How much does drywall cost?

Carnage7p · Post by **Carnage7p** » Fri Sep 19, 2003 12:10 am

anyone know how much a sheet of drywall costs?

Carnage7p · Post by **Carnage7p** » Fri Sep 19, 2003 12:52 am

never mind i figured it out. it's $3.66 for a 4' x 8' sheet.

BrownCowStudios · Post by **BrownCowStudios** » Fri Sep 19, 2003 1:35 am

Yeah, drywall costs next to nothing and is very useful for any number of things. By the way, do you have anything specific that you're going to do with it?

Carnage7p · Post by **Carnage7p** » Fri Sep 19, 2003 2:41 am

yeah i'm going to paint it chroma green.

Eim3r · Post by **Eim3r** » Mon Sep 22, 2003 4:05 am

does anyone know how much it hurts to be slammed through dry wall?

BrownCowStudios · Post by **BrownCowStudios** » Mon Sep 22, 2003 4:11 am

If you score it first, it shouldn't hurt that much. I would suggest over the back. Over the head would hurt, leg wouldn't be to bad, arm would be pointless, etc. Over the back is the best way to take it. But overall, it doesn't hurt that much. However, you must score it beforehand to get a better result.

Raptor · Post by **Raptor** » Mon Sep 22, 2003 4:12 am

Originally posted by Eim3r
does anyone know how much it hurts to be slammed through dry wall?

Score the back, and use 3/8 inch drywall, and the fall to the floor will hurt muchmore....

[Edited on 22-9-2003 by Raptor]

BrownCowStudios · Post by **BrownCowStudios** » Mon Sep 22, 2003 4:34 am

Also, score it in multiple places (randomly) so that the drywall "shatters" when you fall through it. It will look much more impressive.

Carnage7p · Post by **Carnage7p** » Mon Sep 22, 2003 4:36 am

yeah i agree. if you set it up right then it will break without pain but still look real. just remember that safety comes first when pulling stunts like taht. since drywall is so cheap you might want to do it several times to make sure you get the shot right.

Raptor · Post by **Raptor** » Mon Sep 22, 2003 4:47 am

And make sure your actor knows where to hit the board, you will need some studs to support the boards at the seams at least, after you tape and compound the seams, and apply paint it might be a bit difficult to see where to hit it, so good marks are important. Not a good idea to run studs every 16 inches like you would for a real wall....

Lee · Post by **Lee** » Mon Sep 22, 2003 4:07 pm

Originally posted by BrownCowStudios
...Over the head would hurt...

Don't I know it...

foxwood · Post by **foxwood** » Mon Sep 22, 2003 4:08 pm

You might also want to whare some kind of padding if that is at all posable and practice once before hand.

Eim3r · Post by **Eim3r** » Mon Sep 22, 2003 4:50 pm

I take it scoreing is weakening the dry wall? I'm sorta new to actually making a good movie, the one I made before was cheesy and well yea, but I'm trying to make this one look more professional.

El Brenty · Post by **El Brenty** » Mon Sep 22, 2003 4:59 pm

Drywall is basically a sheet of plaster, covered by lining paper on either side!

The paper actually gives the sheet added strength, holds it all together.

When you score the sheet, you're breaking the paper barrier, and creating a weak-spot.

If you're really having difficulties with breaking through, as well as scoring the dry wall, go around the back, and notch out a hole, by scoring deeply into the plaster - A utiloity knife will do this, also a drill bit is a good way to do it, so long as you don't go all the way through!

Eim3r · Post by **Eim3r** » Mon Sep 22, 2003 5:24 pm

I know what dry wall is, I was just curious, thanks for the help. I didn't know the specifics of how to score it. Thanks for the help! I had the general idea of weakening it correct though.

El Brenty · Post by **El Brenty** » Mon Sep 22, 2003 5:26 pm

Just a general description aimed at anyone who wasn't sure!

Eim3r · Post by **Eim3r** » Tue Sep 23, 2003 2:05 am

wel like I said thanks, I needed the description of how to do it.

Carnage7p · Post by **Carnage7p** » Tue Sep 23, 2003 2:37 am

drywall is one of the best film props you can buy.

Eim3r · Post by **Eim3r** » Tue Sep 23, 2003 3:57 am

yea, and judging by this, especially when you need to be slammed through a wall...lol... hmm..i'm having some ideas now, could it be possible to make a pillar out of drywall that you could say punch through at the right part and have it hollow and the rest filled so it looks as if you broke through? That was sorta confusing lol

foxwood · Post by **foxwood** » Tue Sep 23, 2003 3:43 pm

Your aiming for that idea matrix like when smithpunched the wall. what I would do is build the Drywall piller conecting it with two by fours, and or duct tape. Then on the reverse side prescore where he is going to hit, and posably have almost toataly cut away so that his fist gores right through it, and do the same on the other side just have him punch from the inside and use a cut, I think that is what you were asking about.

Eim3r · Post by **Eim3r** » Tue Sep 23, 2003 4:43 pm

Yea you hit it right on the mark Thanks! It is a Matrix movie, so yea we want sommme stuff to link the two. We're not doing bullet time though, that would just be a straight copy...and we want something a little different, you can see the movie poster at www.pauer.us/theimperialpost/MatrixRebirth.jpg if you'd like. I'm so glad I foudn this sight lol.