Exploding a head.

[forgottenfilms]

Not sure if this is in the right spot but couldn't find anywhere else to ask this.
I'm setting up to shoot a short in august and there is a shot where somebodies head explodes.
I hate the look of this kind of thing in post, so after effects and other programs are out of the question.
I want bloody/chunks to be propelled everywhere, on the lens, other actors..ect.

Any ideas? I have a couple but I wanted to see what other people thought.

 

[Zensteve]

Maybe talk to Mike & co, who recently blew up several things - including a head - turning the test-footage into a short.

http://www.indietalk.com/showthread.php?t=23659

All practicals were done by pyro technicians, though. You don't want to be losing any fingers, do you?

 

[Ernest Worthing]

i suppose using a real person is out of the question...?

 

[spinner]

Too messy, too many questions from the po-leece...


-- spinner

 

[Adeimantus]

We used to do seriously fun stuff to watermelons with m-80's when I was a kid. Long fuses....

You probably know where I'm going with this, and it ain't pretty....

 

[directorik]

I'd love to hear the ideas you already have. I have
done this effect as a pro and once as an amateur. It
would be fun to trade ideas.

 

[Smurfy8797]

detonationfilms.com

 

[sonnyboo]

or http://www.videocopilot.net/tutorials/assisted_suicide/