Faking Hits and Impacts

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Hey i'm filming a zombie miniseries and was wondering if you guys know a good technique to fake impacts such as a baseball swing or crowbar hit, cause those two elements are essential in a good zombie flick.

anyway, i know good sound sells the effect, but what can I do to really make it look real? thanks
 
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One thing you can do is use a longer lens like a 135mm, or get farther away and zoom in will help , it will compress the perspective and make things seem closer to each other than they are for one thing. Practice, practice, practice is the other thing you can do
 
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You could have the actor wired from behind and give him a timely yank when he's supposed to be hit. Try not to yank too hard, lest you hurt the poor guy. A strap around the chest under the clothes, a wire out the back. A mat on the floor to land on, etc.
 
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DeJager said:
I bought this book when I was learning how to set up fighting scenes. It's called Master Shots: 100 Advanced Camera Techniques to Get an Expensive Look on Your Low-Budget Movie. It helped a lot!!

http://www.amazon.com/Master-Shots-...13/ref=sr_1_26?ie=UTF8&qid=1306101656&sr=8-26
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Wow that looks like a great book, I ordered it from walmart and it should be here in a few days, thanks!

IndieBudget said:
One thing you can do is use a longer lens like a 135mm, or get farther away and zoom in will help , it will compress the perspective and make things seem closer to each other than they are for one thing. Practice, practice, practice is the other thing you can do
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Hmm, never thought of that but I can see it working. Only problem is I don't have a 135mm and don't have the money for a telephoto right now. would a 55mm work? better than nothing eh?

polfilmblog said:
You could have the actor wired from behind and give him a timely yank when he's supposed to be hit. Try not to yank too hard, lest you hurt the poor guy. A strap around the chest under the clothes, a wire out the back. A mat on the floor to land on, etc.
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Thanks for your answer, that answers 50% of the question, but what about the bat actually hitting the actor? how do I show that realistically without actually hitting them? any ideas besides what has already been suggested? thanks.
 
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