Sink into the ground Tutorial

[gilligansunder]

Hoping the producers will take note of this, would love to see some dry quicksand scenes in the future.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pinoZtX-imw

[QuicksandMania]

Outstanding tutorial!

Thanks for sharing!

[Fred588]

This is to respond solely to the issue of "dry" scenes and not to the video that was linked.

From the point of view of the producers let's consider two of the issues involved in doing a dry scene.

1. First, is the dry pit to be indoors or outdoors? If outdoors, then it needs complete protection from rain or it will not be a dry pit for long. This means the pit probably must be entirely above ground. A hole will fill with water when it rains and even a covered, waterproof box will soon be floating if it rains. If the "dry material" is to be at least four feet deep, then its surface must be AT LEAST 4 feet above the ground. If it is to have any kind of surrounding "ground area" that has to be four feet off the ground as well. Not impossible but difficult. Building such a pit indoors would pretty much eliminate problems from rain. However, a pit four feet deep would have its surface a little more than four feet above the floor. If the room has a ten-foot ceiling, then an actress five feet tall and standing on the surface will have the top of her head only one foot below the ceiling.

2. Second, what is the dry material going to be. There are possible materials such as bean bag beads, granulated cork, perlite, and vermiculite. None of these are inexpensive and some of them may produce dust, when totally dry, that could be hazardous to breath. Other possible materials, such as corn kernals, wheat hulls, and so one might be inexpensive at certain locations and times of the year but most of these will decay very quickly if they should get wet and some of them may tend to attract vermin of various kinds. These problems, like any problem, can be solved but not necessarily economically.

[tanya_wam]

This is to respond solely to the issue of "dry" scenes and not to the video that was linked.

From the point of view of the producers let's consider two of the issues involved in doing a dry scene.

1. First, is the dry pit to be indoors or outdoors? If outdoors, then it needs complete protection from rain or it will not be a dry pit for long. This means the pit probably must be entirely above ground. A hole will fill with water when it rains and even a covered, waterproof box will soon be floating if it rains. If the "dry material" is to be at least four feet deep, then its surface must be AT LEAST 4 feet above the ground. If it is to have any kind of surrounding "ground area" that has to be four feet off the ground as well. Not impossible but difficult. Building such a pit indoors would pretty much eliminate problems from rain. However, a pit four feet deep would have its surface a little more than four feet above the floor. If the room has a ten-foot ceiling, then an actress five feet tall and standing on the surface will have the top of her head only one foot below the ceiling.

2. Second, what is the dry material going to be. There are possible materials such as bean bag beads, granulated cork, perlite, and vermiculite. None of these are inexpensive and some of them may produce dust, when totally dry, that could be hazardous to breath. Other possible materials, such as corn kernals, wheat hulls, and so one might be inexpensive at certain locations and times of the year but most of these will decay very quickly if they should get wet and some of them may tend to attract vermin of various kinds. These problems, like any problem, can be solved but not necessarily economically.

You should go head-to-head with Wario...

[Fred588]

This is to respond solely to the issue of "dry" scenes and not to the video that was linked.

From the point of view of the producers let's consider two of the issues involved in doing a dry scene.

1. First, is the dry pit to be indoors or outdoors? If outdoors, then it needs complete protection from rain or it will not be a dry pit for long. This means the pit probably must be entirely above ground. A hole will fill with water when it rains and even a covered, waterproof box will soon be floating if it rains. If the "dry material" is to be at least four feet deep, then its surface must be AT LEAST 4 feet above the ground. If it is to have any kind of surrounding "ground area" that has to be four feet off the ground as well. Not impossible but difficult. Building such a pit indoors would pretty much eliminate problems from rain. However, a pit four feet deep would have its surface a little more than four feet above the floor. If the room has a ten-foot ceiling, then an actress five feet tall and standing on the surface will have the top of her head only one foot below the ceiling.

2. Second, what is the dry material going to be. There are possible materials such as bean bag beads, granulated cork, perlite, and vermiculite. None of these are inexpensive and some of them may produce dust, when totally dry, that could be hazardous to breath. Other possible materials, such as corn kernals, wheat hulls, and so one might be inexpensive at certain locations and times of the year but most of these will decay very quickly if they should get wet and some of them may tend to attract vermin of various kinds. These problems, like any problem, can be solved but not necessarily economically.

You should go head-to-head with Wario...

No thanks. I am not convinced he/she is even real. More likely some sort of puppet personality.

[MichaelL_Photo]

Hoping the producers will take note of this, would love to see some dry quicksand scenes in the future.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pinoZtX-imw

Wow - that was quite informative. Thank you for sharing.

I wonder if this set could be used for a wet mud or clay scene; seems possible. Experiments are likely.

Michael
SDVP

[TAP_bagan]

It's funny how so many producers saying Dry Quicksand is impossible to make, but at the same time we have YouTubers with no budgets making tutorial videos on it xD.

[Fred588]

No offense but the stuff in the video was NOT done with no budget.

It's funny how so many producers saying Dry Quicksand is impossible to make, but at the same time we have YouTubers with no budgets making tutorial videos on it xD.

[Duncan Edwards]

No offense but the stuff in the video was NOT done with no budget.

It's funny how so many producers saying Dry Quicksand is impossible to make, but at the same time we have YouTubers with no budgets making tutorial videos on it xD.

Exactly that. Fred and Dave both could teach the guys in the video a thing or two about "low budget". Anybody else is free to try but hardly anyone ever does.

[Fred588]

No offense but the stuff in the video was NOT done with no budget.

It's funny how so many producers saying Dry Quicksand is impossible to make, but at the same time we have YouTubers with no budgets making tutorial videos on it xD.

Exactly that. Fred and Dave both could teach the guys in the video a thing or two about "low budget". Anybody else is free to try but hardly anyone ever does.

Indeed. But if someone DOES want to try doing it I will allow them to use space (outdoor space) here in central Arkansas. They can build all the sets they want. What I won't do is finance the filming project. I won't do that for two reasons. First, I think it will cost a LOT more than one might think, and second, I doubt very much if the results could break even. But if anyone wants to have a go at it my email is well known.