Episode 002 - Break an Arm, Blow up a Head, and... Batman?

Episode 002 - Break an Arm, Blow up a Head, and... Batman?

Tim and Josh are having an argument again, a war of words so to say. Their words lead to weapons followed by someone's head being blown off. Later Josh is seen eating Tim's birthday cake with a stand up of Britney Spears, for which the consequences are painful. Also, Batman makes a cameo appearance.

Episode Runtime - 10:36

Head Explosion Tutorial

 * Difficulty: Medium
 * Needs:
 * Tripod
 * Adobe After Effects
 * DetonationFilms.com Assets
 * Cost: $0

Unless you are able to motion-track, this effect will be difficult to pull off. To get around this problem, you will need to keep the camera steady by placing it on a tripod.

Download the "Foam head explosion" (Exploding heads against green) from DetonationFilms.com


 * 1) Have your actor play out the scene. At the point where you want to apply the affect, have your actor "jar his body" and move out of frame to get a clean-plate (a background without anything in the foreground).
 * 2) Import your all footage (including the assets from DetonationFilms) into your editing suite.
 * 3) *Note: In the episode Ryan is using Final Cut Pro but says almost all editing suites have the same functions.
 * 4) Take your clean-plate clip and put below the footage of your actor. Use the masking tool to mask out your actor's head to reveal the clean-plate behind it.
 * 5) Place the "foam head explosion" footage on top of the footage of your actor. Key out the green, match the position of the head with your actor's head.
 * 6) Find the frame where you added the mask and add the explosion.
 * 7) For finishing touches, add blood splatter and a sound effect (also found on DetonationFilms).

Broken Arm Effect

 * Difficulty: Easy
 * Needs:
 * Pool Noodle
 * Turkey Leg
 * Bag of Balloons
 * Skin colored make-up
 * Long sleeve shirt
 * Cost: $30
 * 1) Cut the pool noodle to the size of your actor's arm. Then cut the "arm" in half.
 * 2) Strip the meat off the turkey leg (have it for lunch, feed it to your dog, just don't waste food) then cut the bone in half.
 * 3) Wrap a balloon over each pool noodle that will be your actor's arm.
 * 4) Take the bone and shove each half into each pool noodle until there is about an inch sticking out.
 * 5) Color the white of the balloon on each arm using the make-up until only a skin color is left.
 * 6) Shred up the top of the noodles until you get a chunky-gory look. Then fill it with fake blood.
 * 7) Put the two halves together, wrap it with a fabric that is the same color and texture as your actor's sleeve and presto! You're ready to shoot an arm breaking.

Notable Quotes
''"Girls!" "Boys... Women!"'' - Tim and Josh, respectively.

"I ate Robin! I ate Robin..." - Batman

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