mvaefx
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Never burned any props before. What would be a super cheap material to burn but slowly burn for multiple takes? It's for a no budget short. I was thinking poly foam impregnated/coated in wax or lamp oil.
How well does latex burn?
How stupid is it to burn poly foam? (06/19/2020 - VERY STUPID!!)
Thankfully this shoot takes place outside on location-rural area.
9/23/19:
I don't know why i even asked about the burning of poly foam. I know that working with the raw ingredients of poly foam is toxic so...?? Anyway i came across a fireproof material called Starlite, or a derivative of it. A Youtube demo shows that the mixed materials made a putty/clay like end product. When put under a torch it formed a charred crust on the surface but did not catch fire. I will probably use this with possibly alcohol or lamp oil as a flammable carrier for the shoot. I'm about to do a materials test soon so I will give the end results on this forum.
This is my idea thus far:
Make corpse armature using pvc, wood dowl, aluminum stock. Skulls out of Task 7 Flameout resin. Bulk forms using aluminum foil. Exposed charred skin/flesh out of Starlite. Pre burn the costuming then paint with Bar-B-Q grill high heat flat black paint.
For the shoot, this is where the materials test needs to be done beforehand, place flammable material ie; lamp oil, alcohol, or?? on the surface of the corpse to burn and flash off so that way as to not actually burn the corpse so multiple takes, repositioning can be done if need to be.
I'll report my test results. Stand by.
How well does latex burn?
How stupid is it to burn poly foam? (06/19/2020 - VERY STUPID!!)
Thankfully this shoot takes place outside on location-rural area.
9/23/19:
I don't know why i even asked about the burning of poly foam. I know that working with the raw ingredients of poly foam is toxic so...?? Anyway i came across a fireproof material called Starlite, or a derivative of it. A Youtube demo shows that the mixed materials made a putty/clay like end product. When put under a torch it formed a charred crust on the surface but did not catch fire. I will probably use this with possibly alcohol or lamp oil as a flammable carrier for the shoot. I'm about to do a materials test soon so I will give the end results on this forum.
This is my idea thus far:
Make corpse armature using pvc, wood dowl, aluminum stock. Skulls out of Task 7 Flameout resin. Bulk forms using aluminum foil. Exposed charred skin/flesh out of Starlite. Pre burn the costuming then paint with Bar-B-Q grill high heat flat black paint.
For the shoot, this is where the materials test needs to be done beforehand, place flammable material ie; lamp oil, alcohol, or?? on the surface of the corpse to burn and flash off so that way as to not actually burn the corpse so multiple takes, repositioning can be done if need to be.
I'll report my test results. Stand by.
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