Exploding a watermelon...
Exploding a watermelon...
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waynedear

Original Poster:

2,342 posts

185 months

Wednesday 6th August
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Yes really, for a film, my head needs to be blown up.
By all accounts they used a watermelon and shotgun for the ending in the film Scanners.
My thoughts so far... Scoop out the middle, put in the insides of a load of fireworks wrapped in clingfilm, make a fuse and stand well back.
Or, put a football bladder inside and connect to a compressor.
Any good ideas gratefully accepted.
Yes this is me.


Edited by waynedear on Wednesday 6th August 17:00

simon_harris

2,234 posts

52 months

Wednesday 6th August
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you can buy flashbangs for airsoft/paintball one of those would do the job, you can also buy blank firing grenades that use 9mm or shotgun blanks that may also work. If you wanted to go a bit more heath robinson then one of those shotgun blank tripwire things would probably work too

andyb28

1,044 posts

136 months

Wednesday 6th August
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https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&...

Come to the next meeting and bring your watermelons with you. I am sure the group wont mind shooting it for you wink

thebraketester

15,207 posts

156 months

Wednesday 6th August
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Use AI?

StevieBee

14,425 posts

273 months

Wednesday 6th August
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I'm guessing we're not talking big budget stuff here?

The cheap and cheerful way is to find a stock clip of an exploding water melon, something like this: https://stock.adobe.com/uk/search/video?k=Explodin...

Then use Apple Motion of After Effects to apply a clip of your head to the form of the melon and motion track the sections of your head so they 'stick' to the remnants of the melon as it explodes. Blend out the background and lay over whatever contextual background you need.

I say cheap and cheerful... that's a good solid two day's work for a competent motion artist!

If you have got a bit of budget, this is the sort of this chap does: https://www.sculpturestudios.co.uk/default.asp?tex...

Nice chap and very helpful and might not be as costly as you imagine!

Turn7

24,934 posts

239 months

Wednesday 6th August
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andyb28 said:
https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&...

Come to the next meeting and bring your watermelons with you. I am sure the group wont mind shooting it for you wink
hehe

Panamax

6,987 posts

52 months

Wednesday 6th August
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Turn7

24,934 posts

239 months

Wednesday 6th August
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Panamax said:
Agreed, that was my first thought….

waynedear

Original Poster:

2,342 posts

185 months

Tuesday 2nd September
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Firstly, thanks everyone for their input, secondly, sorry for the late reply.
I've had another discussion with our writer/director Chase... Told him what and how to achieve his dream head explosion.
If he has made a decision yet, he's not told me.