# second attempt,

**URL:** <https://forum.gbfans.com/t/second-attempt/31967>\
**Category:** Fan Videos\
**Created:** [January 17, 2011, 2:17am UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/second-attempt/31967 "2011-01-17T02:17:28Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![particlethrowerAE\_UK](https://forum.gbfans.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/7cd45c/32.png) [@particlethrowerAE\_UK](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/particlethrowerAE_UK)\
**Post date:** [January 17, 2011, 2:17am UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/second-attempt/31967/1 "2011-01-17T02:17:28Z")

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better but not perfect, thoughts?

[![](https://discdn.gbfans.com/original/3X/9/3/9302a90aa6d3a776470d380d02f437ab7f14fece.jpeg "ghostbusters effects test") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bfjz-iH4i7s)

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**Author:** ![Foom\_Man](https://forum.gbfans.com/user_avatar/forum.gbfans.com/foom_man/32/106_2.png) [@Foom\_Man](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/Foom_Man)\
**Post date:** [January 17, 2011, 4:20am UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/second-attempt/31967/2 "2011-01-17T04:20:55Z")

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I’d go wider for your next test- and a big help would be to have some sort of a flash bulb go off for when you start firing.

Here’s a tip: next time you prep to fire, have a digital camera with it’s flash ready aiming at you. Have a 10 second delay on it, and hit the shutter button. When the flash goes off, react like you’re firing. It really pulls the start of the firing together.

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**Author:** ![particlethrowerAE\_UK](https://forum.gbfans.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/7cd45c/32.png) [@particlethrowerAE\_UK](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/particlethrowerAE_UK)\
**Post date:** [January 17, 2011, 1:47pm UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/second-attempt/31967/3 "2011-01-17T13:47:32Z")

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cheers foom man, that’s a simple and brilliant idea :). what program do you use on your beams? they look awesome.

im on effectslab pro at the moment. I suppose its mainly trial and error combined with patience and doesn’t matter too much on the software or does it?

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**Author:** ![Foom\_Man](https://forum.gbfans.com/user_avatar/forum.gbfans.com/foom_man/32/106_2.png) [@Foom\_Man](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/Foom_Man)\
**Post date:** [January 17, 2011, 8:27pm UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/second-attempt/31967/4 "2011-01-17T20:27:10Z")

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I use After Effects- which is basically the standard effects program to use for this sort of thing. It’s pretty versatile- it’s used on TV shows such as Smallville, Breaking Bad, and a bunch of others.

If you have the means and patience, I suggest trying to wrap your head around it.

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**Author:** ![particlethrowerAE\_UK](https://forum.gbfans.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/7cd45c/32.png) [@particlethrowerAE\_UK](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/particlethrowerAE_UK)\
**Post date:** [January 17, 2011, 11:44pm UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/second-attempt/31967/5 "2011-01-17T23:44:16Z")

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Righto sounds good, thanks dude. Shall try and get my self a version of that and have another blast.