Prosthetics
Making Blood
An essential part of creating our trailer would be creating of realistic blood, especially with our genre being zombie which is quintessentially violent and gory. It is essential the blood looks realistic, otherwise it ruin the effect of the trailer making it fail to reach the criteria of the course, and fail to look realistic. To create an effective blood we used a specific recipe using multiple ingredients. The recipe was a follows;
> 2/3 cup of corn syrup (we found Lyle's golden syrup worked as effectively) >1/3 cup water >5 Tablespoons Corn Starch >3 to 5 Tablespoons Red Food colouring >2 or 3 drops of Green Food colouring >1 Drop Peppermint extract, if desired. (We didn't use this, but it makes the mixture taste better) We tested the realism of the blood and compared it against the others. We analysed the bloods colour, consistency and effectiveness. We then judged which we thought was the most realistic blood to be used in our trailer. Through our research we found that the 'Mint blood' was the most effective type of blood for splatter, as it had a thin consistency and tended to splash when thrown. on the other hand we found that 'Peanut blood' or 'Tomato ketchup blood' would be best for 'Blood and guts' type of effect, as it had a thicker consistency and a darker colour. We found that the "washing-up liquid" blood would be useful for a large amounts, in scenes where the there would be pools of blood. The reason it is essential the blood looks realistic is that obviously we are aiming for our trailer to be professional, but we also want the audience to be immersed in our horror and unrealistic looking blood will completely ruin that atmosphere. |
In our trailer it is likely that realistic blood making is going to be a key skill, as it very likely we will have to create scenes full of blood and gore to help create the scale of our zombie apocalypse trailer, however it is again essential that the blood and prosthetics look realistic so that the horrific atmosphere is not ruined by poor quality effects.
Making the blood edible is also important as it is likely to pose a health and safety risk if it is not. It is probable that most of our actors will have to be shown putting bloody chunks of 'human flesh' into their mouths, or have blood splattered on their faces. although it is important that the trailer looks realistic it is also key that none of the stars feel uncomfortable or get hurt or ill during filming of our trailer (NE) |
Zombie make-up
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Another essential part of creating a realistic zombie horror trailer is ensuring that the zombies look realistic, gory and frightening. This is key to the success of our trailer, as it would make sure the product is successful and holds the audiences attention.
To create a realistic zombie makeup we have looked up several youtube tutorials, as well as having our own tutorials in class on how to make cuts and bruises. We have noticed that the most successful zombies use layered latex to create a damaged flesh effect. The video on the left is a very successful attempt at creating a realistic zombie, and we are going to try to replicate techniques used in the video for our own zombies. We also found the we could use simpler and more cost effective products to help create realistic effects, for example tissue paper and foundation, as well as other cosmetics can help to layer up the appearance, and make the actor or actress look dead. We found that some tutorials used mascara to darken the zombies eyes and make them look tired and dishevelled, before making the skin tone grey with other make up. This simple zombie make up would be useful for when we have longshots of zombies stumbling through fields or streets, as they do not need lots of make up to be effective. However when we use close ups on zombies, we are going to be more ambitious with the makeup. (NE) |