09Side kick
The heel through the board
Knee up, foot out, knee back
08Opponent's point-of-view shot on a city rooftop at sunrise, a Brazilian woman in a black karate gi throws a single front snap kick straight toward the lens, cinematic, handheld. 0–2s: she faces the camera in a fighting stance, fists up, the skyline glowing behind her. 2–4s: her rear knee lifts high to her chest. 4–6s: her foot snaps straight toward the lens, ball of the foot first, stopping just short and filling the frame as the camera jolts back. 6–8s: she pulls the leg back, sets the foot down and holds her guard, staring down the lens. Throughout: warm orange backlight and lens flare, long shadows, slow motion during the kick, her full body visible before and after the kick.
A snap kick has two halves. Write the return to the chambered knee, or the model leaves the leg hanging in the air.
09The heel through the board
10The shin swing
11Look, then piston