Tuesday, July 7, 2009

TIP # 4 OF THE ART DEPARTMENT: BUBBLES



Who doesn't love BUBBLES!!??
Oddly enough, I've used bubbles a lot in film and photo shoots. I've learned this tip while on a Disney TV show and it was definitely an 'ah ha' moment:

Take 'Mr. Bubbles' bubble bath (can find at any supermarket, drugstore, $1 store for cheap), put in a big bucket you get at hardware store and fill up only a 1/4 of the way up with a smidge of water (you don't even have to do that). Take your cement mixer attachment on your electric drill and mix! Bubbles will instantly fluff up! For bigger the job, get more buckets and do an assembly line...

If you have to put bubbles on someone
: Put bubbles on top of bubble wrap! Wrap the bubble wrap around the model, tape in place and add bubbles. It adheres the bubble wrap and doesn't pop as fast.

You can also put bubbles on top of the bubble wrap and move the bubble wrap in a controlled motion if you are able to hide behind something to make it look like it is overflowing. If you can't hide behind something, see below:

To show an overflowing bathtub: Rent a foaming machine from a set store. Put in bathtub and fill up bubbles over and around right before you need to roll. Can even do it with a remote from the other room.

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