Hi, I've got an idea for a sci-fi-ish thing knocking around in my head. The characters have "magic suits" that materialize when they call on them.
I think it'd be neat to do the materializations by *somehow* blowing the "magic suit" costumes off of the actor(s) and filming it in reverse in slow motion, so that it looks like the "magic suits" are materializing on them when played back normally.
I really don't know anything about the nuts-and-bolts of practical effects, so I thought I'd ask here.
Is there any kind of 'trick' fabric that disintegrates easily (smaller particles the better) that might work for this?
How can I safely 'blow' the clothes off the actors? I saw some things that used compressed air to emulate gun shots, could that technique be adapted? I guess you could also do it on silicone models if you needed more 'firepower' to do it, but I think it'd be better to do it on actors if there's a way to do it safely.
Thanks.
I think it'd be neat to do the materializations by *somehow* blowing the "magic suit" costumes off of the actor(s) and filming it in reverse in slow motion, so that it looks like the "magic suits" are materializing on them when played back normally.
I really don't know anything about the nuts-and-bolts of practical effects, so I thought I'd ask here.
Is there any kind of 'trick' fabric that disintegrates easily (smaller particles the better) that might work for this?
How can I safely 'blow' the clothes off the actors? I saw some things that used compressed air to emulate gun shots, could that technique be adapted? I guess you could also do it on silicone models if you needed more 'firepower' to do it, but I think it'd be better to do it on actors if there's a way to do it safely.
Thanks.
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