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RICHARD CHEAL - Special Effects

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Do You Think It's a Good Idea to Do It in Camera?

I think it is getting less and less he than norm actually to do it in camera with cause. We still use quite a few, you know, that mainly not cement. Not so much on cast members these days. I mean, say the same, for instance, on bad man thars e scen wher, robert pulls his cape round, and an as a load of bullet hits go off, and his coning. And thoug they were done for real, i had to sort of stitch in 12 squib hits into his, into his can and its. It's a process yet. But it does take time, and you want to make it look right. Se,

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Speaker 1
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Speaker 2
tel yo, an object, i's tat getting less and less he than norm actually to do it in camera with cause. And we've worked on films o that where they, they've just said, well, we'll just do the hit. C g,
Speaker 1
simpost, ye a, i think so. Yes. I think it is. I mean, there are, i think there's the time and place for it. I do. Am, it's funny, you know, osi setting up pirod takes time because it's a safety factor in vanet
Speaker 2
ar. So requires wardrobe multiples rat if it's making a hole, exacty. Ye,
Speaker 1
yes, yes, exactly. And so they do take time. Am, i think, to me, i mean, we still use quite a few, you know, that mainly not cement. Not so much on cast members these days. You know that it used to be the to be able of goin to someone to wire up. O o, think. I mean, say the same, for instance, on bad man thars e scen wher, robert pulls his cape round, and an as a load of bullet hits go off, and his coning. And thoug they were done for real, i had to sort of stitch in 12 squib hits into his, into his can and its. It's a process yet. I ta, t cape is late, three layers thick, and trying to pass cabls through it. But it does take time, and you want to make it look right. Se, i do. I do feel it is getting a little, a little bit, i don't kno, that film surprised me some days. You know, there'll be a director assistant, we'll want everything done for rooms. And there'll be those that will just do it in post afterwards. So is
Speaker 2
director's preference.

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