We’re excited to introduce you to the always interesting and insightful Marian MiàoYín Sing. We hope you’ll enjoy our conversation with Marian MiàoYín below.

Alright, Marian MiàoYín thanks for taking the time to share your stories and insights with us today. We’d love to hear the backstory behind a risk you’ve taken – whether big or small, walk us through what it was like and how it ultimately turned out.

When I heard about Atlanta ramping up with infrastructure for the film industry, I answered a post on Facebook from CL Casting. They were looking for athletic people, and I study martial arts, so I figured I would go for it! I sent a couple of pictures to the email, and I heard back in about 10 minutes! They asked if I could come for a fitting in a couple of days! I had work scheduled, but I thought I would just go for it, take the risk! At the time, I didn’t know if my car was good enough to get me down there, so I borrowed one of my mechanic’s cars. I was so excited as I drove down, and I left in the middle of the night so I would get there on time! If I would have gone in to my office, this entire career may have never happened!

Great, appreciate you sharing that with us. Before we ask you to share more of your insights, can you take a moment to introduce yourself and how you got to where you are today to our readers.

My background is kind of crazy. My parents always encouraged me to be creative. Art, music, theater, dance, and made sure I could follow my dreams. My dad was a program director for our public TV channel,so I was exposed to sets and control rooms since I can remember. At age 3, i started with a play group. We went to assisted living places and fairs to sing, dance, and we did little plays too. Next up was more plays, musicals and being in choir inschool. I started playing electric bass at an early age, and took lessons after reaching a certain point teaching myself by playing songs over and over and trying to sound exactly like the song. After more plays and musicals, jazz band, art classes, and choirs, I graduated and got a job in a clothing store where I met a touring musician ! He and I started a band and wound up writing music in a studio he created and touring for 4 years in the band! After the band fell apart, I worked in a few jobs until I found martial arts! I trained for 10 years going to class 6 days a week, then my teacher was told I was going to test to become a teacher myself! After becoming a teacher, I was choreographing fight sets and teaching my own students as well as students at my school. That gave me the knowledge and background to choreograph Stunt fights and…. here we are!

We’d love to hear a story of resilience from your journey.

When I was driving my mechanic’s car to get to my very first fitting, the car overheated at the Adairsville exit, an hour from screen gems studio! I pulled up to a gas station with the engine steaming, and worried… is this it? It’s the middle of the night and I don’t know anyone around here! There was a lady inside playing a video bingo game in the back room of the gas station. I thought, this is my chance, and hoped for generosity and that she wouldn’t think I was going to attack her or something.. I offered to fill her gas tank if she would take me to screen gems studio. She said YES! We filled her tank and she dropped me off at the studio. I walked to the gate, and went for my fitting. I was talking to other people who were there for fittings as well, and I thought.. OK, how do I get back home? The bus maybe? So after my fitting, I asked someone if they would drop me off at the Megabus station downtown and another YES! I was dropped off downtown, used my phone to book a ticket home on Megabus, and got back home! That was the beginning of my career in Atlanta, and it led to where I am today!

We often hear about learning lessons – but just as important is unlearning lessons. Have you ever had to unlearn a lesson?

Being a martial artist, and then achieving Sifu (Sensei, Master) level, I was always taught to be humble and modest. To be on a quest to promote martial arts, and my Grandmaster above all else. As I got farther along my acting and Stunts path, I got a valuable piece of advice. This is called SHOW business! He said I had to recognize my skills and to claim the knowledge I worked so hard to acquire over the decades of study. To switch to claiming my knowledge confidently doesn’t mean I’m a cocky, arrogant, bad student. THAT was tough, and still is, but I’m working on it!

Contact Info:

• Website: www.mariansing.com
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mariansing?igsh=eXI2NmRrMXY3Zjll
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/marian.sing?mibextid=kFxxJD
• Youtube: https://youtube.com/@kungfuflipbook?si=SMcBlHi9sXuf3jxV
• Other: ActionATL Advisory company for the film industry: https://action-atl.com/

Image Credits
Warner Brothers