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#1 2011-12-30 11:08:22

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How to film an exploding car

So, I'm making a film with some friends, and in the script (unfinished, so this might not even be in the final film) a car explodes with several people just outside it. The explosion comes from the boot of the car, by the way, as that is where they put the drugs with the hidden bomb. I was thinking about how to film this, and here's my idea:

Get/make a model car (one of the friends is incredibly good at making models, so realism of the car probably won't be a problem), take out the explosives from several party poppers, fill the back of the car with the explosives, (and I'll probably add a bit of oil to add some fire to the explosion) and then light it. This would almost definitely have to be in slow motion to make it more realistic, as it is just a model.

So that's my idea. Any suggestions?


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#2 2011-12-30 11:14:41

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Re: How to film an exploding car

Oh, and I'd film the people getting blasted back in front of a green screen, and then add the two shots together.


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#3 2011-12-30 11:16:21

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Re: How to film an exploding car

Maybe Sony Vegas would do the trick


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#4 2011-12-30 11:17:43

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Re: How to film an exploding car

Use a C3 Rocket engine  big_smile


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#5 2011-12-30 11:22:01

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I presume they are both some kind of software?


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#6 2011-12-30 11:31:09

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Re: How to film an exploding car

This probably sound's cliché, but...


...watch freddiew's tutorials. They only really work for After Affects, though.


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#7 2011-12-30 11:42:32

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Re: How to film an exploding car

Make sure the car has metal and most other parts to make it seem more realistic.

Are you good with electronics? If so, use a piezo generator from a lighter To ignite the gunpowder.

I recommend you to open those snap-it's though


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#8 2011-12-30 11:43:26

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Re: How to film an exploding car

agscratcher wrote:

This probably sound's cliché, but...


...watch freddiew's tutorials. They only really work for After Affects, though.

I'll have a look at that, thanks.  smile


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#9 2011-12-30 11:47:59

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Re: How to film an exploding car

Laternenpfahl wrote:

Make sure the car has metal and most other parts to make it seem more realistic.

Are you good with electronics? If so, use a piezo generator from a lighter To ignite the gunpowder.

I recommend you to open those snap-it's though

I'm not, but the friend who makes models is, as is the other friend. And also, I don't understand that last sentence.  hmm


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#10 2011-12-30 11:52:50

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Re: How to film an exploding car

calebxy wrote:

Laternenpfahl wrote:

Make sure the car has metal and most other parts to make it seem more realistic.

Are you good with electronics? If so, use a piezo generator from a lighter To ignite the gunpowder.

I recommend you to open those snap-it's though

I'm not, but the friend who makes models is, as is the other friend. And also, I don't understand that last sentence.  hmm

I'd pen the things that you throw on the ground instead of poppers, as the snap-it's have rocks that ignite the gunpowder and the party poppers have a more complex mechanism.
Don't forget you won't get it right the first time, so you'll have to test it on something.


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#11 2011-12-30 11:54:34

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Re: How to film an exploding car

That's pretty awesome.


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#12 2011-12-30 12:16:32

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Re: How to film an exploding car

Laternenpfahl wrote:

calebxy wrote:

Laternenpfahl wrote:

Make sure the car has metal and most other parts to make it seem more realistic.

Are you good with electronics? If so, use a piezo generator from a lighter To ignite the gunpowder.

I recommend you to open those snap-it's though

I'm not, but the friend who makes models is, as is the other friend. And also, I don't understand that last sentence.  hmm

I'd pen the things that you throw on the ground instead of poppers, as the snap-it's have rocks that ignite the gunpowder and the party poppers have a more complex mechanism.
Don't forget you won't get it right the first time, so you'll have to test it on something.

My friend has done it, and it seems pretty simple. There's just a kind of packet inside the party popper which is attacked to a string (the one that you pull), which is what he held it by. Then he lit it, and after a few seconds, it exploded. It doesn't seem too complicated to me.

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#13 2011-12-30 12:23:54

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Re: How to film an exploding car

nightmarescratcher wrote:

That's pretty awesome.

What does? The idea for the film or my idea of how to film it?


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#14 2011-12-30 12:31:25

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Re: How to film an exploding car

calebxy wrote:

Laternenpfahl wrote:

calebxy wrote:


I'm not, but the friend who makes models is, as is the other friend. And also, I don't understand that last sentence.  hmm

I'd pen the things that you throw on the ground instead of poppers, as the snap-it's have rocks that ignite the gunpowder and the party poppers have a more complex mechanism.
Don't forget you won't get it right the first time, so you'll have to test it on something.

My friend has done it, and it seems pretty simple. There's just a kind of packet inside the party popper which is attacked to a string (the one that you pull), which is what he held it by. Then he lit it, and after a few seconds, it exploded. It doesn't seem too complicated to me.

Do whatevur u wunt. Use a piezo for ignition though


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#15 2011-12-30 14:00:23

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Re: How to film an exploding car

Rubber cement is both highly flammable and is cement. It is also very unsafe. Hellzapoppin's (also called Ground Blasters) are small plastic balls full of explosives. It is also ridiculously unsafe.


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#16 2011-12-30 14:03:08

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Re: How to film an exploding car

And there you have it.

A cheesy car crash.


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#17 2011-12-30 14:04:11

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Re: How to film an exploding car

agscratcher wrote:

This probably sound's cliché, but...


...watch freddiew's tutorials. They only really work for After Affects, though.

freddiew is epic.


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#18 2011-12-30 17:45:50

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Re: How to film an exploding car

CheeseMunchy wrote:

And there you have it.

A cheesy car crash.

It might actually look good, though.  tongue


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#19 2011-12-31 11:15:30

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Re: How to film an exploding car

I was planning to try it today, with just a very simple cardboard model of a car, but it's kind of slipped my mind, and by the time I get round to it now it will be too dark to film it outside. So I'll try it tomorrow, hopefully. I might make the model car this evening though, just to make sure I'll have time to do the rest tomorrow. And by the way, I just had a look, and found that I have at least five party poppers, so I'll see how that goes.

I'll film it, and post it here if I can.  smile


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#20 2011-12-31 11:28:42

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Re: How to film an exploding car

calebxy wrote:

I was planning to try it today, with just a very simple cardboard model of a car, but it's kind of slipped my mind, and by the time I get round to it now it will be too dark to film it outside. So I'll try it tomorrow, hopefully. I might make the model car this evening though, just to make sure I'll have time to do the rest tomorrow. And by the way, I just had a look, and found that I have at least five party poppers, so I'll see how that goes.

I'll film it, and post it here if I can.  smile

That'll be awesome. :B


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#21 2011-12-31 11:32:37

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Re: How to film an exploding car

Freakish wrote:

calebxy wrote:

I was planning to try it today, with just a very simple cardboard model of a car, but it's kind of slipped my mind, and by the time I get round to it now it will be too dark to film it outside. So I'll try it tomorrow, hopefully. I might make the model car this evening though, just to make sure I'll have time to do the rest tomorrow. And by the way, I just had a look, and found that I have at least five party poppers, so I'll see how that goes.

I'll film it, and post it here if I can.  smile

That'll be awesome. :B

I hope so.  big_smile


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#22 2012-01-01 08:14:11

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Re: How to film an exploding car

Unfortunately it's raining today, so I probably won't be able to do it.  sad  And tomorrow I'm going to said friends' house.  big_smile


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#23 2012-01-01 08:33:37

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Re: How to film an exploding car

COOL! COOL! CCCOOOLLL!

Post the vid when u done it!


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#24 2012-01-01 08:42:54

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Re: How to film an exploding car

I've just finished taking the explosives out of the five party poppers. I've put them into a small Mini Egg container. I'll probably spray just a tad of hairspray inside soon before blowing it up, to add some fire to the explosion. Actually, if it's a nice day tomorrow, I'll probably have time in the morning to film it.  big_smile


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#25 2012-01-01 08:44:14

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Re: How to film an exploding car

Servine wrote:

COOL! COOL! CCCOOOLLL!

Post the vid when u done it!

Don't worry. I will.  wink


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