How To Make A Fake Brick

Post by **Matt** » Fri Apr 23, 2004 10:51 pm

New tutorial based on the brick I made for a scene in Hollow Point.

How To Make A Fake Brick

Bouncing a real brick of my windscreen was not an option

The brick was designed to look good on film bouncing off the car at high speed ... NOT look good up close. That's my excuse anyway ...

Grant · Post by **Grant** » Mon Apr 26, 2004 11:10 am

I like it!! Good Old School power

DaveP · Post by **DaveP** » Wed May 05, 2004 9:47 pm

HeHe, this is very nice. Its very helpful for my 'project' (a japanese game show spoof)

When I finish filming my 'project', Ill show it (warning! Ham Acting Ahead!

)

Monty_PythonFjords · Post by **Monty_PythonFjords** » Sat Jul 03, 2004 11:38 pm

Polystyrene works too.

tallman_house_pictures · Mon Jul 05, 2004 6:36 am

I bought one from the dollar store.....

UFProductions · Post by **UFProductions** » Mon Jul 05, 2004 6:44 am

Your dollar stores sell fake bricks!?

Mushiman · Post by **Mushiman** » Mon Jul 05, 2004 6:53 am

Matt, most joke shops sell fake bricks. You could have saved yourself some work.

Grant · Post by **Grant** » Mon Jul 05, 2004 7:03 am

hey but what if that dollar store was closed for the weekend and you suddenly needed a fake brick?

UFProductions · Post by **UFProductions** » Mon Jul 05, 2004 7:11 am

You would just be forced to hurl a real brick at you actor, the show must go on right?

Mushiman · Post by **Mushiman** » Mon Jul 05, 2004 7:14 am

the shops round here don't close for the weekends.

Grant · Post by **Grant** » Mon Jul 05, 2004 1:35 pm

what if they were out of fake bricks?

Mushiman · Post by **Mushiman** » Mon Jul 05, 2004 1:58 pm

lol, ok, point taken. :suicide:

tallman_house_pictures · Mon Jul 05, 2004 2:57 pm

lol...............theres 5 of the same store in Winnipeg, so u just check the other ones if one was out. UFP, dont u have dollar stores that sell stuff like the stuff here?

UFProductions · Post by **UFProductions** » Mon Jul 05, 2004 6:50 pm

From the sounds of things, no. But my local dollar store is equipped with about a thousand different, and very realistic, toy guns. Most of 'em don't even have that orange tip thingy!

tallman_house_pictures · Wed Jul 07, 2004 5:54 am

Aw, we dont have that many but they come in different times. One time I walk in and they have m16'a ak47's and bolt rifles, othertimes just a plastic revolver.

Syras · Post by **Syras** » Mon Jul 12, 2004 11:54 am

lucky - our joke shops sell fart bombs and other useless but slightly amusing things

JackBauerII · Post by **JackBauerII** » Thu Apr 06, 2006 2:31 am

I watched Hollow Point and saw the brick. Nice, but why have a brick in your car? Maybe put it on the accelerator if your foot falls asleep.

MGH · Post by **MGH** » Fri Dec 29, 2006 6:43 am

i dont see when you would ever need a fake brick, no offense.

Grant · Post by **Grant** » Sat Dec 30, 2006 3:33 am

Depends on your film, your scene and the effect you are after. Remember that knowledge is power