tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34775032011-10-19T13:29:57.829+01:0013 Finger FXAn online log of Dan Martin's special effects work and short film projects.
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<a href="mailto:13fingerfx@gmail.com">13fingerfx@gmail.com</a><br>Daniel Martinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18442285134143825621noreply@blogger.comBlogger311100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3477503.post-78708313449561854282008-12-05T15:13:00.000Z2008-12-05T20:32:53.911ZDaniel Martinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18442285134143825621noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3477503.post-1172284230709084812007-02-24T02:29:00.000Z2007-03-05T15:55:31.926ZSend more paramedics video:Daniel Martinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18442285134143825621noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3477503.post-1172221250551276472007-02-23T08:41:00.000Z2007-02-23T09:00:50.580ZProper post this weekend. for now...PIG.Daniel Martinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18442285134143825621noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3477503.post-1164252197497150222006-11-23T03:18:00.000Z2006-11-23T03:23:17.506ZA little out of sequence as there is some older stuff I mean to post soon but here is a pic from a pyro set I did in Bristol a weekend ago.Standard stuff, just bullet hits and such but this is a clot .45 which I rigged up to have muzzle flash. The gun is being held by Dave Caunce, who was assisting me on the day.Click on the image to see it full size.Daniel Martinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18442285134143825621noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3477503.post-1152007284746152082006-07-04T10:40:00.000+01:002006-09-26T18:44:25.956+01:00Yahoo! ad.For a commercial for the web company Yahoo I was asked to provide some facial and dental prosthetics as well as a figurative drop in piece.Conditions were insane, having to use a tiny corridor on a houseboat as both prosthetics and makeup space in boiling heat with one chair and with no work surfaces.The actor, a chap called Milan, did very well under all that costume / beard / makeup Daniel Martinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18442285134143825621noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3477503.post-1150189548067778042006-06-12T22:09:00.000+01:002006-06-13T10:05:48.110+01:00Early stage sculpt.After a recent trip to the Hunterian Museum I decided to sculpt a hydrocephallic skull.Here are a couple of pics after the first half day.I'll continue after I order some lay up resin, I don't want to finish until I can mould it.Click on either picture to see full size.Daniel Martinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18442285134143825621noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3477503.post-1144002885791138642006-04-02T19:11:00.000+01:002006-04-02T19:34:45.966+01:00Mummified hand.I made the actual hand a few months back but have only gotten around to painting it today. It all started as an experiment into material reactions and to see if it could be done. I'm very pleased with the result.Click on any picture to see full size.Daniel Martinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18442285134143825621noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3477503.post-1143985096884557022006-04-02T14:30:00.000+01:002006-04-02T14:38:16.903+01:00PhobiasA short film starring comedian Paul Kay needed a silicone replica of the lower portion of the actors face for a beard gag.The entire thing was a bit of a rush, done as a favour by myself in the evenings during my working at Madam Tussaudes.Artem were kind enough to lend us their workshops for the mould work portion of the project.Here I'm laying the clay for the core of the piece (click Daniel Martinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18442285134143825621noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3477503.post-1143984588463057782006-04-02T14:24:00.000+01:002006-04-02T14:29:48.463+01:00For Whatever, GoodbyeI did a few FX for this low budget horror feature.The main effect in the film was an eviscerated woman, the actress here is wearing an assortment of prosthetic and direct ap' cuts.The killer in the film had a self inflicted scar on his chest:Daniel Martinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18442285134143825621noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3477503.post-1143984283674587572006-04-02T14:10:00.000+01:002006-04-02T14:24:43.733+01:00Bits and bobs.Sculpted in wet clay as a homage to the film Nightbreed this sculpt took about 5 1/2 hours.This giant ear (about a meter long) was made for no reason other than to see how fast I could sculpt it and because I like the shapes that occur in ears. It took two hours.This was a quick latex an poly-foam pull from a plaster mould. The piece was for nothing in particular and was sculpted inDaniel Martinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18442285134143825621noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3477503.post-1143983366508772292006-04-02T13:58:00.000+01:002006-04-07T21:10:01.323+01:00One Way Ticket To Hell... And Back - DarknessI assisted the illustrious John Schoonraad with the life casting and prosthetics for the music video for The Darkness and made and fitted the dental prosthetics myself.Click on an image to see full size.Here I am on set fitting Justin with the teeth:Here's the video: Daniel Martinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18442285134143825621noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3477503.post-1143982711180031582006-04-02T13:56:00.000+01:002006-04-02T13:58:31.180+01:00SunshineI worked on R and D for the Danny Boyle film Sunshine under Mark Coulier.Here you can see a light emitting rig under a silicone chest piece. The rib shadow is a simple cardboard cut out to show what can be achieved.Click on the image to see full size.Daniel Martinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18442285134143825621noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3477503.post-1143982564370458032006-04-02T13:50:00.000+01:002006-04-02T13:56:04.370+01:00Mostly GhostlyIn addition to prosthetic and creature effects I am also trained in pyrotechnics. Here you can see frames of a deactivated blunderbuss re-activated by myself.There is actually a 9 volt rig attached to a spark pot hidden inside the barrel.Click on the image to see full size.Daniel Martinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18442285134143825621noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3477503.post-1143982211896300622006-04-02T13:35:00.000+01:002006-04-02T13:50:11.906+01:00Degree projectFor my Special Effects Design degree at LSBU I made this pair of feet.I got a first!Click on the pictures to see full size.The point of the degree project was the pigmentation rather than the feet themselves. I developed a way to remotely control the colour of the piece, here giving the impression of death / loss of blood.This is an alternate pair of feet made for a French horror Daniel Martinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18442285134143825621noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3477503.post-1143981319996602752006-04-02T13:31:00.000+01:002006-04-02T13:35:19.996+01:00No SkillzThis quick Gelatin head was kicked off a body in the TV Pilot of Alex Newman's No Skillz.A body puppet then jetted blood 8 feet in the air.The colour was airbrushed on by Grace Sergeant.Click on the image to see full size.Daniel Martinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18442285134143825621noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3477503.post-1143981053242891222006-04-02T13:28:00.000+01:002006-04-02T13:30:53.243+01:00WH Smith's ad campaignBack at Henson's I worked in the mouldshop for thhe "Book Worm" ad campaign for WH Smiths.Daniel Martinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18442285134143825621noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3477503.post-1143980481659807862006-04-02T13:14:00.000+01:002006-04-02T13:21:21.660+01:00Ruth's ToothA short film made at Henson's Creature Shop by Clair Tinsly and Brek Tailor.For this I designed and made both large scale puppet and life size prosthetic teeth props and large scale dental tools. Click on an image to see full size.The 10X scale puppet mouth, to be filmed from the inside with removable teeth and a puppet tongue.The prosthetic teeth were made to be removable too.Daniel Martinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18442285134143825621noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3477503.post-1143979742602291132006-04-02T12:59:00.000+01:002006-04-02T13:14:24.576+01:00Katoi music videoA miniature set, at varying sale (1/6 to 1/24), for a puppeted music video.I was in charge of the build in a warehouse in Bermondsey. some items, such as the taxi, were loaned to us by Artem.Click on an image to see full size.Daniel Martinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18442285134143825621noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3477503.post-1143979056789124742006-04-02T12:46:00.000+01:002006-04-02T12:57:36.800+01:00UndoneA short for the BBC, a few pieces but the main being a chest piece through which a bloody cord could be pulled and a beating bloody crochet'd heart.Click on a picture to see full size.Daniel Martinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18442285134143825621noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3477503.post-1143977919388229272006-04-02T12:34:00.000+01:002006-04-02T12:38:39.390+01:00Harry Potter and The Goblet Of FireI did a week of work experience with Nick Dudman on the fourth Potter film. Aside from making hundreds of strands of mermaid hair I also got to paint this silicone head replica of Hermione.Click on an image to see full size.Daniel Martinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18442285134143825621noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3477503.post-1143977685645824052006-04-02T12:29:00.000+01:002006-04-02T12:43:57.133+01:00Young Alexanderfor this low budget feature, filmed in Egypt, I was commissioned to make three pairs of identical wings, one set would fold out from behind the actor, one set were light weight for wire work and one set would break the same way every time for a fall.here they are modelled by a Klepto' from my then university.Click on the images to see at full size.Daniel Martinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18442285134143825621noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3477503.post-1143977344945857672006-04-02T12:26:00.000+01:002006-04-02T12:40:37.360+01:00Hitch Hikers Guide to the GalaxyI worked on this film at Henson's Creature Shop for a bit during my degree, the most notable piece I worked on was the Babel FishI assisted Karen Purvis in the Mouldshop.Click on the image to see full size.Daniel Martinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18442285134143825621noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3477503.post-1143977143366434512006-04-02T12:23:00.000+01:002006-04-02T12:25:43.366+01:00Awesome SoundA cheap and cheerful short made in 45 minutes. A couple of basic effects in this one, which, thinking about it, is older that Dirt (below) as I edited this one on two video recorders. Daniel Martinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18442285134143825621noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3477503.post-1143976948301197572006-04-02T12:15:00.000+01:002006-04-02T12:23:02.370+01:00DirtThis is a short film I directed and wrote with Jon Sharpin. There are a couple of small effects in it, my favourite being the burning finger tips.In hindsight it's a bit long. One day I may edit it down a bit. Daniel Martinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18442285134143825621noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3477503.post-1143976287089353532006-04-02T11:55:00.000+01:002006-04-02T12:15:18.163+01:00Virus 2040This is a silicone chest for the student film Virus 2040, it belongs to a robot who has his head ripped off.Click on any image to see it full size.This is the chest out of costume:Here is a pair of silicone boobs for a broken neck gag being kindly modeled by my friend Lorien:Here is the same piece during colouring:Here is a close up of the nipple, it's a bit blurry but I like the photo. Daniel Martinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18442285134143825621noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3477503.post-1143974912688193642006-04-02T11:42:00.000+01:002006-04-02T11:50:21.660+01:00Random older bits and bobsthese are all older pieces, mostly direct application although some are not.All either for short films or other people's student photo projects.Click on an image to see it full size.Daniel Martinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18442285134143825621noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3477503.post-1143974530649594872006-04-02T11:37:00.000+01:002006-04-02T11:42:10.650+01:00McPurgatoryThis was a short by Travis Dean, a friend with whom I worked quite a lot back then, in 2000.The man's makeup was for a mirror reveal that he has been caught up in a car accident and is dead, the kid appears briefly in the background as someone he killed in the crash.Click on the images to see them in fill size.Daniel Martinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18442285134143825621noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3477503.post-1143974214994916142006-04-02T11:32:00.000+01:002006-04-02T13:09:34.850+01:00Fantom KilerThese pics are from a "Polish" horror film called Fantom Kiler 3 (sic).Actually from before the Cradle Of Filth stuff this third installment in a rather grotty horror series needed a few chain-saw effects that their regular FX guy couldn't supply, I ended up slicing this one guys arm off, slashing another guy across the stomach and stabbing someone in the leg with a screwdriver.Click Daniel Martinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18442285134143825621noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3477503.post-1143972636661605532006-04-02T10:53:00.000+01:002006-04-02T11:31:42.836+01:00Okay, been a while (not as long as last time, maybe) time to put up some more pictures.I'll try to maintain some semblance of chronology.Click on the image to see it in full size.These are the test Polaroids from one of my first professional jobs back in 1999, a photo shoot for t-shirt designs for a Metal band.I never got copies of the actual photos because shortly after the shoot Cradle Of FilthDaniel Martinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18442285134143825621noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3477503.post-1122325979854387042005-07-25T22:09:00.000+01:002005-07-25T22:12:59.856+01:00Over three years since I posted. May be some kind of record.This is my ident card.Daniel Martinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18442285134143825621noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3477503.post-759072402002-04-28T00:17:00.001+01:002008-12-05T15:14:38.765Z13 Finger FX is a small company based in South London through which I work my (often bloody) magic.Daniel Martinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18442285134143825621noreply@blogger.com0