I need to "Flesh Out" my dummy
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I need to "Flesh Out" my dummy
I have a shot in my movie wherin the bad guy just goes on a rampage, and in one shot, I want him to walk under a tree, then fire up into the tree, and a sniper falls to the ground. I have a cheap rife that I can throw from the tree, and I made a simple dummy out of sticks (Right now, It looks like the Blair Witch Project thing.) Now, I need to find some way to make it look like a person, and not a bunch of sticks tied together. The shot happens in low light, so it doesn't need to be photorealistic. any ideas?
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Well, joint the sticks at all of the natural places (elbows, knees, etc...) and also some unnatural places . Then get some long strips of cloth, ripping up old towels works best. Wrap each individual stick with its own strip of cloth, so when the dummy is finished he will still bend in the right places. This method allows you to use different amount in different area's istead of the old "newspaper in a sack" type dummy. The cloth won't shift around, and his wrists won't be as thick as his thighs in the finished product. Duct-tape is imnvaluble for this, for securing the cloth, and making flexible joints in the sticks.
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well if you have the dummy made this was my idea take the shirt and tie the sleeve up and do it to the pant leg and then fill up the shirt and paint with leaves. only fill the legs up with leaves and fill the shirt up then stick the shirt in the pant and duck tape the 2 halfs together and like get a trash bag for the head. well thats how i made a dummy for halloween last year. it might help you out a little
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I would pursue the mannequin idea. Go to clothing stores and offer to take their old, raggy ones for free, or Really cheap. They will probably take you up if you suggest a student film needs it badly. I tried to seek out a few myself. But funny enough all the stores I queried stopped using mannequins within the past year. If only I had thought of that a year ago...
I would pursue the mannequin idea. Go to clothing stores and offer to take their old, raggy ones for free, or Really cheap. They will probably take you up if you suggest a student film needs it badly. I tried to seek out a few myself. But funny enough all the stores I queried stopped using mannequins within the past year. If only I had thought of that a year ago...
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Lol, I might try some of the places arround here, but I'm intruiged by UFPs idea. So, you're saying that I basically use the "Fill the shirt and pants with newspaper" idea, but I tie the elbows, knees, neck, etc. closed so that they bend when I chuck him out of the tree?
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And make a rough "skeleton" out of sticks. That way when he impacts the ground he won't just pile up like a sack o' beans. The skeleton will twist and push inside of him, so it looks like his legs are breaking and he's actually trying to stop his fall.
Losing consciousness,
in the arms of an angel,
I find only peace.
in the arms of an angel,
I find only peace.
Or you could use big pieces of foam- you know the thick type that can be rapped around and you could hot glue it together? Think police training uniforms when they train dogs to attack...
I made a doll by getting 2 big potato bags, cutting out the shape of a man, sowing the 2 pieces together and filling him with plastic bags and old clothes…worked well…EXPERIEMENT!
I made a doll by getting 2 big potato bags, cutting out the shape of a man, sowing the 2 pieces together and filling him with plastic bags and old clothes…worked well…EXPERIEMENT!