Hi all,
Will Crawford here. I’ll be doing Special FX, Stunts, Continuity, Script Supervision and some translation as necessary.
Today I began testing some special effects and I have some pictures to share.

*Some pictures are very graphic in nature. If you are sensitive to such images, you may not want to see these pictures. Everyone else, enjoy.*

First up are the herbal cigarettes our friend Kaz will be smoking. They’re healthier than regular cigarettes, and contain absolutely no tobacco or nicotine. We can’t give our friend cancer. But I wondered if they put off as much smoke as regular ones, so I did some tests…

I think it works quite nicely, don’t you?

My next test was the blood that will ooze from the two boys who are shot in the parking lot. It was home-made by yours truly. The recipe is much like many of the professional SPFX blood recipes out there, but with one key difference: About half the price.

Take a look.

From a bit of a distance…

Up close and personal…

This mixture is the perfect viscosity and color for slightly congealed blood. It’s non-toxic and photographs very well. However if we want it freshly oozing from an actor, I’ll need to water it down a tad, and perhaps ad just a bit of milk for texture and color. For the mean time this mix will do what we need, and look darn good doing it.

Stay tuned, there’s more to come. Tonight I’ll be working on Michi’s barf gimmick.