Preparing a Fire Scene

Been a while since my last post.  I've had to switch gears recently from post-production back to actual filming as there's a lot of little insert shots/scenes that I'm starting to need now (as part of the VFX stage).  A switch that's slowed down my process a bit, but I'm closing in on finally having all this extra footage in the can, so I should be getting back to posting more frequently in the near future.

Otherwise, here's some photos in preparation for a fire scene (which should be a pretty cool sequence).

First up, testing out a firefighter outfit...

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Then, some burn/ash makeup tests...

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And in other news…

Remember that news scene I was preparing the mic flag for (with my little "RP 6 News" logo on it)?  Well, I finished up the filming for that as well as the visual effects for it!

Here's what the original footage looked like:

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And here's the final result:

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Really happy with how it turned out.  One of the coolest visuals in the film now, and it actually wasn't all that hard to achieve.

Gonna try to post more frequently now.  Aiming for about once a week, but we'll see.

- Erik (Director)