Blog Post #32 - Practical Effects [Rig 2] Head Impaled - Test/Demo

 For Rig 2 where John's head will be impaled by a barbell, I want it to be on camera, and have blood splatter out of his face. For the rig I got a foam head, plastic bag(s), paint, and fake blood (corn syrup, red food coloring, and dish soap(if needed)). For this test as it is not a part of the final cut, i will not waste any of the materials for blood or paint, so I will just be using the unpainted head, and water in place for blood. 

I hollowed out a hole in the foam head, so that the cut/hole was controlled and looked to my liking, opposed to just making the hole by cutting it with the barbell itself. I put a plastic bag in the hole, and filled it with water(in place for fake blood), and made sure it was compact so that it would burst. 

Here is a recording of the test that I uploaded to youtube. As you can see, once I put the bag with water in the head, I simply laid the head on the ground, and stabbed the barbell into the bag. This test and Rig proved to be incredibly successful, the bag burst, and sprayed the blood exactly to my hopes - even exceeding my expectations, with the water almost hitting my phone, which was fairly distant from the rig. 

After being incredibly successful, this rig will move onto and be a part of the final cut of my film.  

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