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Post by markone on Jul 19, 2006 2:55:48 GMT -5
Hi, As part of the film I'm planning. I want to include a scene where the lead character is changing. Part of his change involves him ripping through his clothing, including his shoes and socks.
Anyone out there have any tips on doing that in a scene without showing us actually ripping the clothes? Thanks.
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Post by ReelSplatter on Jul 20, 2006 4:47:50 GMT -5
What exactly do you mean by changing"? Do you not want to ruin the clothes or do you mean without showing him tearing them off himself?
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Post by markone on Jul 20, 2006 21:26:40 GMT -5
I mean I want him to show him changing into a werewolf. I want to ruin the clothes, show the shirt ripping off, the pants splitting, the shoes breaking off, stuff like that. How would I go about showing that on the screen?
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Post by ReelSplatter on Jul 22, 2006 13:25:39 GMT -5
The best way I can think of is to pre-score the clothes. Score the sections you want to rip and then attatch some fishing line to the sides of the clothes, have people off screen pull the fishing line so the clothes tear down the pre-scored sections. The shoes would be difficult to do that way though. I would make ragged cuts to the shoes and then use a very weak glue or adhesive to put them back together, then try the fishing line on them as well.
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Post by markone on Jul 22, 2006 22:56:52 GMT -5
Thanks for the tips. How do I go about pre scoring the clothes? Do I make little holes in the sections and if so, with what do I use? Also, with what angle do I use camera wise to show the clothes ripping with the fishing line without it being shown?
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Post by ReelSplatter on Jul 23, 2006 12:23:25 GMT -5
To pre-score the clothes, just get a very sharp knife or better yet, an exacto knife and run it over the lines you wish to score. Press hard enough to make light cuts in the fabric but not all the way through, making a few pinprick holes every few centimeters. If the clothes still won't rip with the fishing line, cut the sections like you did the shoes, and then use a weak adhesive to put them together again. The angles depend really on your lighting, if you leave the area in a bit more shadow, you can probably get away with almost any angle. Let me know how it goes!
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Post by markone on Jul 23, 2006 19:03:28 GMT -5
Thank you very much for the tips, I will definitely use them for the scenes. We'll be shooting them in about two weeks, so I'll definitely let you know how it goes.
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Post by ReelSplatter on Jul 24, 2006 12:14:41 GMT -5
Glad to be of some help, good luck!
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Post by markone on Jul 24, 2006 17:37:47 GMT -5
Thanks, I'll certainly need it. One last thing on the topic, how do I attach the fishing wire to the clothes. Do I tie it on to the prescored area or tape it or is there another method? And if you guys had any video of this in action, that'll be a big help too. If you don't have a video of it, that's fine. Thanks again.
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Post by ReelSplatter on Jul 24, 2006 20:04:14 GMT -5
Attatching the line would probably be best done by "sewing" it in with a needle on either side of the scored areas. If that doesn't work, try using super glue or tape. Unfortuantely I don't have footage of this, sorry.
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Post by markone on Oct 29, 2006 2:48:51 GMT -5
Hey again. Due to some casting issues, I've delayed shooting the movie until later on in the year. I still intend on using your tips though for the scenes. I do have a friend, however, who's planning a similar movie and I've told him about your tips for ripping clothing and shoes.
He's starting his movie a lot sooner than I am. Now with his movie, he's planning a scene where a pair of hiking boots will be busted. Since you don't have any video footage of this, does the same tips apply? Thanks!
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Post by ReelSplatter on Nov 1, 2006 17:14:37 GMT -5
Sure do, they'll just be harder to cut through! Everything should wotk out the same though, best of luck to the both of you!
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