Steven Wetrich

Thanks Mark. I feel as though I didn't make myself clear enough. The LEDs aren't to make a muzzle flash, but to illuminate the area around so we don't have to have more vfx than the flash itself. Does that make more sense? We just want the area around to see some spill when the gun goes off, (i.e. on hallway walls and the people's faces) Technically it's only a junior thesis. Practice for a thesis, but the directors usually end up pouring in their own money. I'm just the DP, it's not like I chose this gunfight scene, it's what the director I work with chose to write about. Obviously shooting with permits and all would be ideal, but it's not always in budget.

This is my first post so go easy on me haha. I'm shooting a scene that includes some long takes in very low light inside. Were mostly lighting with practicals and shooting with a wide lens on an F5 with a DJI Ronin. There are some gunshots that are shown on screen and I'd like to at least get a bit of light to flash when the actors press the trigger. Can anyone suggest a way to get a light (preferably on the end of the gun) to flash when the actor presses the trigger? I've searched this site, but the suggestions don't really work for my scenario. It's a thesis for a filmschool project, so using blanks indoors obviously isn't an option