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I’m making a film using 16mm B&W and I want to have muzzle flash; we’re only allowed to edit by hand without computers so do I have any options?
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March 4th, 2010 at 8:27 am
Have someone stand off camera with a disposable or regular camera. Shoot the camera flash when the gun is supposed to go off. The quick light will give the effect of a muzzle flash on the walls and people. Make sure you position the flash direction in a believable spot. A real muzzle flash illuminates the face of the shooter, so you want to position the guy with the disposable in front of the shooter, not behind.
If you also actually need a flash coming from the barrel of the gun, that gets a little tricky without a computer. In the old days they used real guns with blanks, but you make have to get creative and scratch out a muzzle flash on the physical film itself. Two frames will be long enough to register with the viewer but short enough so they don’t get enough of a look to know it’s faked.
Hope that helps.