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- Sun Jul 20, 2003 9:44 am
- Forum: Special Effects
- Topic: Post-Production Camera Shake?
- Replies: 10
- Views: 3143
- Sun Jul 20, 2003 9:07 am
- Forum: Special Effects
- Topic: Electricity
- Replies: 10
- Views: 2784
Build a Van De Graf generator - You can make one out of a few household materials! That way, you have have real electrical arching effects that you can composite straight onto the shot!:cool: Oh, and it's also great for a hair-standing-on-end type effect!!! http://www.binghamton.edu/physics/images/V...
- Sat Jul 19, 2003 9:05 pm
- Forum: Special Effects
- Topic: Razor Knife Drawing Blood Effect
- Replies: 11
- Views: 4041
- Sat Jul 19, 2003 9:00 pm
- Forum: Special Effects
- Topic: Bullet Hits Ground
- Replies: 11
- Views: 2855
I have an alternative method that doesn't involve pulling wires. It uses my very own detonator system that I designed for exploding balloons, which I have yet to tell anyone about - I want it to be public domain, but have to wait until the time is right! I shall post it when I've uploaded some of th...
- Sat Jul 19, 2003 8:29 pm
- Forum: Special Effects
- Topic: Razor Knife Drawing Blood Effect
- Replies: 11
- Views: 4041
Razor Knife Drawing Blood Effect
Okay, how do they do that? Ever seen the film "No Man's Land" about these Porsche-stealing car stealers? Well, there's a scene when this dude gets handcuffed, and some other dude draws a razor knife over the back of his hand, and loads of blood oozes out as he does it! YUK! It's awful! So ...
- Sat Jul 19, 2003 8:20 pm
- Forum: Special Effects
- Topic: Sparks
- Replies: 9
- Views: 3013
- Sat Jul 19, 2003 8:11 pm
- Forum: General Film Making Stuff
- Topic: Don't Girls Make B-Movies?
- Replies: 63
- Views: 24692
Girls are certainly a different type of person to us guys! I find that some reward is usually motivation enough! And you've gotta make them feel special, cuz they are! But the question is why are they not making these movies? You'd think they'd make films with plots like Barbie and Sindy kicking but...
- Sat Jul 19, 2003 5:04 pm
- Forum: Special Effects
- Topic: Cheap Explosions
- Replies: 115
- Views: 19139
Anyone remember that huge fireball at the Oil Refinery in Gamera - Guardian Of The Universe? Here's how you can make one on your scale model: It's reasonably dangerous - you wouldn't want to have anyone present, because there's a strong possibility of severe burns. Also, it may take about 10 mins to...
- Sat Jul 19, 2003 3:31 pm
- Forum: General Film Making Stuff
- Topic: Don't Girls Make B-Movies?
- Replies: 63
- Views: 24692
- Sat Jul 19, 2003 3:16 pm
- Forum: General Film Making Stuff
- Topic: Don't Girls Make B-Movies?
- Replies: 63
- Views: 24692
Don't Girls Make B-Movies?
It's just an observation of mine, hopefully I'll be proved completely wrong, but why does it seem to be mainly us lads who are making amateur films?
If this is the case, why so?
If this is the case, why so?
- Sat Jul 19, 2003 2:22 pm
- Forum: Sound Effects
- Topic: chanting
- Replies: 15
- Views: 5209
LOL! You should wait outside my local pub, just after closing on a Friday night! You'll always get some chanting there by folks who haven't quite made it home after a long night's drinking! :D More seriously, the game Populus had chanting, you could use something like that!:o [Edited on 19-7-2003 by...
- Sat Jul 19, 2003 1:49 pm
- Forum: Special Effects
- Topic: The Amazing Smoking Man!
- Replies: 11
- Views: 3786
Okay, I'm posting twice, slap on hand type thing, but I couldn't resist it! I just remembered the recipe for a very cheap Home Made Smoke Bomb: 1. Get 2 boxes of matches 2. Tear the friction striker strips off the outer sleeves of both boxes, and glue them into the inside trays. 3. Snap off all the ...
- Sat Jul 19, 2003 1:37 pm
- Forum: Special Effects
- Topic: The Amazing Smoking Man!
- Replies: 11
- Views: 3786
You can buy smoke matches from Party shops! I have some because I'm a cumyxaphist, and a philumenist! They look very similar to the waterproof matches that used to come in the old army rations packs that we had at school (The ones with the constipation biscuits!)!!!!!!:o!!!!! Anyway, they say smokin...
- Sat Jul 19, 2003 1:05 pm
- Forum: Stunts, Physical Effects & Props
- Topic: Walking on Water (also posted in special effects)
- Replies: 10
- Views: 3065
It's not that difficult! All you need is a few sheets of wood, some scissors and cowgum! Actually, forget the cowgum, cuz that'll dissolve in the water! Get 3 sheets of 6'X12' OSB (Oriented Strand Board). Bolt 'em together, so they're looking like a 6'X35' runway! Now all you need to do is to attach...
- Sat Jul 19, 2003 12:46 pm
- Forum: Stunts, Physical Effects & Props
- Topic: Stunt Fall
- Replies: 20
- Views: 6955
You've probably seen this done, but cardboard boxes make a great impact buffer! If you're actually going to jump off a balcony or a low bridge, make sure they're going to be placed where you're going to fall, with at least 2M of boxes surrounding the impact site all around! They all need to be the s...
- Sat Jul 19, 2003 7:48 am
- Forum: Stunts, Physical Effects & Props
- Topic: Stunts & Physical Effects Forum Guidelines
- Replies: 18
- Views: 18803
- Fri Jul 18, 2003 10:24 pm
- Forum: Stunts, Physical Effects & Props
- Topic: Kung-fu or something like that
- Replies: 16
- Views: 5703
Here's the URL of my Master's web-site! Wing Chun is a form of Kung-Fu, aimed for close-quarters combat! By the way, Kung-Fu is supposed to be for defensive fighting, not offensive fighting! The website has some cool video clips, that you can look at, showing how the moves are made. They're quite ea...
- Fri Jul 18, 2003 10:15 pm
- Forum: Stunts, Physical Effects & Props
- Topic: Fire... bad idea?
- Replies: 26
- Views: 7700
DO NOT WEAR SYNTHETIC CLOTHES when doing your crazy stunt! They'll flash into flame within seconds, and melt into your skin causing unimaginably bad burns! Anyone remember back in the late 80's on That's Life, with Esther Rantzen (Showing my age!), when they did a bit about shell-suits (And their we...
- Fri Jul 18, 2003 9:55 pm
- Forum: Special Effects
- Topic: Air Combat Explosions
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1370
If you're looking to transfer the computer game footage to video (Copyright allowing of course), there's plenty of graphics cards which have got a TV out socket. You'll be able to connect this to the Video and Audio sockets (Or Scart plug) on the VCR, for a reasonable picture quality. Try to avoid u...
- Fri Jul 18, 2003 9:42 pm
- Forum: Special Effects
- Topic: Sparks
- Replies: 9
- Views: 3013
I agree with using a sparkler, You can get them for most party-shops, and they don't cost much! Alternatively, you could get an old piece of scrap metal, and an angle grinder - loads of sparks there! Make sure you clamp that scrap metal down though! Don't want to create some unwanted gore effects!!!...