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  • Exploding a house

    Posted by Sam Rose on September 14, 2007 at 5:08 pm

    Hi
    There is a hill behind my house where I filmed looking down at the whole of my house. I was wanting to make a video where you hear a fighter jet flying overhead and then the house explodes. I was liking the look of some of these explosions but you have to pay for them and I can’t afford that right now.

    Is there any way to get this effect without paying. Any explosion footage that I could use which is free?

    Thanks

    Sam Rose replied 18 years, 7 months ago 5 Members · 7 Replies
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  • Nicholas Toth

    September 14, 2007 at 5:10 pm

    detonationfilms.com

    or do it on the miniature level with firecrackers, zippo fluid, and a dv cam. Be careful though!

  • Sam Rose

    September 14, 2007 at 5:50 pm

    Hi
    I was looking at that site earlier on but did not see any explosions that would look right. I need the whole house to be covered in a explosion. I will try and post an image of my house tommorow to show you.

    AS for the minature idea. I have tried that kind of thing before and it did not look great.

  • Sam Rose

    September 14, 2007 at 6:44 pm

    Hi
    Here is a photo of the house. it has not been taken up the hill I described earlier but I could use this one anyway.

  • Darby Edelen

    September 14, 2007 at 8:08 pm

    Woops, looks like you forgot to put a link to the picture =)

    Darby Edelen
    DVD Menu Artist
    Left Coast Digital
    Aptos, CA

  • Kevin Camp

    September 14, 2007 at 8:57 pm

    rumage thru myspace… people are blowing things up on myspace every day.

    also try searching for free explosion clip (maybe sample)… stock sites often feature a freebie of the week, you may get lucky and find an explosion.

    Kevin Camp
    Designer – KCPQ, KMYQ & KRCW

  • Frank Hardie

    September 15, 2007 at 7:28 am

    1: Carefully place C4 at strategic locations in the house.
    2: Remove wife & kids from house (this step is optional).
    3: ……you get the idea?

  • Sam Rose

    September 15, 2007 at 9:24 am

    emmmm, that is always a back-up plan :D.

    Here is the photo I forgot to upload before
    https://img465.imageshack.us/img465/8336/untitledih7.jpg

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