Explosions

Radiate · Post by **Radiate** » Thu Mar 31, 2005 12:50 am

How could u make a realistic looking explosion without using stock footage? Ive tried the stomping on the piece of wood techniqe but that doesnt look the most real. I think im going to try the way they did it in BOB. we'll see how that works out.....[/u]

OutcastJiob · Post by **OutcastJiob** » Thu Mar 31, 2005 12:57 am

You could always just make real explosions. It's more fun anyway!

crb · Post by **crb** » Thu Mar 31, 2005 1:14 am

Someone on this site posted something about a gadget you can buy that use alot of pressured air and you can blow dirt, water, blood in the air.

UFProductions · Post by **UFProductions** » Thu Mar 31, 2005 8:07 am

Thunderpipe FX-1 is what you speak of. Clicky Click

Epsilon · Post by **Epsilon** » Thu Mar 31, 2005 9:28 am

Detonation Films website has been unbearably slow lately. Great stuff though.

Bugalicious · Post by **Bugalicious** » Thu Mar 31, 2005 2:24 pm

why not just bury a pipe/tube, then just blow in the other end, spraying up dirt. Then just adding smoke in post

Epsilon · Post by **Epsilon** » Thu Mar 31, 2005 7:08 pm

The problem with smoke in post is that it isn't interactive. Smoke machines are much better at that!

Anybody ever try playing with hydrogen balloons?

OutcastJiob · Post by **OutcastJiob** » Thu Mar 31, 2005 7:12 pm

Nope, I've used balloons full of the "compressed air keyboard duster" spray though, it has a very similar effect. And if you spray WD-40 inside the balloon you get a much cooler fireball than if it were just the balloon.

I'd really recommend going with physical explosives if 1) you can get the components (or at least fireworks to gut for powder) and 2) if you think you can be careful enough. I've been blowing up and lighting things on fire for a year or two and the worst injury I've gotten is a burn from a regular box match, so it's possible to do it safely.

UFProductions · Post by **UFProductions** » Thu Mar 31, 2005 7:18 pm

Roman Candle upside down in a gasoline filled jerry can. Light the fuse, run like hell!

Epsilon · Post by **Epsilon** » Thu Mar 31, 2005 7:36 pm

Don't kill the jerry can! They make great props!

Almondo99 · Post by **Almondo99** » Fri Apr 01, 2005 12:19 am

What's wrong with the board+lever? Hide it in a bush or something.
Short of stock footage and other ideas suggested, I know that you don't want to use fireworks, you could try a search too.

Radiate · Post by **Radiate** » Sat Apr 02, 2005 9:08 pm

where did u get the idea that I don't want to use fireworks? And with the board and lever all of the explosions are the same, a perfect little round mushroom or dome shape.

Almondo99 · Post by **Almondo99** » Sat Apr 02, 2005 9:10 pm

Hit hard enough, the dirt and whatever else will fly up differently. It's probably not being hit hard enough if it's a dome.

Radiate · Post by **Radiate** » Sun Apr 03, 2005 12:09 am

Its the same every time i do explosions with you, and thats like every day! And if I hit harder it will just be a different sized dome.

Almondo99 · Post by **Almondo99** » Sun Apr 03, 2005 12:13 am

We don't shoot every day, but they don't really look like domes. And this is LOW budget filmaking and it still looks ok.

Radiate · Post by **Radiate** » Tue Apr 05, 2005 2:36 am

I know that its low-budget I was just seeing if there was a better way of doing it, to make it look make it look REAL, the way you do it looks very fake.
And why are you always against me?

DaveP · Post by **DaveP** » Thu Apr 07, 2005 6:29 pm

hmm, what you could do is get a pneumatic potato gun (becuase everybody has 1 lying around somewhere

) but a hose adaptor on end, run house through ground

Sebas · Post by **Sebas** » Thu Apr 07, 2005 7:00 pm

Get a bucket, put some flour in it and attach a device to pump air in it
If you do it correctly you will get a nice eehm "Woosh" you know

Camouflage the bucket and and ad a cool explosion sound. Hope you can do something with it, i've tried it before and it works but i don't know how proffesional it needs to look, well goodluck

DaveP · Post by **DaveP** » Fri Apr 08, 2005 10:06 pm

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

Almondo99 · Post by **Almondo99** » Fri Apr 08, 2005 10:17 pm

How'd you light the caps? I tried it with a lighter, looked okay. It didn't "poof" enough.

Radiate · Post by **Radiate** » Sat Apr 09, 2005 1:19 am

Make sure you have plenty of flour or something like that if you want it to "poof." And for lighting, a lighter works or you could drop a match down the end.

Almondo99 · Post by **Almondo99** » Sat Apr 09, 2005 3:26 am

No, i mean like an electronic detonator. And putting a match down the end would't give you much time to get away.

Radiate · Post by **Radiate** » Sat Apr 09, 2005 6:54 pm

The same as a lighter except less, because then your holding on to it! But if you drop a match down it, or even better have a long fuse running away from it you should have plenty of time to get away from it.

Almondo99 · Post by **Almondo99** » Sat Apr 09, 2005 7:15 pm

Okay....

Besides a fuse, should I try a rocket engine or do something with wires? And it'll be buried underground so, the fuse won't work.

Radiate · Post by **Radiate** » Sat Apr 09, 2005 7:54 pm

Yeah that will work great! At any hobby store they sell plenty of different engines and CO2 cartridges for pretty cheap. Plus they have launch pads with wires that will lauch the rocket up. So just burry the wires underground.

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