Computer is working better than ever after getting the full 24gb RAM configured, and playing with a little rigging in maya digital version of my photo scanned stop motion puppet
The #LOADR has working joints now, but still working on the skinning to fix a few spots. The full clip is here https://youtu.be/2El86ZvSds4
Shark blood explosion
I was contacted by a friend who works at Revision3 and they had a producer putting together a small viral video for the Discovery channel’s #sharkweek. Since they needed a blood effect I gathered my stuff, and did a bit of brainstorming.
More testing of the air pressure and different payloads, also looking at ways to pre-cut the bottle to direct air-flow and influence the resulting explosion.
I tried a few methods and went between confetti and fake blood
Arm and blood mixed…
http://seenive.com/v/974792591130628096
Continued from the experiments here; http://isdrab.com/2012/09/01/air-mortar-pt3/
Not quite ready for “real” pyro, but feeling pretty good about the compressed air rig and battery operated valve, I decided to apply it towards an effect I wanted for Drab Future.
Here is what I was looking at as reference. Specifically I wanted to use it for a blood squib effect and having someone lose an arm. I knew it could explode so it was a matter of seeing how much of a blast it produces, if it is safe for an actor to wear and exactly how it looks/works. I’d never strap it to someone else before testing it on myself first, so here goes;
I’m gonna need a lot of blood…
