If...

[Edrof]

...you took all of the shot out of a shotgun cartidge and packed it with animal blood and flesh, could you then shoot it at someone and make it appear to be a real shooting?

Would it hurt the shootee?

I thought of it as a way of faking a death in a script I'm working on and thought it was fairly original, so I won't actually be doing this! Besides, I lack the gun, the cartridge, the blood & guts and the motivation.

 

[Edrof]

Hmm, a big spray wouldn't be great.

What if the gun's muzzle was right next to the shootee to make sure the blood & gus didn't have time to spray? Could the contents wound him for real?

 

[Edrof]

He doesn't mean it as a special effect, he wants to use it as a plot device CSI style.

This! I thought I'd said that already but lots of people seem to think I'm trying to invent a special effect technique. Sorry if I wasn't clear enough. It would be a plot device - a way of faking a character's death; believable to (the fictional) onlookers and original. The arrow over the head is my insurance idea

I've seen pretty realistic gun shot effects done by people using after effects. Pretty amazing what can be achieved for no money, as good as some multi million $ films.

After Effects is nothing short of fantastic in the right hands. It does cost £1,000 though, so not quite 'no money'



Okay, new idea:

What about a 'bullet', fired from something sub-sonic like a deLisle carbine, that had no round in the casing - the round being replaced with a blood and a thick wax case (or something better?) tip to keep the blood in?

 

[Edrof]

there is training ammo called which is basically a real round with a blue or pink paintball instead of a bullet that you can shoot through normal guns. If you used one with a blood colored paint it might work but they hurt considerably.

That's great - I'll do some research on them!

Just to be clear *again* about this. I'm not actually going to shoot anyone- it's a FICTIONAL way of faking someone's death. Thanks to all the helpers