Special Effects

As I wish to create a realistic, recently amputated leg for my personal project, I needed to research special effects and how I could achieve this. I found tutorials on YouTube very useful as they list the products which would be needed to create a wound. 

This video shows how foam and liquid latex can be used to make a convincing addition to the body and also how it can be manipulated to accommodate extra special effects, for example, here the "throat" is being cut to allow for the blood to be pumped from a canister, through a tube and out of the wound. I could use this technique within my personal project by constructing a section of leg from foam and liquid latex which the actor could then begin to cut into (which would mean the special effect of blood would need to be added). I would then cut away to the shadow on the wall of the man with the power-tool, before returning to the amputated leg. 

When we return to the actor, the leg must look as though it has been removed. In order to do this, I must understand how special effect make-up can be used to create a gruesome wound. 

This video explains how wax, cosmetic make-up and fake blood can be used to produce a realistic, recent amputation. This along with the previous video has helped me to establish how my personal project idea can be realised.