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Here on BFX we do what we're told, and this week you want us to build a fake wall you can smash through! This episode has it all! Smash Walls, monkeys, detectives, and murder.
can you build the thing that goes at the bottem of a persons fall that they use in hollywood could you plz build it so i can film my actor falling from my roof
You guys that keep saying it wasn't realistic.... use some creative freedom.... I think he just wanted to get the basic idea out for us to build from. Plaster walls used horizontal slats. I think using a sheet of 1/4 drywall would work better also, 1/2 might actually hurt.
This is awsome but my idea was why not do the same thing where u smash thru but make it into like 12 peices so when you smash thru its more realestic and make it look a little more like your person k? any way that was great
I agree, I've always wanted a fake machine gun without spending hundreds on a soft air gun. Although, I'd want it to be a mini uzi, like the one in Erik's test film of the gattling gun girl.
Nice idea, and quite a good plan (similar to what i was planning...) but it justs looks too fake/cartoonish... The ready cut shape... not sure how you could improve that... also, the fact that it was a clean smash was kinda fake... most of it would probably stay attached slightely or something...
How much is a couple sheets of plasterboard anyway...? 10, 20 dollars...?
Hey, I have an idea for a way to improve your wall. When you are doing the front instead of cutting out one big jagged piece cut out a bunch of small ones so it looks more realistic and the pieces fly everywhere, cool right?
It's cheaper and more realistic is you just buy one or two drywalls from Home Depot or Lowes or wherever since they are usually around like each and get a jigsaw and carve into one side but not through completely and make some gashes and whatnot. It'll make the drywall weak enough o break through with no problems and noone gets hurt. I know cause we dd that for our short film Jake's Revenge and ti came out great.
posted 3 years ago by WarlockTakerProductiona (guest)Reply to comment
That's what I was thinking, just scoring the drywall in a few places so it'll break easier. Also putting two pieces together, plaster strip and paint, As long as you're just doing a portion big enough for your actor you won't need a stud to meet the two pieces together.
Good principals, but the effect wasn't very realistic. The zig zag edges were unrealistic as was the single piece which came out. In the future you might want to try rigging the section to come out in several pieces and have some additional assorted debris come out of the wall.
Nice job with the wall and funny video as always. Actually the biggest laugh I got out of this which most might miss is when you said to "cut your 1x3's to form a basic frame then measure and cut again." I had to rewind to make sure I heard that right. LOL.
posted 3 years ago by leeproductions...or_is_it?Reply to comment
I'm curious, could you have done this with one sheet of dry wall instead? You use a single sheet, painted on either side to match the environment, and score (pre-cut, but not all the way through) where the actor will go through. All the dust that comes out with the actor really sells the effect, and then there isn't the jagged cut out laying there with you.
I'll concur about the stud frames. Houses built after the seventies use drywall (or sheet rock it's sometimes called) and the slats on the side were unnecessary. Maybe something like short lengths of wire or dust would be better.
I'll also agree that the cut out section could have used some more sectional cutting. But I could be way off my rocker on that one.
Test film was awesome. I've been watching you guys since the beginning and I love what you do for the independent film maker.
4 Minute Film School suggestion: How framing the shot off level, in close, far out, or panning can enhance the emotional response and other story elements of a film.
wow, i definetly agree with ur idea for 4 min. film school. Also, i found a cheap way to do "wire fu" (aka the Matrix effect):
all you have to do is set up a dolly track around ur actors tht r fighting. At one point yell "Freeze" and let the camera (on the dolly) travel around the frozen actors. Now, this is only for fight scenes; i haven't found an easy way to do this w/ dodging bullets. If u don't have a dolly (like i did when first trying out this effect), just take ur camera and walk around ur actors.
posted 3 years ago by youngspeildberg
I liked the test film a lot! :) Very funny!
Is the gorilla a pun?
I imagined a sequel of the test movie, called:
Planet of Apes: Gorillas Invasion
It's about an emerging gang of killers, wearing gorilla suits, soon after Planet of Apes is becoming popular (either 1969 or 2001?). Initially, people are in panic and think they are aliens :D because the costumes are armored and never a "goriila" has been killed. :-P
Hey Mr.X, check out this link: http://www.indymogul.com/episode/BFX_20080707
posted 3 years ago by Todd
i hope to god you read this,
now you have done a chainsaw hand
and wes did a tut on a gauntlet, i have one more evil dead 2 request, in the scene when ash cuts off his hand, how do u make a severed hand crawl across the floor, it looks cool but must be exstremly difficult and i know its not stop motion
I'm seriously going to get one of those for my film club, maybe 2! Have a bunch of crazy people break through walls all at once. You think this effect could also work for ceilings and floors?
You can get a cymbal monkey on eBay. That's where I got my trademark monkey. The one Erik has in this episode is known as a "Charlie Chimp" and if I'm not mistaken, was made in the 1970's.
I must confess I only watch you guys because of your test films... aaand because I could sit all all day watching people making stuff.
This test film is one of the funniest so far. Keep up the great work!
that was awesome but my friend rockstar341 and i are making a batman movie and i want indymogul to make an episode on how to make your own joker thug mask. please make an episode. here is a link to see what i would like the mask to look like--http://api.ning.com/files/3SLkIqSVKznIV6mj5zVdy-1iJKrllj0tNmRpCQgQBxw_/Forest.jpg
If you guys really don't like the effect you can just really throw your actor through a real wall! Nah don't, just you a thinner material like paper and add layers and if that doesn't work through a dummy through the fake wall, just way him down with stuff and chuck him, and you really only need to get the effect of him smashing through the wall others you can cut the scene where you get the reaction shoot of your real actor falling. But still you guys did a great effect
Gota Be Honest Loved the effect But the Jagged hole just didn't sell it for me.
I get that the Test Film(Love the JP Line)was supose to be funny but it was just a bit cartoonie.
Couldn't a thin Plaster wall Honey Combed(Many little holes in it that are only visable close up) Work well and be jump throughable with out the aid of cutting?
Another Victom Of The G-Rage...Poor PE...
I've made a break away wall before all you need is a bunch of old shoe boxes a sponge some paint and card board. First paint all of your shoe boxes like bricks then take your card board and make it look jagged in the middle and do it again to another piece tape them to each side of a door way then film a real wall then film a close up of the fake one breaking away and then shoot your actors reaction.
Just do a bunch of quick shots and switch your actor to a fake head as you cover it w/ a plastic bag. That way, none of your friends smother and you've got an awesome way to off someone in your movie. Great effect, by the way.
posted 3 years ago by Aidan (guest)
Hell yes great show gentelman and congrats on the Merch, ill be plaving my order son hopefully. Peace
Haha. Awesome show guys! The effect wasn't amazing (I mean, the whole wall chunk came out. It should have been lightly cut into smaller chunks, but we get the point).
The test film was awesome! Great job Steve!
That's happening to me too. I wanna see the episode. :(
posted 3 years ago by Stuipdboy1000Productions
Not working for me either, jusst hangs at the beggining. In fact thats happened all weekend while I was looking up some past videos. I think theres a problem with the next new networks video player. Any mods wanna comment on this?
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