Breakaway Stunt Furniture

Every now and then, when one is getting angry at another geek about the syntax of a C++ code, he doesn't want to pull out his laser diode and burn him, he wants to hurl a chair or table at him.

Okay, so that's an exaggerated scenario, but a lot of times in the amateur filmmaking, people need to crash into stuff and destroy it. Fortunately, the crew uses breakaway items to simulate this. Unfortunately, you can't walk down to the furniture outlet and pick a few up. And the ones that you can buy are more expensive than the chair itself. But there is another way around this problem, and that is to follow the DIY ethic and build your own.

Step 1: Design

That's right, pick up your pencil and think of a way to make it look real yet not too painless for the character. Start with a simple furnishing and draw a few lines to symbolize the breaking points.

Comments

[beth1322]

Very nice, I know a few theater peeps who will be interested in this!

[thesoccergod]

How long did it take to do all that??

[M4industries]

Roughly 2 hours including drying time.

[parrotheadfl]

Nice chair. Out of curiosity, how did you decide to destroy it?

[M4industries]

I faked an altercation. I got "Punched" and crashed through it! I was going to rebuild it with hot glue like youre supposed to, but the pieces got soaked the next day before I had a chance to glue it back together.

[D.L.H.]

Good job it is a good ible.

[M4industries]

Thanks! This has been up for a few weeks and still hasnt got many views like some others. Please vote for me in the contest.

[berky93]

thats pretty cool. I'd love to see a video of you using one off those. (the home made ones, not the professional ones)

[DIYmaker96]

This is awesome! Just what I need!

[M4industries]

Thank you! I spent a few undivided hours in the Florida humidity on this project.

[Warlrosity]

nice