Creating Special Effects

Live Evil is a low budget film, which means that we don't have access to the same professional special effects equipment as major film companies have such as Warner Brothers .This makes it inevitable that we are required to work with what we have and improvise. Especially since one of the scenes in our movie requires some kind of effect in order for it to look realistic since it contains aspects of the supernatural. This scene involves the main character's foot (Rebecca Lucky) being grabbed by a dissolved/creepy looking hand, which emerges from underground.

These are the two possible methods I have come up with, that could make this scene work:
Method Number 1:

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Method number 1

-The first method involves making a box made out of see-through acrylic. The box would include a hole at the bottom where the character playing the supernatural being would put their hand through. The box would not have a lid, instead it would be filled with soil from the location. Once the creature's hand can be clearly seen from the top of the box, the camera would then shoot the scene from the same level as the box allowing only the top to be seen, not it's side.

 Method Number 2:

Method number 2

-The second method involves buying an already made monster glove (which would be very easy to find during Halloween season). I would then create a structure out of wire or wire mesh that resembles the human hand.This would then be placed inside the glove. Once this wire structure is already inside the glove, I would then place the glove and shape it around the ankle of the Rebecca character, making it look as if there is a hand inside the glove grabbing her ankle. The bottom of the glove would then be buried into the ground to give the impression that the hand is emerging from underground.

Both methods can be easily done, since as an Art and Product Design student I have access to the materials and equipment needed. However despite the making process not being too difficult the first method is still quite hard to put into process since various issues may arise during filming, such as the edges of the box being seen as well as the fact that we will need to pay extra detail to the camera angle and shot  in order to ensure that the hand still looks as if it is still at ground level. Overall we have decided that the second method would be more efficient since it is more practical and convenient.