Research post 1

After beginning the process of planning our opening sequence it seemed a good idea to research into the trickier parts of our idea and the technicalities of what could come across as tacky on camera. 

To do this I found videos on youtube I thought would be most beneficial to our group:

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In our sequence, we have shots that include blood either from bodies or on the props (hammers) so I watched this video on how to make fake blood. I now know all the ingredients needed, which are simple and easy to get, and can have to hand on set. I'm glad we can add this extra detail to our piece because it makes it gory and realistic and i think we can incorporate some really cool shots with the blood, like these: 

The ingredients:

1. Flour
2. Red and Blue food colouring 
3. Corn or maple syrup 
4. Some water added if needed for consistency 

You get a bowl and add 1 teaspoon of flour. Then half a teaspoon of red food colouring is added. Then 1 tablespoon of corn/maple syrup and pour it into the mix. Finally add a small drop of blue food colouring and it should form a deeper red colour. Then mix it together and take a look at the thickness of the 'blood' and use if needed add a small amount of water to thin it out.