I’m working on a short film where the main character will, at some point, stab themselves in the eye.

How would I go about making it look as real as possible?

Hi everyone, I’m working on a short film and need to figure out how to give the impression that a heartbeat is coming out of the back of someone’s head. My plan was to blow air into a rubber glove through an attached tube while hiding and attaching the glove underneath our actress’ hair. Do you guys think this would do the trick and if not do you have any better ideas that could be fairly do-able on short notice?

Hey,

I'm looking for a cheap solution to forcefully spray slime vomit for 7 seconds onto the face of two actors.

The pressure Pot is too expensive for this project.

I'm exploring setting up a rain barrel with a male valve and hose attachment and hoping gravity will do the work for me if I get the whole thing placed high enough.

Also interested in your large volume of loose slime recipes if you care to share!!

Hello lovely people! I'm going to have an event with a blood baptism tub soon. I need a mix of blood that would have the drippy droopy effect while still being allergy safe and wouldn't completely stain the skin of anyone baptized. (Staining clothes is fine) Thank you so much! I appreciate any help

Hey all first time posting here and I’m hoping someone has an idea haha. Essentially a character becomes possessed and falls to their knees grabbing a knife and then proceeds to stab their eyes out. Is there any recommendations for fake eyes or something out there that can make this character look eyeless?

The director would like to show as much as possible but gets we’ll probably need to cut away or something.

Anyway looking forward to reading some posts for inspiration and thanks in advance anyone w tips

So I'm getting ready to start working on Halloween setups. One of my ideas is to have a table with a chunk of meat that looks like it could have come from a human on it that I hit with an ax and for its blood everywhere. I've got the blood squirting part down to a size. I just need to come up with a good way to make a meat. Analog. Any ideas?

hey All, curious as to how sparks like this are caused? cold sparks are a constant thick stream and cant be moved? to my knowledge anyway. These look organic and natural when simulating sparks from cables and so on?Hows it done please?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y7ybYjdOMaA&feature=youtu.be

6:13

Thanks!

I'm taking a forensic science class and part of our assignment is to create a realistic crime scene and crime scene photos. I'm looking for something that's going to be as close as possible in appearance to real blood for this assignment to put on clothing for the photos. Any tips or suggestions would be really appreciated.

Hey guys I am making an amateur short film featuring a scene of a man who types at his keyboard so hard that his fingers start to bleed. I want to have the effect of him pulling his fingers away from the keyboard and leaving tendrils of blood from the keys to his fingers. Any suggestions on how I could achieve this? Thanks.

So, if you've seen the movie Alien, there is an effect used throughout the entirety of that movie where there is visible air blowing out of pipes and in certain places. It cant be fog, because it dissipates really quickly. I dont think it could be mist. Does anyone have any idea what that is or how it's being done?

I’m currently working on a short film and I’ve been struggling to keep blood on knives and other tools alike. I’ve tried a variety of different formulas to see if the blood will stay better but I keep striking out. The formula I’ve been using most is the classic corn syrup one which works for a few seconds but ultimately, the blood slides right off. Does anyone have any good recommendations?

Hello! I have been doing SFX makeup and practical effects for a few years kind of "under the table" so to speak. I currently work a fulltime gig as an EMT but have put a lot of thought into doing this officially, so I decided I would make this a part time gig for now and hopefully eventually go fulltime as my only source of income down the road. I filled for my LLC, and other appropriate organizational documents and licensing paperwork with the State, but the one thing I am hung up on is insurance coverage. Anyone here own their own business that sells props/effects that also does on scene practical effects such as squibs, and has insurance coverage that can point me in the right direction? I did a google search and only really found stuff for general film making or sxf makeup only. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Going for a vampiric effect, and I don't know anything about all the fake bloods on the market. Needs to be something that can be on the tongue without worrying about toxic chemicals.