5 Bloody DIY Special Effects

Summary by Krater

Ryan Connolly of Film Riot demonstrates practical, low-budget DIY techniques for creating realistic blood-splatter special effects in filmmaking using air compressors, hoses, blenders, spray bottles, and shot glasses.

From the video

Answers: How do you make cheap and easy DIY blood splatter special effects for indie films?

• DIY special effects blood splatters
• Filmmaking gore effects
• Air compressor blood rigs
• Practical FX on a budget

What it concludes

• Using an air compressor with a hose and plastic bottle or blender bottom allows filmmakers to create controlled, high-speed blood-splatter effects without actual violence.
• Connecting a spray bottle to an air compressor provides a controlled, spitting stream of blood for detailed gore shots.
• Taping a shot glass filled with blood to a knife blade enables actors to have complete control over sending blood flying during stabbing motions in wide shots.