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F.F.F. wrote:He's obviously new to this so I'd give him a break. Too many negative vibes, your bringing everyone down...

Sure, but as I said, if you don't even know what they are yet, you really haven't read enough into the subject to attempt doing it.

Epsilon wrote:Squids are fun to eat. Putting them on Sonny surely would have made this a comedy!

"Fire the squids!"





"..you're asking for too much pay, stop freeloadin off of Sonny's face."

thecrowdravin wrote:

NPMAX wrote:Those were done by squibs.

What are squids?

If you honestly only just learnt what Squibs are, I seriously recommend you buy some books on cinematography, special effects, and a first aid kit .


And that you don't try to replicate them without knowledge of all risks possible

Wellity wellity wellity, would you look who's back :roll: I would've said such things in the past, but honestly, having seen what it looks like, things like flour/sugar/etc. Just don't look right. They're either far too fine, or too crystalline in structure. Dehydrated Milk Powder is probably your b...

Honestly, you guys are a bunch of pussys.

I can't remember the exact site me and my mates got our fake ID's from, but I will enquire.


Just make sure it says 18, and has the proper holographic notation,etc.

rhys wrote:

real weed is out of question, for the quantity I need, it'll be too expensive.

um... no it wont be, seeing as u will be growing it, and it grows so quickly, it shouldnt be too hard.

After experience of non-growing buds, buying weed 'for growing' really is a hit or miss affair.

Well, hello there. I'm damn sure that you don't know who I am unless you hung around here atleast 2 years ago or so. And to those that do remember me: blimey. :roll: Anywhoo, I thought I'd come back round here just to see what the daily goins on and evolutions were of this place, and it's turned int...

It would've been easy to look down a few posts and find http://www.matthawkins.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?t=8581 And yes, it was explained above. But the COER3 requires that you are only 16, not 18. The easiest way to do this will be to goto your local police station, tell them that you would like a ...

Yup, if you'd just pressed the tutorials button you could've found it though


http://www.matthawkins.co.uk/index.php? ... d=5&pid=31

Well, I thought I'd post some useful little bits of information for anybody that wants to get involved in pyrotechnics in movies. Any members can add as they wish, and it will make a useful reference guide to those interested. It's easy enough to say you want to be a pyrotechnition. You go down the ...

I'm back for a short stint just to say:


Yes, I've done it. Just leave it to set, not in fridge/freezer, and have PATIENCE.


It will end up being brown glass, if you want clear, I don't know how you would do it

k.. well.. are you always sick of your 3d models looking shite in comparison to your footage? then HDR (High Dynamic Range Lighting) might be the solution! All it basically is is matching the light levels of the object and reflections to its surroundings. I cant really explain it much.. but heres a ...

the majority of modern flak jackets/bullet proof vests (or whatever the hell you wanna call em) are actually quite simple to manufacture. for example, the armies flak jacket (has one removable plate in the stomach area) is basically a tunic which has one velcro part which wraps around to the front h...

im back again for a few posts!


In england, you need a liscense to hold and travel with explosives, and you need to keep it in a red, wooden box which has in white writing "danger! explosives" in block capitals (the colours can be visa versa)

hmm.. want a rifle with the weight of a real gun, but a fraction of the price of an airsoft rifle? Go airgun! not only do they all resemble carbines, but they are suprisingly weighty http://www.bbguns.co.uk/843_1_1000653.html £34 all youd need is to possibly remove the clearcoat layer and youll b...

unless your using minatures, I dont think that would make a grenade explosion size

eh molotovs dont really EXPLODE!! like a grenade or anything...trust me... .. .... If you just want liquid that looks like gas just make some koolaid (pink and orange should do the trick) Beyond that the only way to really have that molotov effect is to light s*** on fire CG flames are for people w...

hmm.. or you could use an airsoft gun or a plug fire cap gun and forgoe the possibilty of blowing off a large portion of your head... a good example is what they did on Enemy at the gates. Each day they would take one of the blank firing guns and a watermelon out. They would then stand at about the ...

hjmm... if you want a dirt explosion.. this is not the way to do it

visit your local paintball site/dealer and purchase a standard paintball CO2 system. Then use the various plans for potato guns.
just fill the tube with dirt, connect up to C02 system, and away you go

"I just want something that looks like gasoline when I pour it in the bottle"

so you just want something that looks realistic to fill it with.... well.. have you ever seen the little similarity between gasoline and water?

!I return ! (starting a new filming project shortly)


well.. I guess you'll have to look into the area of prosphetic makeup.. if theyve got a small enough chin/jaw, a simple gory mask over it would give the correct impression

A max payne movie couldnt really be successfully done... Max Payne is a game thats imitating a movie
so its a movie of a game like a movie..........

Cough*blackadder goes forth*cough

Ive gotta say, it does sound alot like BGF in places..... but hey, itus good.

Pull it off.... and I would watch it and laugh

Good comedy (like funny laughing at the jokes, ect.) is one of the hardest amatuer film subjects... that and love. Good luck

I made a few video game movies...


it was a series of stunt movies by 'popcorn productions' using the game Operation Flashpoint

although it went under ages ago..... we made stuff before RvB even started

ive also tried a string of caps down a tube filled with dust. But thats not too great and is only really suited for individual shots