Going out with a Bang!
Our final sfx class last night produced an amazing variety of works – from fantasy creatures to car crash and domestic violence victims. Everyone produced amazing work and our instructor said it was the best sfx class she had worked with. Our task was to use at least three of the sfx elements we had learnt and produce a believable scenario for the effects created.
Mine was a car crash victim – suffering facial injuries as a result of hitting the steering wheel and cuts from broken glass. The 3 main elements I used were latex, gelskin and dodge wax, but I also used rigid collodian for some of the cuts. Step by step photos were taken to show the process of applying the products.
First the base colours were done to create the skin “discolouration” like bruising, then the dodge wax for the broken nose. Next I applied the gelskin for the head laceration and while that was setting I applied some colour and “fresh scratch” to the nose and other areas. Next I applied the latex to the cheek for the glass cut – the latex was applied in 3 layers then “torn” to look like ripped skin. In between all of these applications I also coloured each new piece to match skin tones or to look “damaged”. I applied rigid collodian to several areas to create cuts and applied “fresh scratch” over the top. Next was the tricky part – fixing the “glass” fragments in the forehead and cheek cuts. I used spirit gum to glue the toffee pieces in place then applied all of the blood products to create a thoroughly goey effect! Andy made a very convincing “victim”!
