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by John Groshko
Tue Jun 24, 2003 11:08 pm
Forum: Special Effects
Topic: Highly detailed building for Lightwave?
Replies: 4
Views: 1389

Highly detailed building for Lightwave?

Does anybody know where I can download a highly detailed building(s) for Lightwave 3D?

Preferably a building(s) that looks like a mansion/chateau or something similar.

It would be greatly apperciated if somebody could tell me where to find one.
by John Groshko
Tue Jun 24, 2003 6:27 am
Forum: Special Effects
Topic: Cheap Explosions
Replies: 115
Views: 17945

Kinder-egg explosions.

There is no shapnel if you use a genuen Kinder-egg prize container. When the container explodes; only the two end pieces blow apart, and the only shapnel is that of the left-over tissue used to cover up the baking-soda. Most of the time there is no damage done to the Kinder-egg container, and you ca...
by John Groshko
Mon Jun 23, 2003 2:34 am
Forum: Special Effects
Topic: Cheap Explosions
Replies: 115
Views: 17945

Egg Bomb

Just make sure that you use a kinder-egg container that seals nice and tight, and you should get a nice explosion when it goes off.

(It looks great for gun-fire that hits the ground and stuff.)
by John Groshko
Mon Jun 23, 2003 2:26 am
Forum: Sound Effects
Topic: Use video-games to get sound-effects.
Replies: 12
Views: 2987

Any Electronic store should sell them.

You can pick one up a basically any electronics store.

It is a cable that has; two stereo plugs (red and white) at one end, and a computer-mic plug-in at the other end.
by John Groshko
Sun Jun 22, 2003 8:13 pm
Forum: Sound Effects
Topic: Use video-games to get sound-effects.
Replies: 12
Views: 2987

Don't use a microphone.

To get the sound of of your game system, use a "2-ch stero-to-miniplug" cable, and attach your game sysytem directlly to your computer.
by John Groshko
Sun Jun 22, 2003 7:27 am
Forum: Sound Effects
Topic: Use video-games to get sound-effects.
Replies: 12
Views: 2987

Use video-games to get sound-effects.

I've recently used the game "Ghost Recon", to attain some pretty nice sounding gun-fre sounds. Being able to control your rate-of-fire, and allowing yourself the choice of fire-arm, really made the sound-effects in my latest movie stand-out. Does anybody else, know of any other great games...
by John Groshko
Sun Jun 22, 2003 6:45 am
Forum: Special Effects
Topic: Cheap Explosions
Replies: 115
Views: 17945

Use a Kinder-egg, Baking soda, and vinager

The safest, cheapest, and most effective way to make reilistic film explosions. Materials: -The interior containor for Kinder-eggs (those hollow chocolate easter eggs that come with toys in the center) -Baking soda -Vinegar -Tissue Instructions: -Fill the bottom half of the chocolate egg container w...