Visual Effects = Explosions

mercenary123 · Post by **mercenary123** » Sun Feb 27, 2005 1:07 am

I wanna plan ahead for the Vietnam movie, i've seen Grant's UDDsX movie. All the explosions he has and all. I was wondering some CHEAP, SAFE, recipes for these.

Thanks much,
Merc123

chchaisson1 · Post by **chchaisson1** » Sun Feb 27, 2005 1:57 am

http://detonationfilms.com/ThunderpipeFX.htm

It's not an actual explosion, but it gives the effect of one.

Carnage7p · Post by **Carnage7p** » Sun Feb 27, 2005 3:37 am

i decided that stock explosions suck after i realized that they look totally unrealistic. it is fine if you just want to have fun with film making but if you want to strive for a professional look then you stay away from stuff like that. either go for real recipes or don't use them at all.

mercenary123 · Post by **mercenary123** » Sun Feb 27, 2005 6:14 am

That's wut im talking about, i need some cheap SAFE recipes.

WeirdEars · Post by **WeirdEars** » Sun Feb 27, 2005 8:58 pm

Carnage7p wrote:i decided that stock explosions suck after i realized that they look totally unrealistic. it is fine if you just want to have fun with film making but if you want to strive for a professional look then you stay away from stuff like that. either go for real recipes or don't use them at all.

Detonation Films' stock explosions look pretty realistic...

Figures for best results:

Threshold: 25%

Cut-off: 18%

Grant · Post by **Grant** » Sun Feb 27, 2005 9:20 pm

no recipes are safe

Carnage7p · Post by **Carnage7p** » Sun Feb 27, 2005 9:35 pm

WeirdEars wrote:
Carnage7p wrote:i decided that stock explosions suck after i realized that they look totally unrealistic. it is fine if you just want to have fun with film making but if you want to strive for a professional look then you stay away from stuff like that. either go for real recipes or don't use them at all.
Detonation Films' stock explosions look pretty realistic...

Figures for best results:

Threshold: 25%

Cut-off: 18%

prove it, saying they look good means nothing. post a clip with a realistic look and i will never speak poorly upon stock explosions again. and by real i do mean that i actually believe the explosion was in the shot and not composited in.

mercenary123 · Post by **mercenary123** » Mon Feb 28, 2005 2:52 am

I can composite very good, looks extremly realistic.

ANyway, can somebody plz gimme some recipes already?? I wanna make them without blowing body parts off, that's the type of safe I mean.

I prolly wont be making the explosions anyway, I'll pay some idiot to.

But i've seen ur explosions Grant, and they look pretty damn good, wut do you use??

chchaisson1 · Post by **chchaisson1** » Mon Feb 28, 2005 2:56 am

Okay, if anybody actually looked at the link, it's not stock footage. It's a device that creates the effect of any explosion. The Thunderpipe FX1.

Kentertainment · Post by **Kentertainment** » Mon Feb 28, 2005 3:13 am

I'll pay some idiot to.

How? You're always complaining that you're not old enough to have get a job and so on and so forth. Anywho, how I would make one is by taking those "whistling" fireworks that make the irratating screeching noise. You pop a small hole in it to get all the orange powder out then wrap it up in duct or electrical tape and pound it with a hammer until the powder gets really soft. Light it and you have yourself a small explosion (stick it under some dirt so just the tip and the fuse sticks out).

UFProductions · Post by **UFProductions** » Mon Feb 28, 2005 3:52 am

The Thunderpipe looks so cool, but if you go to the site that actualy sells them it looks like it wouldn't be too hard to build, and a lot less than $249.

ChemicalShaman · Post by **ChemicalShaman** » Mon Feb 28, 2005 3:55 am

thanks for the thunderpipe link, that thing looks awesome.

mercenary123 · Post by **mercenary123** » Mon Feb 28, 2005 4:12 am

Kent - which ever way i get some money, ill pay some1...or possibly get some1 dumb enough to do it for free.

also Kent, thnks, but i kinda need something more in detail

chchaisson1 · Post by **chchaisson1** » Mon Feb 28, 2005 4:17 am

Mushiman used a bunch of fireworks all tied together, and that looked pretty cool.

mercenary123 · Post by **mercenary123** » Mon Feb 28, 2005 4:25 am

I've tried that before, but they all went off at different times. One time I stuck about 3 M-150s together, one blew up, one just died (dud), and one SHOT off into the air and exploded, lol.

Grant · Post by **Grant** » Mon Feb 28, 2005 1:00 pm

i use basically a film cannister design with blackpowder. Easy to make, easy to direct and little shrapnel. 10 years+ using them and 0 injuries

mercenary123 · Post by **mercenary123** » Tue Mar 01, 2005 1:43 am

Ok, kool. I'll have to try that,

thanx.

SgtPadrino · Post by **SgtPadrino** » Sat Mar 05, 2005 7:11 pm

I was just wondering, if you're trying to be safe with explosions, why would you try and hire an idiot to do them for you? Just sounds a little unsafe is all.

crb · Post by **crb** » Sun Mar 06, 2005 5:16 am

I just saw the thunderpipefx thing and that was cool. It will be on my list of equipment for my next film. The fireball thing was cool, would probably need a pyro to do it legally, but it is still cheaper with that gadget than the normal way.

Knighted · Post by **Knighted** » Thu Mar 10, 2005 9:13 pm

Do the 'throwing up dirt' thing and add stock? With a bit of testing, it might just work... Otherwise I just say check Detonation Films film diary, might help a bit.

cantoloupe · Post by **cantoloupe** » Fri Mar 11, 2005 12:46 am

detonation films has a "cremora blowpipe", i made it, its basically a tube with coffee creamer poured in the end, blow in one side and have the creamer ignite one a piece of coal and you can get a descent 5-6 foot explosion, good for getting the light on the actor and all, though you might want to have some debri and such, check it out on their website.

Epsilon · Post by **Epsilon** » Thu Mar 17, 2005 12:13 am

Carnage7p wrote:i decided that stock explosions suck after i realized that they look totally unrealistic. it is fine if you just want to have fun with film making but if you want to strive for a professional look then you stay away from stuff like that. either go for real recipes or don't use them at all.

Oh yeah? Hollywood productions use stock footage ALL THE TIME. That's the reason it is called stock footage. Only the unexperienced will claim professionals do not use stock footage. Ironic, isn't it?

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