each other. When pre-existing discrimination turns into violence, the better way to resolve it, is with nonviolence keeping our love of humility and humanity alive.

Logline: Three ethnically diverse people are faced with discrimination when they encounter a violent bully but are able to resolve the conflict with nonviolence and through the power of love and acceptance.

  • Peter Chen
    Director
    Soft Might, Who's Actually Accepting, Who's Crazy, Who's vulnerable, Saving Face a True Doc, White Tiger Yellow Tiger, Doolittle Raiders Revisited, ...etc.
  • Peter Chen
    Writer
    Absolutely American, Soft Might, White Tiger Yellow Tiger, Doolittle Raiders Revisited, Who's Crazy, Who's Actually Accepting, Who's vulnerable, Who's Lovematching, Who's There, Enter the Paper Tiger, ...etc.
  • Peter Chen
    Producer
    Absolutely American, Soft Might, White Tiger Yellow Tiger, Doolittle Raiders Revisited, Who's Crazy, Who's Actually Accepting, Who's vulnerable, Who's Lovematching, Who's There, Enter the Paper Tiger, ...etc.
  • Peter Chen
    Key Cast
    50 First Dates, Junior, Dollman vs Demonic Toys, Enter the Paper Tiger, Confessions Two Faces of Evil, The Dead Detective, The Millers, weeds, icarly, the Event, Family Guy, The Sarah Silverman Program, Unfabulous, 24, ...etc.
  • Patricia Mizen
    Key Cast
  • JL Forbis
    Key Cast
  • Jackie Penn
    Key Cast
  • Chris Gierowski
    Camera
  • Derrick Wu
    Camera
  • Peter Davison
    Music Composer
  • Charles Locke Govatsos
    Songs
  • Peter Chen
    Editor
    Soft Might, Who's Actually Accepting, Who's Crazy, Who's vulnerable, Saving Face a True Doc, White Tiger Yellow Tiger, Doolittle Raiders Revisited, Gramedy web series...etc.
  • Pete Chen
    Stunts Coordinator
    Soft Might, Who's Actually Accepting, Who's Crazy, Who's vulnerable, Saving Face a True Doc, White Tiger Yellow Tiger, Doolittle Raiders Revisited, Gramedy web series...etc.
  • Project Type:
    Short, Web / New Media
  • Genres:
    Comedy, Action, Action Comedy, Short, Comedy short, Action Comedy Short
  • Runtime:
    5 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    August 5, 2017
  • Production Budget:
    5,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
Director Biography - Peter Chen

Writer/Director of "Soft Might" & “White Tiger Yellow Tiger” both won official selection. Directed 8 Web Episodes called "Gramedy."
Check out: www.youtube.com/peterptc
Writer/Director of a romantic comedy action feature film script “Absolutely American.”
www.AbsolutelyAmericanMovie.com
Won 4 Short film Awards & 4 Script Awards.
Directed 25 Cable TV shows called "Moon View" series, a Comedy Show with Standup and Variety mixed, on Public Access with Charter Cable (626) 796 9129. Have Wrote and Directed a few fictitious TV Commercials for the show.
Taught for over 12 years now. I taught 2 yrs at the SAG conservatory. Also, Directed and co-wrote... Moon View 24 episode is a comedy sitcom pilot (Project 4 Pilot) "P4P", shot with three TV station Cameras. Now all the shows had been on reruns on Channel 56 every Tuesdays at 10 PM several times already.
Especially, produced and directed "Saving Face" a true documentary, about an Asian American standup comedian Peter Chen. It's amazing how much work it takes to put together, 15 years of old Video tapes with tons of footage and to put it together with such finest. It became an Award Winning Film Documentary, number one, 2 years in a row 2000/2001. Check out: youtube.com/peterptc
Over 30 years of experience as an Teacher/Director, taught over 12 years in Improv Games for the City of Monterey Park and the City of Alhambra .
Also, teaching Advance and Beginner Comedy at the SAG Conservatory for over 2 years.
Working for the Performing Arts Studio West teaching under privileged and handicapped adult students for 2 years teaching Comedy and Drama and Improv techniques.
I am the Director of my own Improv Group for over Ten Years now.
We've an Improv group... The Group Name : " Pacific Rimmers" and every year for the last 12 years, we do the Lotus Festival for the children for free for the City of L.A.
Plus, performing for different charity shows, senior's centers and the world famous Comedy Store, Laugh Factory & Improv. I've been on 1,000's Comedy Shows, 5 Movies and 13 TV commercials. I was in 2 episodes of TV Action show "24" aired May 2nd & May 9th 2005. In a Movie with Adam Sandler called "50 First Dates" 2004.
I have worked as a volunteer/work/study with AFI student projects for about 7 ½ years in numerous films, both in front and behind the camera. i.e. both as an Actor and as a PA (Production Assistant).
As a PA, I basically worked my way up from gofer, caterer, 2nd PA, PA, grip, best boy or assistant gaffer, set design assistant, 2nd assistant unit manager, set PA, boom operator, assistant production designer,
2nd assistant cameraman. 2nd 2nd DP, 2nd AD, AD and assistant art director. I have done almost every assistant post on the set except makeup, script supervisor, props, wardrobe …etc. I was also a volunteer with the SAG conservatory for over 12 years from teacher assistant, camera person to finally teacher and director of my own beg. and Adv. Comedy Classes there.

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Director Statement

I shall Breakdown my Script into smaller and smaller units. The smallest units possible within a scene, and still be able to tell the story. Any cohesive unit that has a reason to be tightly fitted together, at that point of time in the story line.
I do my homework like script analysis to put together a deeper meanings of all the scenes. What’s the objective, who, what, where and why? What’s the point of view of each of the characters and their relationship with each other.
I’ll have a general time line, for everything to fit in it. That can be used for many reasons, shooting can be done out of order. In order to safe time and money some scenes on the same locations or sets can be shot at the same time, then later put back into their relative time line.
I love rehearsals. As much time as possible will be given to rehearsal. I don’t believe that a good Actor/Actress will loose the spontaneity by over rehearsing. I can’t emphasize enough the importance of rehearsals.
Actors are the creative outlets of the show/film/project. They are the ones the audience sees. I will give them lots of freedom to show what they can bring to the characters, to the roles at hand that should all fit the general style of the piece.
Drama, Comedy, they all have their uniqueness. However, if I see there are possible ways to improve the performances, make it funnier, more believable, then I will give them notes to make adjustments. Focusing on timing and pacing.
I will also fix all blocking and camera angles with the Actors. To best show the characters who have laughed in joy, cried in despair, gotten angry, cried in joy, felt the deepest of hopes, felt the deepest of fear. They have FELT. What a most magical and wondrous gift that is - to be able to feel and allowed these wonderful beings called “characters” to be experienced by those audience who are watch it.
Absolutely, commitment to the text. I like to stick to the original text like glue, of course, if there is a real good reason, suggested by the producers/writers, or even actors that will make the piece better. Only if all else permit then changes are made to the text, even at the last minutes. Always open to suggestions.