MattHawkins Online - Film Making Forum

I did a search for "orange gun" but all I seemed to get were handguns colored orange (no joke). They are also known as Spud Guns or POTATO Guns. AIR IS THE SAFEST/MOST CONTROLABLE way of doing this. Use a regulator valve to control the presure. Here is the one I built: http://www.deathlor...

There IS a tutorial about this.... I think it is in the Creative Cow tutorial forum(Someone please correct me if I'm wrong ).

The tutorial feats. a male dancer against some BG plate.

Sorry for not replying soon, I'm out of town right now. I'll search for equipment pics (pulleys, spread bars, harnesses, etc.) and will post info on "how I would do it" ( I say "h.i.w.d.i." because there are many ways of doing this, maybe someone may come up with a better idea th...

If you're going to be doing flips in your stunt, you need a full body harness. WRONG !!!!!! You don't "NEED" it, but it's a good precaution (but not necesary) If the waist belt and the leg loops are properly adjusted (a.k.a. tight), you won't fall off the harness. Right now I don't have t...

try thinking of alternitves such as having the camrea cut a lot rather then moving, this way you can show lots of movement without the camera actually moving! just lots of different cuts

You couldn't have said it better. That the only LOW BUDGET , yet efective way I can think of.

Yeah! The camera shouldn't bow in the center, that's why I sugest (as John G. does) to use a whinch or any other similar device to tighten the rope. The pic. above is for CLIMBING purposes, not for cablecam.It's there just to give you an idea. If you overtigh a climbing rope, there is a chance that ...

Point tracking and green screen. The computer software uses the reference points in the green screen and then studies and compares how they move in respect to the background. This way the computer keys out the G.S. and matches the green screen footage movements with the footage of the background Rem...

I can't even output to my TV/Monitor. I just made a DVD out of it and it was damaged. I'll change the MP3 to .wave and will try outputting to uncompressed AVI to see what happens. Thanks a lot budy!!!

:shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: OPPPPPSS!!!!! :lol: :lol: I wrote the above without actually looking @ the pics.................... :lol: :lol: I saw the pics.... I DEFINITELLY WOULDN'T PAY TO SEE THE MOVIE!!!!! Sorry man, I'm just being honest. I think it is an action fig./ miniature because of the...

yeah!!! I would like to see the movie but i'm also ......... .. a little disgusted I have given my trade secrets here for everyones benefit without charge, but I also know that when one makes movies there are expenses. These are bigger if you have to pay to host your movie on the web......... That's...

As usually, I just start with the idea of writting a short post, but always end up doing a long one (but very informative :D ) like this. It took me almost 4 1/2 hours to tipe and then research all the pics(which is the hardest part) for this one.I SHOULD BE A POSTING FREAK OR ADMINISTRATOR BY NOW. ...

( I always try to write short replies, but I always end up doing long ones.... dam it!!!) If filming outside, watch the sun's brightness. If you record the background plate way before the action, the mask will be noticeable because the BG plate will be a bit brighter than the plate with the wires. M...

If you say the sync is off by a little, can you just drag the audio in the timeline until it syncs up with your picture Of course I did that, that's the first logical step to correct this prob. (I'm good with Premiere/After Effects) I use clip markers with both, audio and video tracks. I first expa...

I'm having this problem since I don't know when. I just found out last friday when rendering a movie with dialogue on it. The actor's mouth is desinchroniced with their voices for about a 1/2 second. The voice is heard BEFORE the mouth moves!!!!! :evil: . I've checked my settings but I can't solve i...

Haven't you ever heard of a spinning chickenwire cillinder filed with foam flakes above the set ???? Just make a cilindrical shape with chickenwire (small holes work best) and build a rig with ball bearings or something on the sides, so that the whole thing can spin, sending the foam pieces out thro...

Any pics or drawings about it??? I made mine using my rock-climbing equipment a few months back and I'm curious about other people's rigs. Just for ideas/improvements I could add to mine.

??????
How is it going to "stick" to the leg without falling off when you move your leg to grab it and remove it ???

Seems to me that the URL of the picture doesn't work!!!!

Since the fish tank method only works good in superficial shots, I use several angled mirrors underwater to have more view-field. Usually, I have at least 2 mirrors placed in "periscope mode" (as I call it). Place the cam.(inside the f.t. ofcourse!!!) a few inches below the waterline. Then...

Thanks tallman, I was looking for that one for some time now. Do you know of any others like that one (for Premiere 6 ???

The best link for buying pyro, even if youre not licensed .....

http://www.theatrefx.com/store/commerce ... nd_related

here are some devices and guns for this paper...

http://www.theatrefx.com/store/commerce ... ld_devices

I also used the cremora bomb fx. The pics look tiny in detonation's forum. I think as UFProductions, the pics don't make justice, I did a 10-12 foot fireball with just 2 Tbsp. of cremora!!!!!. For a more REAL FIREBALL, try filling a 12 inch helium party balloon with propane gas. You'll be amazed how...

The plaster shells didn't worked that well. Here is another idea I had while replying to a private message sent to me: I have no Idea how I'm going to pull this off. Righ now I'm full time into gymnastics competitions, so I don't have lots of time to experiment. As soon as I come up with something I...

I made some plaster shells and I'm using several slingshots at the same time, Thanks for the help guys!!!