Ashes

Robbie Comeau

Robbie Comeau

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I need the "remainings" of a body, otherwise known as, the ashes.

What best looks like this? Real ashes?

I've never seen an urn, or the inside, so I'm not to sure of what I can use to fake this simple scene.

Girl pulls ashes out of a bag, lets them go in the winds breeze.

Could I use sand?

Any help would be great,

Thanks,

Robbie
 
Use real ashes but from a wood fire and not a human body fire - should look about the same. Concrete mix might also work well. Be careful with both though as getting either in your eyes is going to hurt like heck. Would protect the camera as well. Those tiny bits of ash can get in everything.
 
Thanks Jeff.

Concrete mix you say eh? That could work...My dad's a carpenter and has plenty of that.

Thanks man,

Robbie
 
Actually I should be more specific - portland cement - concrete has sand and gravel and stuff mixed in too. Or just sift out the fine particles of concrete. Throw it in the wind and see if it looks like ashes.
 
agreed. use real wood fire ash. if you throw a bunch of paper in youll get alot of ashes pretty quick. just be sure to refine your smoke so you have an end carbon emission of 0. :) anyway you could also crush up some charcoal to a fine dust to throw in there with it. either way you want it to be in a dust form, and not still big flakey ashes.
 
You guys - don't use portland cement powder for anything involving "people" and "breeze"... it's more than just an irritant, it can damage lungs and seriously burn your skin and eyes. Nasty stuff.

Even baby powder is a lung irritant - and not really a "minor" one. There's just not a lot of powders out there that are benign when they get in your lungs and sinuses.

Every flick I've seen of the "spread the ashes" event shows a material that's lumpy but breaks into a light fluff. Color is light gray. I'd try wood & paper ash. But tell your talent not to suck in a big lungful.
 
I have to agree with Michael Carter.

Lots of NY firefighers are on disability after inhaling concrete dust. And cement dust is still active, which is even worse.
 
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