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7 years, 6 months ago - Anthony Cole
We're in pre production on a horror short and one of the shots that we're really eager to get is a shot of a wall that has had messages carved into it via a crowbar, we're on a low budget and so I'm wondering if anyone has any creative and cheap ideas to get the look without damaging any of the location?
My best thought would be to use a sheet of wood and carve messages into that and frame it over the wall - the challenge with that is I've no experience with DIY or anything like that.
Are there any tricks of the trade to get this look without damaging the location or is the sheet of wood the only real option for this?
Cheers
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7 years, 6 months ago - Dan Tsantilis
Hi, one solution I can think of is to skim a bit of ply with plaster - doesn't need to be super neat but when it's dry will give you something to carve with your crow bar. Good luck!
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7 years, 6 months ago - Dave Hall
You could also try using a sheet of plasterboard (which is what stud walls are made from). Have a walk around a DIY store and see what feels right.
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7 years, 6 months ago - Glyn Carter
I would put c 1.cm of "browning" plaster onto plasterboard (better grip than onto ply). Browning is rougher and more textured, and much softer than finishing "skim" plaster. Then I'd paint emulsion over it, and make it look weathered, so it looks like a rendered wall. The possible downside is that it stays brown, not grey like concrete.
Are you showing someone in the process of doing the carving? If you want to avoid the brown clour, you could try a weak sand-and-cement render instead (google how to apply it - you might need a mesh to key it ito). Or are you showing it ready-carved? In which case you could paint the scar grey.
Maybe approach a college construction department for help and advice? Or hustle help from a builder in return for a credit? Good luck!
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7 years, 6 months ago - Glyn Carter
Oh yes, and whatever you do, give yourself time to test it out before shooting
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7 years, 5 months ago - Paddy Robinson-Griffin
I learnt something today, cheers Glyn :)
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