SFX: Body parts! Any ideas?

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Invader_J

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Hey y'all,

I'm doing research on this but I'd like to get all the advice I can...

I need body parts.

I'm shooting a short film that requires arms and legs severed from a body. (FWIW, it's not a horror movie!) The limbs only have to be onscreen for shots ranging from 3 to 10 seconds, but for the time they ARE on screen, I'd like them to be believeable.

Ideally, the character would be able to cut into one convincingly (no blood squirting necessary, but the 'meat' look has to be there). This is not an absolute requirement - I'm more concerned with the character being able to pick up a limb and say, drop it on a table, and look pretty darn real.

Anyone have any ideas? This started as a very simple project but my ambition is slowly getting the best of me...

TIA! ;D
 
Re: SFX: Body parts! Any ideas?

In addition:

"Worst case" scenario, I can pick up one of those hollow vinyl severed limbs from a Halloween shop, dress it up a bit, fill it with cheap meat and stage blood... that should give it heft, and if I cut into it it'll look real enough...

Of course I'd like to have something a lot more realistic looking than that - I've seen those vinyl ones on film and they just don't quite cut it. :P
 
Re: SFX: Body parts! Any ideas?

Find a special effect artist. 'Manufactured' parts you can buy are not too believable. Some SFX artists like to keep the parts they've made for other films... they would probably suit your needs better.
 
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