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Topic: Bulb that could simulate a gun flash?
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Revolvo Spinz
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posted 02-13-2001 02:57 PM
There's a scene in my movie where a guy shoots another guy in a dark warehouse behind some boxes. What would be the best way to create the flash that a gun would? Camera flashes are too bright.------------------
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crazy lou
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posted 02-13-2001 06:34 PM
just put something over the camera flash, also you'd need a gel to adjust the color.get a couple layers of thin cotton cloth and put it over the flash might work, possibly something orange or red
later
Tom
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Mr. Sable
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posted 02-13-2001 07:46 PM
Try a couple wraps of orange lighting gels. If you film at a distance, and have your bulb aimed- you may not even need the gels. Personally, I'd try to find one of those old fashioned "Magiccube" flash bulbs from an old Kodak Instamatic, carefully take it apart and attach the leads to wires and set it off with a 9 volt cell. you could even wrap the sides and back of the bulb in electrical tape so only a small flash comes out the top. But be very careful - thos ethings get very, very hot when they pop, so don't actually hold the thing in your hands. You could tape it to the off-camera side of a prop gun.BTW-In theatre productions, lots of people use strobe lights for machine gun fire. |
dss
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posted 02-13-2001 08:50 PM
The other day I was trying to take the flash components of a disposable camera and totally ingnored the "Danger: Shock is opened" warning and electricuted myself like 2 times when touching the metal components. Then I tried to take out the battery in the camera w/ a screwdriver (so I don't shock myself again and so I can throw the camera away) and something sparked and a little explosion occured. Then when the battery was out, and I touched the components w/ the screwdriver, the explosion happened again (probably from the energy in the capacitors) So I am really saying, DON'T MESS W/ DISPOSABLE CAMERAS! ------------------
-DSS- Director, Producer,
Editor, and Actor of
Counter-Strike: The Movie |
crazy lou
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posted 02-13-2001 09:23 PM
i've been zapped a few times from them, hate every time that happens. not recommending this, but i usually try to bleed off the capacitors after removing the battery. there are really lots of neat little parts in there, and since most of the time you can get the used camera for free its almost a shame not to. safety around high voltage is always a concern. i have had the bulbs explode before, i dont know if it was from mishandling or what.
anyway safety first!
later
TOm ------------------
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dss
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posted 02-13-2001 09:32 PM
Do you take out the battery, put the camera back together and then use the flash until it cannot flash anymore? Is that what you mean by bleeding the capacitors?------------------
-DSS- Director, Producer,
Editor, and Actor of
Counter-Strike: The Movie |
Mr. Sable
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posted 02-13-2001 09:54 PM
JUST TO CLARIFY I mean old fashioned, before electronic flash bulbs!!! Do not mess with electronic flashes. Their very mechanism makes them dangerous to play with!! A capacitor can store a charge for years! It can HURT you! DOn't do it! Isn't anyone here old enough to know what a flashbulb is? It's like a lightbulb, but way smaller and it doesn't stay on. They're plastic coated glass with a bundle of very fine aluminum thread inside. Not reusable. Not dangerous unless you hold it when it goes off. awright?Try a strobe light if you want to use something electronic. They're way simpler than electronic flashes too. ------------------
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Mr. Sable
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posted 02-13-2001 09:56 PM
Just watch this thread get locked down fast, you crazy danger-bunnies... |
morpherguy
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posted 02-13-2001 10:45 PM
Speaking about the old style flash bulbs, the square ones that have 4 flashes built into them, I use to play with them a lot. I discovered that you can set off one of the flashes just by scraping the leads with a screwdriver. I have no idea why but it works. |
crazy lou
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posted 02-13-2001 11:48 PM
yeah i closed them, i've tried using a light or something, but have blown a bunch of bulbs. Yeah sable, i know what the flash bulbs are. and yes the electronic flashes ARE dangerous...dont ever drop one in your lap, at least i dont have top worry about child support it only hit my leg and shorted luckily, but OW! none the less Morpher, probably static discharge, same thing happens occasionally around fireworks companies, even though they try to avoid it at all costs, yet another reason to stay away from pyro oh well later
TOM ------------------
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