How To Make DIY Squibs
Director Gareth Evans has you covered. Gareth, director of action hits Merantau and The Raid: Redemption, took time out of filming The Raid 2: Berandal to share the following information on his Twitter. Trying out a low budget trick for a shotgun blood squib tomorrow. If all goes well ill share the method on here after we wrap.
2 meters of wire spare. Superglue the bandage tape to the hardened spot of the condom. X shaped hole in the clothing. Must share credit with @KumKum1212 for the design of this technique. And here’s a sample image of it in action. Small test video we did while in pre pro. Since then we made the tape attachment much smaller. Now just a 2cm square.
When you’re ready, you can click the blue “Calculate size” text to get an idea of how big your GIF file will be. I reduced the quality of my GIF when I realized it was going to be over 8 MB (under 3 MB is ideal). You can choose to save your GIF to your computer, or, in the case of GIPHY Capture, upload it straight to GIPHY’s online archive.
The best social media platforms to use GIFs on are Facebook and Twitter—as of April 2018, Instagram only supports GIFs uploaded as video files. Sharing a GIF on Facebook is easy: simply copy and paste the link to your GIF, wait for the preview to appear, and you’re golden. 1. Type your Tweet into the text field (or a GIF URL), or click the Tweet button. 2. Click the camera icon and upload a GIF from your computer. Choose a GIF from Twitter’s built-in GIF search library, and click the GIF icon.
3. Once you’ve selected your GIF, you’ll see it attach to your Tweet. 4. Click “Tweet” to post. Now that you know how to share GIFs on Facebook and Twitter, here’s a few different approaches to incorporating them into your social media strategy. Remember, social media strategy isn’t all about conversions and sales.
A huge part of the fun of social media is finding GIFs and sharing them with friends. Humor is one of the most powerful ways to connect with your audience and keep them engaged. Pick GIFs that will resonate with your audience and make them feel personally connected to your brand. You don’t need to smother your GIFs in branding—it’ll just end up alienating your customers. Make sure your cultural references on social media are current, or have a timeless quality. You don’t want to look out of touch.
GIFs are great for adding a visual dimension to instructions. InStyle’s 18 Ways to Wear a Scarf is an awesome example of the power of instructional GIFs. The GIFs in this article work so well because they show you what to do and what the end result looks like—all in less than five seconds! The Huffington Post recently published a huge directory of exercise-related GIFs for the gym-shy among us. Each GIF shows a short loop of an exercise technique using the proper form.
This saves you the hassle of clicking back and forth through YouTube videos (or dragging yourself to a personal trainer). The shareable nature of GIFs—and their potential to go viral—mean they’re a powerful medium for advertising. Last year, Converse and ad agency Big Spaceship partnered up for a back-to-school marketing campaign starring Millie Bobby Brown. GIFs are definitely more stimulating than a static image, provided they’re used sparingly—it’s easy to go overboard and descend into a 1990s GeoCities nightmare (unless that’s what you’re going for).
You can avoid this by choosing GIFs with muted colors and tones that don’t disrupt the browsing experience—like this cool, understated GIF from Nike. You could also do the opposite and make an eye-catching GIF that’s totally extra. Blackbox, a shipping company founded by the creators of Cards Against Humanity, recently added this insane GIF by pixel artist Paul Robertson to their website’s front page.
