How do cast producers manage false bomb or artillery explosions?
As seen in The Water Diviner, the Turkish troops have made their final assault on the ANZAC troops who have actually slipped away from Gallipoli.
In movies like this, how do cast producers actually manage, use and make it look like the soldiers go flying from the explosion site of mines and artillery?
Also how do they make the explosions like that?
Best Answer
Easy bit first:
how do they make the explosions like that?
They use explosives...
While the concussive force from an artillery shell is not entirely fun, most of the injury actually comes from the shrapnel of the shell or grenade casing rather than the explosion itself. Putting the explosive in a cardboard casing means it is mostly burnt up as part of the explosion.
That said - it still isn't all that safe (at a minimum, the air pressure of the concussive force can end up perforating eardrums - it can do worse depending on force and proximity). Also, by part burying the explosive in the ground, globs of soil, mud and other things can still be flung around.
how do cast producers actually manage, use and make it look like the soldiers go flying from the explosion site of mines and artillery?
For one - they don't use anything like as much explosive as an actual shell would use. The point is to make it look good for the camera, not necessarily real.
Second, everyone on set will be given clear instructions on where the explosives will be set, and when they will be triggered - they may even use markers that are edited out of the shot. Someone off-camera will shout a warning before the explosive is detonated by wire.
Launching stuntmen into the air pretty low-tech - sometimes they just jump, other times they will be pulled by rope/pulley setups, or a spring-loaded pad will launch them onto a mattress that is out of shot.
In addition, these effects can be subsequently enhanced with computer editing techniques to give the impression that even more explosive was detonated than what was used on set.
And then, finally, there's just plain old simple editing to get it looking good for the cinema.
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