wall hits

UFProductions · Post by **UFProductions** » Sat Sep 04, 2004 1:19 am

Slingshot hits will look damn fine on the grass, all you have to do is lay down a fine layer of dry dirt (if the dirt isn't dried up already) then shoot a rock from the slingshot so it kicks up the dust. It will look identical to a bullet hittng the ground, I guarentee it. Just use a small enough rock and shoot it hard enough that it won't be seen, and make sure the dirt is loose and dry enough that it will kick up easy.

I3lade203 · Post by **I3lade203** » Sat Sep 04, 2004 1:21 am

Then you have to key out the rock, and its just more work

Epsilon · Post by **Epsilon** » Sat Sep 04, 2004 5:59 am

No need for keying if you do it right. Keep something that trivial old skool!

UFProductions · Post by **UFProductions** » Sat Sep 04, 2004 7:05 am

Damn, have you ever shot a slingshot? Those rocks travel well over 300 FPS; if your camera picks it up it will only be for a single frame and even then, it will just look like debris or the "actual" bullet.

I3lade203 · Post by **I3lade203** » Sat Sep 04, 2004 3:06 pm

How small a rock are you talking?

Epsilon · Post by **Epsilon** » Sat Sep 04, 2004 4:58 pm

We're talkng ROCKS here... not boulders!

UFProductions · Post by **UFProductions** » Sat Sep 04, 2004 6:23 pm

Marble sized is ideal for target shooting, however you can use anything right down to the size of a pea. If the dust is the right condition, anything will work.

Almondo99 · Post by **Almondo99** » Sat Sep 04, 2004 10:49 pm

i like ufproductions idea
My friend has a slingshot that i can use and ill put a little flour on the dirt to make sort of a dust cloud

Almondo99 · Post by **Almondo99** » Sat Sep 04, 2004 10:51 pm

o and firecrackers, bottle rockets are illegal in my state (minnesota)

Col.Sahb · Post by **Col.Sahb** » Sun Sep 05, 2004 12:46 am

What I'm doing for my wall hits:

You get a large foam board (actually, it can be made out of anything that you can easily put holes into, but make sure its thick).

Paint the board so it matches the scene, then drill holes in the board. Cover them with a thin layer gyprock/a flimsy filler of some sort, making sure it doesn't fill in your hole (Actually, paper would work best for compressed air, gyprock may work with firecrackers if its a really thin coat).

Place a small firecracker/nozzle for a air compressor in the gap. And presto, instant bullet hits with bonus bullet holes! You can stuff dirt and dust in around the firecracker/nozzle to create a better effect.

Good thing about this is that you can re-use the board

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LizaT · Post by **LizaT** » Mon Sep 27, 2004 2:29 am

Almondo99 wrote:can anyone tell me a good way of having a bullet hit on a wall, or ground? any help would be great

You can put a fake wall on top of the real one with some drywall, it's real cheap and easy to do and clean up, hollow out the back and put a squib behind it and cover it with a small sheet of metal and ductape so the easy way out for the blast is where you want it, and cut the drywall with a razorblade to make it easy, you can see how to make a squib charge detonator in our behind the scenes. Oh ya don't try this at home

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