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Question
10.
I would like some Special Effects Explosions
Gun
Shot Wounds, ( Bullet Hit Squibs )
Can I buy them ? Can I make them myself ? What would
I use to make the Squib or Squibs & Explosions from ?
Answer:
Special Effects Explosions & Special Effects Bullet
Wound Squibs are a very specialised area of the Film
Industry that require a Special Effects Technician who
is Licensed to do this type of work in the Film Industry.
I have seen information on the internet that shows ways to make an Explosive Bullet Hit Squib,
using gunpowder or fire crackers or other chemicals and I must warn you that from what
I have read this information is not at all professional, is incomplete
and would be Very Dangerous even if you followed the instructions.
You
should not attempt to make or use any Explosive Special
Effects or Bullet Hit Squibs as this is very dangerous
to both yourself and your cast & crew members.
You must have a Licensed Specialist for this type of
work.
Dont even try to purchase Explosives or Squibs by saying you are making a film and are purchasing them for your Special Effects people and they will be used by your effects technician. We All Know that BS Your Licensed SFX Technician will need to show his licence to purchase explosives before he can obtain these items..
All Special Effect Explosives are powerful enough to
remove or seriously damage your hands and fingers, your eyes, any soft body tissue,
internal organs including your heart and can damage your hearing permanently.
An explosive bullet hit squib effect on the head can shatter the skull
and the bone splinters will pierce the brain and that person will die.
Make no mistake,
the inappropriate use of even a small Explosive Charge can cause death..
This is a Very Serious Safety Issue and the use of explosives
in film production has required a licence in every country I have worked in.
Do Not attempt to do it without:-
A Correctly Licensed Special Effects Technician.......
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