CREATING FIREBALLS! Mini Pyrotechnics: Practical FX Tutorial

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How to create fireball explosions with miniature pyrotechnic practical effects techniques to give action movie worthy explosions! In part 2 of our pyrotechnics series, we up the scale and head outside to get some bigger and better explosions!
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@CallYourselfAFan 3 жыл бұрын

No Pyro No Party as they say! Another banger of an episode 🔥🔥🔥

@chrisedgar5903 3 жыл бұрын

Incoming Blade Runner title sequence ooohhh yeah, you spoil us! ❤️

@InCameraTV 3 жыл бұрын

Can't wait to get it out there to you all!

@ryanworkman3032 3 жыл бұрын

I use ceamora powdered coffee creamer. I've always been satisfied with the effect.

@willmfrank 3 жыл бұрын

Powdered coffee creamer: known to MythBusters Grant, Tori, and Kari as the "Oh God! RUN!!!" stuff...!

@ScottBalkum 3 жыл бұрын

Oh man, this was so good! I have wanted to do practical for so many years. I really appreciate your channel for showing us how it is done. Time to get to work!!!!!

@iododendron3416 3 жыл бұрын

I am getting vanilla notes, cinnamon and carbon monoxide. Last words of an indoor pyrotechnician.

@alancastaneda8322 3 жыл бұрын

Or a stroke.

@geoffreyblackmer 3 жыл бұрын

If you ever do quick short vids, you gotta call them Sparkly Bits.

@InCameraTV 3 жыл бұрын

haha we love that!

@ianalldis9693 Жыл бұрын

I am loving this channel more and more! ... great stuff! Think I'll take a look at that ole Patreon thingy... 😎👍 Keep up the good work!

@1.9tdi81 3 жыл бұрын

Let's go. Can't wait for that Blade Runner sequence.

@InCameraTV 3 жыл бұрын

Oh yes, we can't wait either!

@jmalmsten 3 жыл бұрын

To add to these, I would suggest doing straight up or straight down (or both) "explosions". To get fireballs that aren't going up or down in the frame. Also, straight 'splosion elements are fun and all. But I would also love to see these powder explosions in shots with models. So the fireballs can interact with the structures and move past them. Especially doing a few shots with a street tilted on its side like they did for the first Independence Day explosions.

@InCameraTV 3 жыл бұрын

Well keep an eye out as zero gravity explosions is an episode in the pipeline 👀

@Powersfilms Жыл бұрын

Awesome work!

@salutmaximax6682 3 жыл бұрын

Oh Boy... you are typically the type of channel that will completely blow up at one point! I’m so sure of it haha the quality of your videos, your personalities... everything is on point! Just discovered your channel, and now got a new subscriber!

@InCameraTV 3 жыл бұрын

Wow, thanks so much! Here's hoping you're right! Great to have you onboard!

@timulewicz466 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome!! Definitely some vangelis at the end there!!! Can’t wait 😬👌

@cosmasindico 3 жыл бұрын

Love this channel. Don't take this the wrong way, but if I ever had to cast someone to play the Devil - Not that that would ever happen, I'm a school teacher mind you - I would cast Tommy. He's got the perfect mix of charm, mischief, and mad glee.

@InCameraTV 3 жыл бұрын

Haha, glad you love than channel! And I'm sure Tommy wouldn't take offence to that 😂

@airfox 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks ya'll!!! Big love, great work.

@InCameraTV 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much, really appreciated!

@BenjaminTateDOP 3 жыл бұрын

Loving it!!!!

@InCameraTV 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Ben!

@beautownshend 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome, looking forward to seeing some more pyro!

@InCameraTV 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Can't beat a good bit of pyro!

@UnexpectedCreativeStudios 3 жыл бұрын

Love an explosion, nicely done guys. I don't think it was mentioned but the other weirdly explosive thing is flour. Flour mills have been known to explode because of a spark igniting the air. Mind yourselves when baking!

@jp-incamera 3 жыл бұрын

Lol...I did consider demonstrating flour and calling it ‘The great British Blast off!’. Yes flour and as mentioned elsewhere in the comments, coffee creamer powder works well. Both these materials react very similar to Lycopodium powder...but Lycopodium tends to burn a little brighter and more efficiently/ cleaner.

@UnexpectedCreativeStudios 3 жыл бұрын

@@jp-incamera 🤣 Great British Blast Off, love it. Looking forward to the next episode. Hoping the motion control rig gets an outing.

@morganellieification 3 жыл бұрын

love that Video Europe sticker throughout on the battery:) Thanks for the plug

@DangerousDac 3 жыл бұрын

Reckon you could do some "zero g" explosion elements? Namely with the explosive hung above the camera which is facing upwards, a sheet of lexan between them so you get a nice fireball moving towards the camera, good for spaceship explosions.

@InCameraTV 3 жыл бұрын

one step ahead of you 👀😉

@DangerousDac 3 жыл бұрын

@@InCameraTV glad I just subbed to the patreon then 🤩

@TomZandtValentine 3 жыл бұрын

This is REALLY cool!!

@InCameraTV 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Tom! Glad you liked it!

@zenclaw13 3 жыл бұрын

This is inspiring! Thank you!!!!!! So cool

@InCameraTV 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks, glad you liked the video!

@user-kl2ss1gh4o 2 жыл бұрын

you are so creative team!

@InCameraTV 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@lemonysnick5171 3 жыл бұрын

This human says hi back! Thanks for another great video!

@InCameraTV 3 жыл бұрын

Hi Mark, and thanks, glad you enjoyed it!

@909Films 3 жыл бұрын

I got so excited when I heard that little Blade Runner chime at the end! Looking forward to the next one! Fantastic work as always!

@InCameraTV 3 жыл бұрын

Oh yes well spotted! It's gonna be a banger of an episode!

@OverlandTrailer 3 жыл бұрын

That was reallly tasty!

@psotos 3 жыл бұрын

Great balls of fire!

@InCameraTV 3 жыл бұрын

Goodness gracious!

@scarpheel 3 жыл бұрын

0:01 dang he look like that crazy scientist

@Ed-davies 3 жыл бұрын

Off to google I go! Another banger of an episode!

@InCameraTV 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Edward, glad you enjoyed it!

@robholder5825 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome video, Team! How the dickens does JP know all this stuff?!?!?!?! Keep it up!

@InCameraTV 3 жыл бұрын

Cheers Rob, we were just saying how JP would be the best companion to have in the apocalypse!

@DronkenDrenthen 3 жыл бұрын

The real deal!!!!!

@InCameraTV 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@leifpeterson6122 3 жыл бұрын

who's your powder dealer JP? :)

@manorueda1432 3 жыл бұрын

Nice! (and funny!) By the way, I loved your T-shirt!

@InCameraTV 3 жыл бұрын

Ayy thanks dude!

@manorueda1432 3 жыл бұрын

@@InCameraTV 👍😎

@eifionjones8513 3 жыл бұрын

Great stuff chaps! Good to see you experimenting with bags of powder down slack alley 😅

@InCameraTV 3 жыл бұрын

😅 😂

@beakz 3 жыл бұрын

Bladerunner! Yas!!!

@InCameraTV 3 жыл бұрын

Oh yes!

@KyleSevenoaks 3 жыл бұрын

Miniature pyro action? Sign me up!

@InCameraTV 3 жыл бұрын

Oh yes Kyle 🔥🔥🔥

@exooptik 3 жыл бұрын

Kaboooom

@josh.8104 3 жыл бұрын

Tommy, Emissions Connoisseur

@Lattrodon 3 жыл бұрын

I fucking love this channel

@InCameraTV 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much!

@1zymn1 3 жыл бұрын

I was getting Blade Runner vibes from those puffs of smoke so I can bet on what sci-fi you're speaking of.

@JohnDonovanV 3 жыл бұрын

The sting at the end gave it away. So we're talking miniatures, compositing, maybe some roto. Love it!

@freedo333 2 жыл бұрын

Its amazing how these explosions resemble nuclear explosions

@InCameraTV 2 жыл бұрын

Ah they look so cool, right!?

@mbgrafix 3 жыл бұрын

Great video! You guys need to try igniting coffee creamer powder.

@jp-incamera 3 жыл бұрын

We did test coffee creamer powder in the pre-shoot test and found it to be nearly identical to the Lycopodium powder. Since we had more lycopodium powder, we used that (it also seemed to burn brighter).

@mbgrafix 3 жыл бұрын

@@jp-incamera Very cool! I imagine your familiar also with the fact that flour ignites...explosively! Thus, there have been many documented cases of devastating grain elevator explosions.

@TryptychUK 3 жыл бұрын

Try custard powder. I kid you not.

@timbeaton5045 3 жыл бұрын

I'm sure you could package a lot of these and sell them as Fireball stock shots. Could make a few extra bob, that way!

@InCameraTV 3 жыл бұрын

They'll most definitely be part of an elements package down the line!

@DECODEDVFX 3 жыл бұрын

Nice. Looks like you got the exposure right too. It's easy to under-expose for the highlights, which makes the rest of the fireball look too dark in the composite.

@aus_liam444 3 жыл бұрын

"Hello Humans".....😴.......😲..............😃..........Hehe yeah booiiiiiiis, your back!!! 🎬🔥🤟

@InCameraTV 3 жыл бұрын

Hope you enjoyed the video Liam!

@rjholliss 3 жыл бұрын

Excellent episode, I've been looking forward to this one and it didn't disappoint! I can't wait to see your rendition of Blade Runner's opening scene. I don't know how you're planning on doing it (or if you've filmed it already) but I have a load of old circuit boards in my garage that I used to create some of the Hades landscape for my film Blade Runner Redux (I sent you some footage video Instagram), maybe they would be useful for your recreation? Keep up the superb work.

@InCameraTV 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much Russell. We haven't shot it yet, but have some very specific methods in mind ;) Loved your version btw, keep up the great work!

@rjholliss 3 жыл бұрын

@@InCameraTV Thanks very much, I'm honoured you enjoyed it. Very intrigued with how you're going to do it and judging from everything I've seen from you guys so far, it's going to be damn right spectacular!

@justinlynn 3 жыл бұрын

As you're filming with a locked down camera in slow motion, would doing something like difference key make sense in order to avoid rotoscoping?

@InCameraTV 3 жыл бұрын

That would probably work 👍

@AdamViklund 3 жыл бұрын

Great video, guys! Are these powders specifically made for the effects industry, or are they just powders that have been found to work well? I'm curious if any super fine grain powder would work?

@jp-incamera 3 жыл бұрын

With the exception of the Red Gum and Lycopodium powder, we used materials usually intended for other things in our demo. As mentioned in the comments a similar result can be obtained by using coffee creamer powder or fine cooking flour. Many fine grain powders can work as the ‘fuel’, we just demonstrated the main ones we prefer (and that seem to photograph the best). If doing your own tests, please be sure to do outside and away from flammable objects and have a way of remote ignition like we set up, otherwise you may loose eyebrows :)

@imyoubutbalder 3 жыл бұрын

@@jp-incamera Where would be a good place to purchase these powders?

@jp-incamera 3 жыл бұрын

@@imyoubutbalder All powders featured were purchased on eBay or Amazon.

@ge2719 3 жыл бұрын

13:45 not everyone knows this but ILM used to be called IAM. Industrial Alleyway Magic. :P

@PASTRAMIKick 3 жыл бұрын

holy shit you're recreating Blade Runner next!

@InCameraTV 3 жыл бұрын

Well, not the whole film 😅 😉

@janemillerick9614 2 жыл бұрын

wondering; have you ever seen (or perhaps done yourself)demolition sculptures; remotely controlled things that shoot flames etc and otherwise are equipped to destroy their counterpart during a gallery (in the case of those I saw) show.. a long project to build however.

@JohnFMFilms 2 ай бұрын

Where are you buying your flash powders?

@wayneclayton5426 3 жыл бұрын

Is the sci-fi classic the 'Cat from Outer Space?'

@JoQeZzZ 3 жыл бұрын

6:23 - Quite dangerous :) :)) :D :DD :DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD

@JoQeZzZ 3 жыл бұрын

JP appreciation society rise up!

@NellerProductions 3 жыл бұрын

"they do this at ILM all the time". 😂😂😂😂😂

@InCameraTV 3 жыл бұрын

Only the highest quality effects work here at InCamera 😉

@NellerProductions 3 жыл бұрын

@@InCameraTV loving it! Thank you for the fantastic content!

@djw48 3 жыл бұрын

Carnuba wax powder works well....

@TheArtiststoolbox 3 жыл бұрын

Should we check with local and State laws when doing pyrotechnics and if we need permits for such effects? Thanks.

@jp-incamera 3 жыл бұрын

Always check laws regarding the use and procurement of pyrotechnic materials. Most of the materials considered as ‘controlled substances’ used for pyrotechnics are limited to separate classification and are therefore obtained through licence restricted sale in some shape or form worldwide. When in doubt, contact a licensed effects/ pyrotechnic company to have a licensed (and insured) professional to advise and carry out the effect for you. Whenever we feature anything pyro related in our episodes, we are very careful as to what content we disclose (and don’t disclose). We are aware that our audience is worldwide and that laws differ from country to country. Whenever we disclose the materials used in a DIY context, we make sure that they are not ‘controlled’ or ‘hazardous’ substances per say, but rather talk through the more freely available (unrestricted) ingredients that can be used in an effect, that if carried out with common sense and basic precautions, can be perfectly safe.

@TheArtiststoolbox 3 жыл бұрын

@@jp-incamera thanks for the info.

@mrock828 3 жыл бұрын

LOL at first I thought that was the MIDDLE finger, LOL

@alancastaneda8322 3 жыл бұрын

Love the anime shirts. "Blade Runner" is an awesome sci-fi film to learn special-effects from. Douglas Trumbull is a master special-effects practitioner. Has your team given any thought on creating convincing water effects on a miniature scale?

@InCameraTV 3 жыл бұрын

Hey Alan, glad you're loving Tom's attire and our Blade Runner tease! And just you wait, we've got an amazing effects tutorial coming up soon for you about water effects...

@alancastaneda8322 3 жыл бұрын

@@InCameraTV , awesome!

@bymieza4540 2 жыл бұрын

Nice pyro...but just wonder...how to put the pyro on body like power rangers did? Can you share the method? Thank you..

@Caroline_Tyler 3 жыл бұрын

You should add cinnamon to the powder for extra sparkles

@InCameraTV 3 жыл бұрын

Oh yes, great idea!

@davidconnellan6875 6 ай бұрын

What are the powders? I'm guessing coal dust and creamer powder

@miguelangelacevedomontserr9926 3 жыл бұрын

You should definitely try to add real cinnamon, oregano or thyme... maybe you would get some sparky particles floating and a wonderful smell floating in the air

@InCameraTV 3 жыл бұрын

Now those fireballs would smell a lot nicer than the ones in this episode haha

@danielgilboy 3 жыл бұрын

Do zero G fireballs (Camera looking up) for some Star Wars style explosions

@InCameraTV 3 жыл бұрын

Well just you wait Daniel... 👀

@ivantheterrible2796 3 жыл бұрын

Part way into the vid I am thinking, "What would happen if you mix those up?" 2 seconds later...... they mix the powders. You are in my head lol.

@InCameraTV 3 жыл бұрын

haha, I hope the powder cocktail satisfied you!

3 жыл бұрын

Just like Blade Runner's beginning.

@InCameraTV 3 жыл бұрын

oh yes... 👀

@TGWNN. 3 жыл бұрын

When will the library be realesed?

@InCameraTV 3 жыл бұрын

We're launching our new website in September in hope to make all our elements available to purchase on there!

@TGWNN. 3 жыл бұрын

@@InCameraTV cool!

@beefknuckles 3 жыл бұрын

Blade Runner!

@TheBenjaman 3 жыл бұрын

Bold of you to assume I'm a human. Perhaps I am a sentient fireball...

@zsigmondkara 3 жыл бұрын

Hello Replicants!

@scottwharram1482 3 жыл бұрын

bladerunner

@fillerbunnyninjashark271 3 жыл бұрын

How does one go about becoming a pyrotechnician 😆 I'm already a pyro

@doegywhail728 3 жыл бұрын

Ever used custard powder or coffee mate?

@jp-incamera 3 жыл бұрын

Yes mate :)

@watchth1ngs 3 жыл бұрын

hmmm so Bladerunner in future, eh?

@InCameraTV 3 жыл бұрын

Oh yes!!!

@tomorobo4472 2 жыл бұрын

if the bags aren't labeled, that would be tricky to remember which is which. lol

@Borsilive 3 жыл бұрын

Cool video. Idk but I think CG explosions / fireballs look way more impressiv and full. It just feels more like a movie, when the explosion is CG. I think the major downside of filming these elements on a bluescreen is this little tiny edge you get and it look a bit flat. With CG you have HDRIS and more Lighting options to really let the light shine through the volume and exactly match the light.

@jp-incamera 3 жыл бұрын

That’s a fair comment, CG explosion sims in Houdini for example can be truly excellent. However I would always say that studying or creating the real thing (even on a smaller scale) can help massively improve the look of a sim, by studying real world reference. CG explosions and fire have come a long way, but sometimes there is a temptation to add much more exposure detail to them in comp...looking a bit too much like the camera is capturing a ‘predicted’ or impossible exposure.

@TheEplestugas 3 жыл бұрын

I disagree, I think a lot of explosions in movies nowadays look painfully CG. The Smoke is just way to fluffy and it lacks the detail and randomness of a real explosion.

@jamescarter3196 3 жыл бұрын

“It feels more like a movie”- what does that even mean? It isn’t ‘better’ when something looks so artificial that you immediately know it’s totally fake. That’s the opposite goal of most special effects.