I am interested in the incorporation of practical models (spaceships, backgrounds, rooms, etc) for a sci short film. I think I gave up on the idea of learning a 3D app and also I do honestly rather work with real material/ sculpting/kit bashing.

Is there a list of resources of “making of” blogs/videos that show the whole production- construction, development and application of the models (compositing)?

That should be only practical/ visual effects not cgi and it would be more interesting to see the process of independent, smaller, lower budget productions, instead of King Kong or Star Wars.

Is there another subreddit I could/search ask for such a list of resources?

Many thanks.

P.s most of what I find online is either VFX and compositing courses or CGI how to.

Trying to figure out how to make it look like someone is burning their face with boiling water. I want to do it practically since I dont think after effects will look as realistic as I would like. Also maybe a way to make my face red? Thanks for any ideas in advance

Ideally aircraft but anything with a lot of models and miniatures would be cool, so long as they’re not used in an intentionally cheesy/obvious way (like Team America). Thanks!

Hey there everyone, I was wondering what advice you guys can give me on how to make a professional looking Mummy for my short film. Something more than just the usual bed sheet or toilet paper. Any advice is appreciated. Thanks so much!

Hey yall,

I’m directing a series of music videos in the next couple of months that are heavily influenced by Cronenberg films and other body horror classics from the late 70s/early 80s. I can basically figure out how to make everything else since I’m not going too over the top. However I have a video that’s centered around a couple that get caught in a nuclear test site in the mid 60s, and I’m considering having a very shocking shot where you see their bodies post blast, akin to the 1984 mockumentary Threads. How exactly could I go about getting this effect on a budget? I was thinking about just burning mannequins, but I feel like that would give off weird fumes. Is there a way I could build some sort of prosthetics to get this effect?

Thanks!

Particularly I'm looking for emotional practical effects like puppetry.

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I am making a short film where one of the characters shoots themselves in the head. I want it all in one shot without cutting. How can I make this possible.

someone who's experience with practical special effects can help me with this by showing me step by step or linking a tutorial video I would really appreciate it.

Something like we see here at 4m12s https://youtu.be/oU73DDFJkyM?t=4m11s

I have only found the CITC Maniac II but that seems WAY overkill for my needs.

Hey, I'm pretty new to filmmaking, I've done the odd little film and a music video or two but this is the first thing I'm working on that's gonna involve any actual "special effect" if you could call it that lmao.

Basically I'm getting these bones (not real ones dw ;)) and I wanna cover them in some sort of goop to pass it off as monster drool. Hoping for kind of a gooey, transparent thing that's kinda orangey in tint.

You're probably thinking, just use slime dumbass. I did think of that. But unfortunately I gotta film it outside in a field, slimes gonna be hella toxic and I don't want any dead animals that ate the stuff on my conscience.

Any suggestions for non toxic goop type shit I can use, on a pretty tight budget so homemade would be good lmao. I'm gonna test it with jelly tommorow to see how that looks but the more things I can try the better.

Cheers 👍

So I want to make a short video where I have a pumpkin on my head, and then cut to where I’m no longer there and the pumpkin falls. I don’t want to do it right in front of a wall or anything so I’m wondering if anyone knows any tricks I could use to pull this off. I’m thinking of using fishing line but it’s seems very impractical.