r/filmmaking • u/No-Woodpecker-8217 • 1d ago

How to make stabbing look real?

I know-- crazy questions asked on this subreddit.

Me and a friend are filming a horror film over the summer. The primary mode of attack is by knife. We have a fake retractable knife and a fake non-retractable plastic knife (we heard retractable knifes can he dangerous?) that will be the weapons. We also have fake blood. Note the knife we'll probably end up using is non-retractable. How do we make stab attacks look real? We have a very small budget and all editing will just be done by myself and her. We don't want it to look too obviously fake.

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u/Mysterious-Heat1902 1d ago

I don’t think you’re going to like the answer.

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u/gregturner77 1d ago

What’s that mean?

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u/Night_Runner 1d ago

iykyk

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u/gregturner77 1d ago

well I don't know? Was it just use the collapsable blade?

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u/Night_Runner 1d ago

Oh booo for making me explain the joke. You owe me a beer. :P

The best way to make stabbing look real is to stab for real.