Does this look natural?

I don't think silencers have muzzle flashes, and the talent is reacting late. We see the entry wound, and it takes a beat before the talent reacts. Also, at that range with a weapon of that power, you would see a lot more blood, so a big entry wound on the face, and some 'splatter' exit wound would make it better. Nothing can substitute perfectly for a good old fashioned squib though.
 
SeanEmer said:
I don't think silencers have muzzle flashes, and the talent is reacting late. We see the entry wound, and it takes a beat before the talent reacts. Also, at that range with a weapon of that power, you would see a lot more blood, so a big entry wound on the face, and some 'splatter' exit wound would make it better. Nothing can substitute perfectly for a good old fashioned squib though.
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yea now that i think about it silencers dont have muzzle flashes. i guess i just wanted to test it out, lol.

squibs on the face???

i'll mess around with this some more.
 
actually there are no real silencers. there are only supressors. The british have a real true silencer but there like only a handfull in the world.

Suppressors, reduce the sound intensity by about half, but the shot goes from an earshattering 160dB, to like a loud 110dB. IT used by swat and Special forces so that they can tell who is shooting, the two different types of guns shots sound different, and they can tell if its Us or them, thats firing.
 
Hmmmmmm..

Hmmmmmm..

SeanEmer said:
I don't think silencers have muzzle flashes, and the talent is reacting late. We see the entry wound, and it takes a beat before the talent reacts. Also, at that range with a weapon of that power, you would see a lot more blood, so a big entry wound on the face, and some 'splatter' exit wound would make it better. Nothing can substitute perfectly for a good old fashioned squib though.
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I agree totally. The muzzle flash looked a little slow, and alittle too animated. The blood was too rich with color and the smoke was too much. I wouldn't have so much blood spueing out of the entry wound, and I would definitely follow SeanEmer's advise about the exiting wound.
 
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it could be a really really old silencer. One that's collected a lot of dust. Maybe you can work that into the storyline. Like it came from his father and his father before him. Maybe he comes from a long line of hitmen. And his grandfather made him swear that he would never kill again....

blah blah blah. Anyway, I thought it was pretty good. Had you not posted it on this board and asked, "does this look real?" I never would've thought about it.
 
Look at the hammer, it doesn't strike the firing pin till about 3 or 4 frames after the muzzle flash. The actor isn't too late, the flash and stuff is way early.

Loose the flash, you really only see muzzle flashes at night,.. without a suppressor. I agree, at that range it'd be a mess.

Also your gun doesn't have an action. A semi-automatic pistol should slide back and chamber the next round, or if all the rounds are expended the action should remain open.

Good luck.
 
thanks everybody i havent been home in a day so i'll take all suggestions and mess around with this asap.

i'll p[probably do some test shoots with some friends over the weekend and practice editing the vfx in.
 
Everyone here's given great suggestions, but just remember that THE most important thing that sells a gun shot is the sound. It's the bang -- either the one the you're bracing yourself for on the the one that catches you off guard. Sometimes smoke, blood, and ballastics are completely unnecessary to sell a gunshot effect. Obviously, these things are necessary for your shot. Also, I know you're not looking for a critique of the audio work, of course. But! I did want to point this out :)
 
the gun goes off before he fully pulls the trigger and the talent definently reacts late. it feels too light for that gun to be that close, you need a bigger entry point.
 
Everybody pretty much covered how to make the shot look real.

My tip: Don't hold the same shot for so long (not gunshot). We watch for about 3 seconds before the gun is fired and by then the audience will lose their suspense.
 
Remember what Hitchcock said,.. it was something to the effect of:

"No one is scared of the bang, it's the anticipation of the bang that is terrifying".

My point is, you do not HAVE to see the gun fire. Some times cutting away and hearing the shot is more effective than an effect.

- Greg
 
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