There comes a time in every filmmaker's life when he needs to lop off a head. When I was a kid, I'd cut the camera and replace heads with basketballs, but this is Erik Beck from Indy Mogul we're taking out, so you know things are going to get messy. Cuddle up close to your styrofoam heads, jugs of fake blood, and stunt dummies, and enjoy. You'll need the effects from our Limb Tear, Fake Heads, andBlood Shooter episodes to do this one.
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You'll Need:
1. test dummy
2. fake head (we used styrofoam)
3. foam
4. liquid latex (preferably in a skin color)
5. garden sprayer
6. valve
7. 6 bottles of food coloring
8. balloon
Check out the Video!
You'll Need:
1. test dummy
2. fake head (we used styrofoam)
3. foam
4. liquid latex (preferably in a skin color)
5. garden sprayer
6. valve
7. 6 bottles of food coloring
8. balloon
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Cut the neck off of the Styrofoam head, and hollow out the head.
Make some fake skin out of some foam and liquid latex (we used a skin color). Attach this piece to the top of the neck, make sure it measures up to fit into the head (but do not connect them).
Cut out a hole through the neck, for the fake blood to come through.
Cover the rest of the head and neck with more of the liquid latex, to make it look like skin.
Next cover the inside of the neck and the head (where the two will be separated) with red paint.
Then using some basic make up and some plastic eyes, give the head more detail
Make some fake skin out of some foam and liquid latex (we used a skin color). Attach this piece to the top of the neck, make sure it measures up to fit into the head (but do not connect them).
Cut out a hole through the neck, for the fake blood to come through.
Cover the rest of the head and neck with more of the liquid latex, to make it look like skin.
Next cover the inside of the neck and the head (where the two will be separated) with red paint.
Then using some basic make up and some plastic eyes, give the head more detail
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Gotta try this.
I'm the kinda guy who sees scenes like that of "Hot Fuzz"(namely, where one guy gets demolished by a falling pointy brick), and laughs my ass off in awe, while pointing at the screen like a 3-year-old.
Have you ever tried a decapitation by explosion/gunshot effect? I saw a clip on MAD TV where a hardware salesman (played by Will Sasso), while showcasing a tool security system, inadvertently launches either a flare or 12 gauge round into his head. You can see where the video was cut off before a dummy was put in place of the actor, at which point the entire head blew up into nice, meaty chunks, spraying blood all over the room.
Yes, my jaw dropped at that too. :D