Gun Muzle Flashes??

**Pappy** · 08-01-2004, 05:20 PM

Ok for one of my planned films include a gun

(Airsoft NOT REAL) any idea on how to edit a simple muzzle flash effect to place over the muzzle in the final edit?

**Crusty** · 08-03-2004, 06:13 PM

I would think the best way would be to do a single frame edit in something like photoshop or paintshop pro. Extract the best frame, edit then re-merge.

FYI, real guns have very little muzzle flash and that tends to be a dull orange (no point giving your position away.. troops hated using tracers in battle because of this too). Brilliant white flashes only happen with Hollywood blanks.

**Marc Peters** · 08-03-2004, 06:54 PM

Just put a subtittle at the bottom saying "look, real guns don't make a flash, so I couldn't be bothered to spend the time making one just so that you could continue to believe the hollywood hype. Oh, and magazines also last a few seconds, not the entire legnth of the film. And you know when you shoot petrol? It doesn't explode."

**Pappy** · 08-05-2004, 10:00 AM

what the hell????.. ime well aware of these facts..you talking to somone who has fired a real gun on a range.. Ime not one of these uneducated americans who believe all what they see in films is ture..

But thanks for the info crusty irll probely try that when i can actually be motivated to make the little film sequance

**mrlipring** · 08-05-2004, 02:52 PM

you are, however, one of the americans who doesn't get the british sense of humour.

**Marc Peters** · 08-05-2004, 05:10 PM

Have they invaded the Isle of Wight too

**mrlipring** · 08-05-2004, 08:34 PM

oil of wight?

**Marc Peters** · 08-05-2004, 08:37 PM

The jokes are getting more political by the day

**mrlipring** · 08-05-2004, 09:26 PM

more political, or just more groanworthy?

**Davewav** · 08-17-2004, 03:38 AM

I gotta say Marc that has to be the best caption that I have seen and it does need to be in movies. In fact I may just steal it from you some time soon - it should appear right after the warnings on home video that stay on the screen for half an hour that no one has ever read, ever in history

oh and for all it is worth the Canadians do get the British sense of humour - and we couldn't invade anyone if we tried... unless of course the Americans let us come along for the boat ride