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Realistic Guns for Cheap

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Published 22 Nov 2014

Today we show how to take a $10 toy gun and make it work for your film. Black Friday and Cyber Monday sales: November 28th and December 1st! http://www.triunestore.com Gun Sound Effects: http://triune-store.myshopify.com/collections/sound-effects New Episodes Every Monday and Thursday Like, Favorite and SHARE today's episode! /watch/sTjyFVQGr-IGy Subscribe for more Film Riot! /subscription_c ... FilmRiot /FilmRiot Facebook https://www.facebook.com/filmriot Twitter http://twitter.com/FilmRiot Ryan on Twitter http://twitter.com/ryan_connolly Ryan on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/theryanconnolly Ryan on Google+: http://bit.ly/ryansgoogleplus Ryan on Instagram http://instagram.com/ryan_connolly Josh on Twitter https://twitter.com/Josh_connolly Josh on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/TheJoshConnolly Josh on Instagram http://instagram.com/josh_connolly

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Comments - 910

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@maverickanthonybutler79989 years ago My only problem is with the short film I am planning to shoot is supposed to have many scenes outside and I am worried about people thinking the guns are real and having them call the cops on me... :) 257
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@CBSuper10 years ago This is why I love this show. It’s like a filmmaker’s variety show. One week it’s all about cinematography, the next week it might be about DIY lights or props. This week it's cheap guns and maybe next week, who knows. Love those fire assets, are they simulations? ... 69
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@filmjkk10 years ago I recommend spraying matte black instead, because the shiny-ness of the toy guns give the cheapness away. And also brushing the corners of the guns with silver paint to give the old worn-out look. I live in a country where airsoft is illegal so I have to do this a lot. Btw awesome episode! Emily was awesome :3 ... 45
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@ChrissonatorOFL10 years ago Of course, I'd be careful when painting over the orange tip, people could easily mistake it for a real gun, especially cops.
I would add some matte finish to it, so it doesn't look so shiny. 49
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@CZsWorld10 years ago I wish the fire pack came out... before. 73
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@thecityboysstudio10 years ago We used the silver paint technique to rough up the guns on a short that we made early this year. Really worked quite effectively :) 14
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@deadly0iguana10 years ago Careful with painting over the orange tips of the guns. In some states and provinces it's actually illegal to do so because it can make some harmless situations very dangerous. A good alternative to the paint is using black electrical tape or semi-permanent black marker as these are removable after shooting. ... 5
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@wolfmanproductionCH10 years ago Stoked to see the skits coming back! As always your show was informative, clever and oh so funny! you guys rock! 3
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@TeamFlamingStones10 years ago Awesome tutorial, I suddenly remembered a lot of my ideas have been tucked away in my notebook after I realized I was going to need some guns. And the knife technique really opened my eyes :) 12
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@ghiffariharis10 years ago finally taking back to the old style videos, like this kind of video so much, feels light and not too serious, keep the good work guys!
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@NordikCreative10 years ago I don't wanna sound too picky but the reverb sound the gun shots had wasn't very realistic considering the environment the scene was shot in 57
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@thisisthefakeshow10 years ago Much needed episode for me. Film Riot is love!!
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@ilikenes28 years ago Spring powered Airsoft guns can be a good, cheap option, especially since they have moving slides/bolts and removable magazines. Some of the spring powered Airsoft pistols are even made of metal, like some of the Airsoft 1911's that you can buy on Amazon.com ... 1
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@plotcoalition10 years ago Ok first of all, THANK YOU EMILY! BATTLEFIELD IS SO MUCH BETTER! (before this war starts, if you haven't played on PC you have no say in the matter)
Also a quick tip I found while shooting our most recent video (trailer to come soon) is that when I was editing the gun sounds a huge thing is to make it sound like it was played back in the room and not just anywhere, it's like blending compositions in after effects, so if your character is in a hall, don't just put a sound effect, add some reverb on that sweet cookie sound and it will sell the effect wayyyy better than anything you composite. If you make a unique copy of the clip in Audition you can reuse the reverbed sound or the regular one. IT IS A PURE LIFE SAVER!!!! ... 146
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@MrBracey10010 years ago Some great tips, especially about the rubber gun. Ive broken one of my pistols when an acto had to drop it on a hard floor. Also nice obscure reference from Deep Star Six. 4
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@dallasdandigitalproduction3936 years ago Love this.Thx for the great ideas. btw Emily sitting at the table reading Sun Tsu's The Art Of War= Bosslady badass! lol 2
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@AlfieVaughan10 years ago You guys have made so many good videos lately! Keep up the good work!
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@SilasWilloughby7 years ago Can't decide who I would rather meet, Josh or Emily. Lol! 55
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@red99Baron8 years ago I think Emily is reading the Art of War by Tsun Tzu.
Thats a nice touch.
Did it go un-noticed for 2 years? 9
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@JoeLiningToolFilms10 years ago Awesome video! Funny because I actually did the same thing YESTERDAY with cap guns for a western short I'm going to be making soon! 1
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@iamdafuriousofall9 years ago the opening scenes were cool. Awesome way to start the video!
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@datlukedude10 years ago At a toy R' us, I can get a $15 plastic pistol, which when you pulled the trigger it pulls back! All it needs it needs is a spray paint. 12
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@HomeDistiller10 years ago Get some aluminum tape for the knife and you'll have a blade that looks exactly like metal 12
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@advid235210 years ago I should really give all of the advice said in this video a "shot". 35
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@jodonovan43419 years ago Oh god thank you for this! I have been looking for something like this for so long!
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@jedielliott10 years ago Ryan, how should one go about introducing a script to a director or production company? 6
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@VersedFlame8 years ago For me she's totally right, battlefield is better. 164
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@SaviorNT9 years ago Nice paint ideas; never thought about using silver paint around the edges to give props that metal feel. Thanks for the tip!
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@NerdmaidFaith10 years ago this was very helpful! I did a shoot where I had my actor use a prop longsword. I bought a cheap nerf sword and spray painted the heck out of it, but I didn't think to do the metallic edge thing. 1
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@synkclan70569 years ago Just putting it out there, she is so pretty :) 46
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@brycesandersauthor10 years ago Thanks for this guys. Have a great Thanksgiving Next week.
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@callumjohnson118410 years ago Hey Film Riot, love your stuff! I'm getting into film-making and I really love the cinematography and all that and so I was wondering what the best entry-level camera would be for shooting films. (And I mean really entry-level, my budget's tight). Thanks, a bunch and keep up the good work! ... 1
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@ajshhwzhhwja23177 years ago i have that one 4
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@kulmajaba10 years ago For knife blades and similar metallic surfaces, aluminium tape gives you an awesome surface. Also, if he tape surface looks too shiny on camera you can dull it with steel wool or high grit sanding paper.
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@CreeperBoy-th1cn8 years ago her face when they were pretending to shoot the gun was so funny 1
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@aidanmcculloch68810 years ago Nice, the metal paint brushing really helped sell the look. Time to do that to all my props!
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@artmuk10 years ago Excelent!!! Thanks guys!
I miss the short comedy clips for the sponsor time :)
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@CalvinB24438 years ago She's right, battlefield is a better game. :D Battlefield 1 hype!!! XD 54
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@NihilQuest10 years ago How about putting something heavy in the plastic gun? 3
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@Braingap10 years ago Thank you so much. I've been asking this for months
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@JoeLiningToolFilms10 years ago Also thank you for that little Battlfield vs. CoD gag. It is the truth.
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@alanlmsca10 years ago I know the US is a gun country, but when doing a 'shoot' (HA!) outside in public, isn't there some guidance on letter the authorities know, like the police, so you don't get an unnitentional new scene added to your film? ... 4
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@MaksimYuryev10 years ago Ryan you need to do movie reviews! Maybe start another channel for those that want to watch? Make it simple so they don't take much effort/time to make! To start off what are you thoughts on Interstellar? Plz thumbs up my comment if u want him to see it and do movie reviews! ... 8
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@thorna10010 years ago Your lighting skills are just getting better all the time. At one stage the comedy sketches looked a little flat but in the new episodes you are really nailing it! I expect the C100 helps a bit as well :) Any chance you could do an episode where you light an entire scene from start to finish? Like something more filmic? A lot of your lighting tutorials are a bit vague. I would love you to do a kind of film school on set thing? ...
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@jameswborges821310 years ago Ive watched all your episodes and love them, This is the short film i made using all your techniques, Not half as good as yours but learning lots! The Blunderbies , A Short film
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@GrannyGumJob3177 years ago $75 for shotgun sounds. It's things like this that keep future filmmakers down in the ditch 3
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@americannerdproject10 years ago One of the guns was still shooting on the TV as he dragged his friend away. The gun effects were great, though. 9
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@5DiceProductions00010 years ago This was perfect for my next short film. Thank you! And I was just wondering for some reason; Ryan did you ever watch "The Sopranos"? Great TV show and they used these gun and knife tricks all the time on that show. Thanks again! ... 2
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@YTAMA10 years ago Hey Ryan cant wait for the nwxt episode.
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@OutofBoundsProd10 years ago Pretty irresponsible not giving a warning as to why the guns have an orange tip. Most people know it's to signify it's fake but people can be stupid, removing the orange cap means you can now get in wayyyyy more trouble if you're not careful. I think a lot of your viewers are younger and so couldn't hurt to give a quick "Hey! Don't be stupid with this stuff". ... 19
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@ChaoticMatters10 years ago Omg I have that black knife! lol actually got it for chrstmas last year and I wasn't sure if I should spray the blade silver cause I liked it black, but now I know what to do!
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@mikew88803 years ago Regarding props on set, I've always wondered why firearms used in films are real when everything else is more or less a nonfunctional fabrication.
Is it possible for the best prop makers in the industry to design and build prop firearms that look, feel, and only APPEAR to operate like actual firearms, (i.e. muzzle flash, recoil, proper weight, load/unload clips and PROP cartridges, etc.), only they fundamentally operate in such a completely different manor that projectile discharge isn't even a functional possibility, even if the props malfunction?
Has this already been done for a film and I just missed it? If so, why has this new tech in prop firearm design and operation NOT become the film industry standard? ... 3
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@dylanlockemp310 years ago I left for 8 months and come back and she's like cute and shit 3
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@Jekoz10 years ago Thanks for this guys, you are such a big help! :)
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@natethegreat78212 years ago
KILLED ME!!!
😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣
I really didn’t see his death coming!!
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@remm_ttv9 years ago Battlefield: Run 30 minutes to the action place and get shot from behind or by a sniper 7
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@Rebassed10 years ago Hey Filmriot! I really wanna warn you guys! DO NOT PAINT THE ORANGE TIP OFF YOUR GUN!
As required by Federal Law this Airsoft gun is sold with at least a 1/4 orange tip. It is illegal to remove the orange tip. there are very strict laws for this, you can get fined up to 10.000 dollars.
Like this message so they will see this ... 6
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@justone42724 years ago FBI looking through my history:
Hm... ah.. Sees: REALISTIC GUNS FOR CHEAP
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FBI OPEN UP!!~ 2
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@itaialter10 years ago Cool episode. You didn't mention the lighting fx on the actors (espcially on Josh while Arris is shooting), which also really helped to sell the shot :P awesome
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@onswitch40227 years ago Haha, I used the exact same AK47 in my first film that I made a couple of months ago. I just uploaded that same short film onto my channel, I clearly did not hide the plastic-look as well as Film Riot did, but, it did make for a good, and cheap film prop! ...
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@corneefilmz94699 years ago i am so glad you made this video i am a starter on youtube. you are a big inspiration to me and my team of friends and family. our channels and videos will be alike and in a few years mine might just be as good as losses or proximity or the one in this video or in vengance and slushies ...
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@6-Iron5 years ago I can’t believe you haven’t discovered Rub n’ Buff. Hands down the best way to make anything look metallic.
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@johnp.66923 years ago In most movies, they don't even give an f about the realisticity of putting a recoil in a gunshot even in powerful rifles! And now I'm having a hard time finding realistic action movies such as "Extraction" and "Kate" both from Netflix and I'm finding some more. ... 1
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@checkdaii7 years ago It’s been exactly 3 years since this has been uploaded 2
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@LastSurvivorOfKandor10 years ago It's 1 in the morning I can't sleep, thanks guys for being around!
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@JPope10 years ago The prop gun that Emily uses is also available at the Dollar General Store for 5 dollars (if you have those in your area). I have also seen them in Kmart for about that same price. I think Emily should use a crossbow next!! Pull that one off Ryan...it a be cool. ...
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@nzjmovies9 years ago Hay Ryan, I was wondering if you could do a video centered around the different types of muzzle flashes for different genres of a movie. Ik you did a muzzle flash tutorial a few years ago, but the flashes you've used in this video look a lot more updates. Thanks! ...
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@TheAwesomist9 years ago A little bit of wood stain on the "wooden" parts of the shot gun brushed to create grain looks pretty good.
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@beatle722989 years ago I got a rubber gun a few weeks before this video was posted, and when it was tone for the hand-to-hand Monday challenge, it saved my life. Of course mine is pink because for some reason that was cheaper than the black, so I had to spray paint the shit out of it.
Lesson to all: make sure you have spray paint meant for rubber! ...
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@bek_xt8 years ago Note: Guns do sound different when shot indoor, applying a reverb (plug-in) would make them sound more realistic for this episode. 1
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@ladydeadpool672110 years ago Hey Ryan. Can you explain/give tips on how to get into character and best ways to ignore distractions to stay in character?
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@ElectricJellyDonut10 years ago Gotta love how the game was still playing in the background
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@koltscats10 years ago Great episode guys!
Except how they held the guns, you want the stock against the shoulder area. If you hold it through the armpit. The gun would probably go flying behind you! 1
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@tiptoeproductions17489 years ago I love the way Emily does this! She is my fave child actor!
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@MrThunderMonky10 years ago Deep Star Six LOL nice ref. I just watched that on Netflix
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@Sh3ikha10 years ago I'm with Emily on that one! Show them COD fish what's WHAT! LOL
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@smikkelhenknl76394 years ago Finally someone dat likes battlefield wohoo 1