blowing a light bulb

[eatmyshorts86]

i need two things. i need the actor to turn a light bulb on then it blow about 5 seconds later. then in the dark i need the flash of a gun. the flash of the gun can be done in post i believe. but as for the light bulb to blow. how should i do this?
Now, i dont mean i want it to blow into pieces i just want it to go out. like an old light bulb would. are there prop light bulbs i can buy?

[GenJerDan]

One way to do it, if circumstances permit and you know how to wire things:

Have two light bulbs in the fixture on separate circuits. The first is normal, the second has had a small hole drilled in it. Flip a switch that simultaneously removes power from the normal bulb and applies it to the doctored one.

[Scottdvx100]

Flip the light switch off if it's offscreen.
Isolate the bulb in post (lumakey) and ramp it up and then down right as it's tuened off.
if you want it to fade down connect dmmer to light.

Gun flash- Consider shooting some footage with a source light (bulb on cable) so that it illuminates from a place where the gun woudl be. Bring soem of this image back for the frame that the flash is on using hand mattes.