MattHawkins Online - Film Making Forum

:cool: Oh look at me, I'm so inpirational and helpful... :P But seriously, I'd love to see what you've done on it Matt! I'm obsessed with creating realistic building explosions at the moment (well, about as realistic as you can get in CGI, it's not exactly the same as blowing up a proper building is...

Puh, after ignoring all our advice... Go away, and never come back...

No only joking, please DO come back!

Sorry I've been busy at Uni and going out at night, so it's been hard for me to do it. In fact I was so busy today I managed one post on this forum before being dragged away! But yeah blowing up a decent sized model can work wonders. Make sure it's no smaller than your average remote controlled car ...

Umm, never heard of them... The best sound effect librarys are the BBC ones. They're used so often in both amatuer and professional productions. In fact after several years of adding skid sound effects to my films I've become so used to the noise that I can spot it in several films and TV shows! But...

Lol!

Do you reckon people would drive safer if they replaced airbags with a big metal spike sticking out of the steering wheel?

Oh btw, you could scrap the airbag idea and have them smack their head against the wheel for added blood and gore goodness

Er maybe you could fill something resembling an air bag with air, pop it, and reverse it! Lol! Might look ok if the shot was fast enough, ha ha.

You don't wanna live here... Constant rain, all the miserable people, etc...

My old college mate came back from a years camping trip in Oz last Wednesday, and she's missing it already! She also came back with a hint of an Aussie accent too, which was surreal. Bristolian and Australian don't mix!

Yes you can!! Simple as that! Although how you go about doing that is down to you, 'cus I've never done it before

Yeah, I'll try and get a clip and a mini-tutorial up over the weekend

I remember seeing on a BBC technology show (namely Tomorrows World) a shopping trolly that could actually go in a straight line. You'd think that after years of them existing they'd do that by now anyway!

Yeah I'm starting to wish I had one of them

Never say "Don't try this at home", 'cus it's just asking for it! It's like walking up to a crowd of people and shouting "DON'T YOU DARE LOOK AT ME!!!", at the top of your voice!

I'd personally love to attach explosives to myself

Originally posted by Grant
Hey if he had money, and i mean a lot of money, he could hire some unfortunate homeless people to actually shoot:o

Wise words... Plus he's only 12, I'd give it a few years before allowing him to play with guns

Originally posted by Grant
Don't knock it until you try it!:D

Lol well I'll give it a go but I'll blame you if I break any bones

And a shopping trolley would be a good one... Make sure you trust the guy who's pushing you though

I'm not sure if we really helped, but thanks Let us know of any future filming happenings.

I've got an Iomega Buz for analogue capture, although sadly they're no longer being sold (mainly 'cus Pal users had to download several megabytes worth of plug-ins to get everything working). There are several products out there, check your local electronics store. I hear the "Dazzle" is a...

If you had the money you could just fire a real gun at the wall

Lol! If anyone tries filming on a Tricycle please take a picture! The mental picture alone is hilarious

Ooh no horrible!!! Really horrible!!! We did that for our first college project, luckily the reshoots were better and we eventually got an A for it!

Check out Gumshoe and Son on http://members.lycos.co.uk/ornsack for more info on that

Lol!

A cheaper option would be to sit on a skateboard and handhold the camera as someone pushes you (don't put the tripod on the skateboard or it'll be horribly jerky).

Oooh, nothing worse than leaving the date up on all your footage! Cus chances are it's the wrong date, and they're usually horribly dated computerised-looking dates too!

Yeah we spent a-many-an-hour doing that! Especially one of our cats... She wouldn't leave it alone. The best thing to do is spin it round in a circle for ages, then move it in a straight line. The symptoms of dizziness will clearly show!

Doesn't work I'm afraid

Yeah the first time someone ever pointed one of those things at me was during a school play, and I thought an audience member was about to shoot me

Yeah that is a good idea actually! And a great way of demonstraiting it too