Everything Wrong with Guns in Movies

Are you OK? Good friend It's called a suppressor, not a silencer. Your ears would ring. As loud as *painful moans* Many things are done

wrong

. It's crazy, man, the power just went out. Everyone starts talking, we're trying to film a video. The thing is, last night I was watching Altered Carbon, the first episode, and the guy is hiding behind his kitchen cabinets while the guys shoot high-powered rifles at him. It's like those were some. bulletproof cabinets and that got me thinking about all the things Hollywood gets

wrong

about

guns

. They make mistakes so many times and *knocks on the door* I'm sorry.

We have made many weapons videos, we filmed videos with airsoft weapons, a series with blank pistols. That's Battlefield Rush. And we went out and shot a bunch of real

guns

. We've run the gamut from fake plastic guns to real ones and

everything

in between. You've achieved something, right? We've got something wrong, but I want to make a video ranting about Hollywood because it's so fun to make. Understanding what Hollywood gets wrong about guns comes down to understanding the mechanics of how they actually work, the physics, how bullets fly. and how the gun actually works with expanding gases and metal pieces and all that kind of stuff when you fire a gun, the recoil is correct.

It's not because the slide moves backwards, it's not because of the expanding gases. This is due to Newton's law of physics: "For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction." If you take a small piece of metal and you accelerate it to Mach 1 or Mach 2 or I don't know how fast this particular imaginary gun you're shooting its bullet, let's say Mach 2 *laughs* you accelerate it to Mach 2 Well, that's a lot of force. . Kick back in the other direction and that's really what makes your gun rise and you can see the difference if you see someone shoot a gun out of gun range.

You'll see how much a gun kicks versus how much it kicks in a movie where they use blanks. For example, in The Matrix. He is firing two machine guns with one hand, they just made *gunshot sounds* getting a little kick from the expanding gases of the blanks But not as much kick as you get in real life. Those things would fly straight into the air if you tried to shoot real bullets with them, but he's the one, so Sam has an interesting story about the sound, if someone is more than 200 meters away from you and shoots you.

In fact, you'll see the cannon flash first. Then you will hear the snap of the bullet flying because bullets travel faster than the speed of sound and then you will hear the gun go off. So it's a flash, a crack, a bang like that. Really weird. No one ever mixes his sound like that. They are always wrong. In fact, we have a scene at the end of Rush where there's a sniper shooting someone. Sam had to go to the sound booth and make the sound himself *laughs* Actually, maybe we should go ask Sam. That very quick experience, I think it would be very fun.

Tell me how that works. And how

movies

get that wrong. Oh boy. I'm fine. Well, first of all, I still have problems with that scene. It was very rushed when we filmed it. I know, "rushed", ha. It is, it is, it is plagued with many problems. And so I would say from a visual point of view it's not my best work, but from an audio point of view I would say it is. I actually did the sound design for that scene, as well as basically all the other action scenes in that series "Karina..." "You missed." This is how it works when you shoot with a sniper.

Basically, you take the same concept of thunder and apply it to sniper rifles. The bullet travels faster than the sound of the rifle when you approach a sniper rifle scene. where people fight with sniper rifles. People aren't going to shoot much. You have to approach it in a way that strengthens your sound. You should like to do more with less, so to speak, a very good way to do this is to get really nerdy with the physics of shooting a sniper rifle at great distances. Bullets generally travel much faster than the actual sound of the gunshot when heard or seen at a distance *Bang* So instead of just having a scene where the gun goes bang, hits like that, you actually have a scene in which it sounds like this, hit bang.

It's strange, it's like the gun is shooting silently in the distance and you see a flash in the distance. You see a *stoonk*. You see the thing get hit and suddenly you hear *Gunshot fades out* Like it's almost like thunder. So now, instead of just one moment of shots, you're technically getting like three, you're getting the original shot. the impact of the bullet hits, bounces all of that off and then if you edit your scene correctly you'll also have that thing of the gun firing in the distance. It kind of takes this singular moment and spreads it out into this huge meaty chunk.

I think being a nerd about these things makes the action more interesting because suddenly things don't work the way you're used to seeing them work, I guess the closer to realism you get the further you get from the approach of Hollywood, Hollywood's approach is a little bland at this point because it's so over the top. Necessity probably comes first in the sense that, for the sake of certain scenes, narratives, and technical physical aspects of storytelling. firearms in action and nerds. It's not really applicable, it doesn't really apply. It doesn't improve the scene. Sometimes you just want your hero to go in and shoot

everything

and come out unscathed because the point is this guy is a hero, that's not how a gun works.

Speaking of suppressors? They make mistakes all the time. It is called a suppressor, not a silencer, because there is nothing to silence the sound. Not only to mitigate the flash but also to suppress the sound. In John Wick 2, where they walk like *laughter and bench rattles* People just walk like they don't hear, it's like that's too loud. But the

movies

always taught me that similar suppressors were for stealth, but really it's for your hearing. Yes. So you can be in an urban or indoor situation, perhaps without earplugs and not completely decimate your ears or those of other civilians around you.

There are teammates or they're walking by if you're shooting right next to a guy. You know, you blow out his eardrums with a normal weapon. Which also brings into question, like in all the shows and movies and stuff, people shoot guns without hearing protection. Especially when the police show that your ears would ring so loudly. Like you've never seen a movie where I was like an action hero before he leaves and he's like- *insert earplugs* Yeah, they should though. There are many things they do wrong. One thing I really like is, and they did this in The Matrix too: it's like they slow down the action.

There will be like half the shots are real time, other shots will be like 30. frames per second and then other shots are like 48 and they blend together perfectly, so it actually feels like it's like you can see that little piece. a little bit slower because she's a little bit fast, you know, or like John Woo. like playing the same shot three times from different angles. I love it, I love it, I think it's cool to walk through a movie or have someone take cover behind a cabinet and it's like stopping all the bullets from hitting them.

I think Die Hard 4 does that Yeah, with tables and stuff *laughs* We hide behind cardboard in Tacticool Reloads Exactly. Jake just opens fire and they hide behind a piece of cardboard. With an AK! Good?! I think it's the worst thing about Hollywood movies. I mean, I'm not really picky when it comes because I'm just enjoying the movie. But if I wasn't picky, they'd shoot like 16, 17 rounds. How come this guy keeps shooting without reloading? So is everything bad? Guns in Hollywood? Pointing the gun to mean you're serious and serious, pointing the gun at someone and they grab it.

Either a bullet should come out when that happens OR just when they are pointing an empty gun at the person until you are active. While it makes sense to hold the hammer back, it makes it easier to pull the trigger. When you pull the hammer back that usually means pulling the trigger isn't as hard, guns are super loud even with silencers. They are still noisy. Jams never happen, reloading never happens, but I kind of have reloading, but John Wick 2 did it well. They have a lot of refills there. -...although I feel crazy, in today's society with video games, most people have a pretty good education.

As for how to use a firearm, what firearms do, don't you think? Yes, but the biggest flaw of video games is that they teach you how to reload your weapon. Let's say you have 100 rounds and I have a 30 round magazine and I shoot 5. So I have 25 left to reload, now I have 95 rounds and what? What really happens is you're shooting those 25 rounds and then, man, the rounds just magically go into the other magazine. This is why you should play Tarkov. Guns never recoil in movies like they do in real life. Well, if you use blanks, you only have the expanding gases of the blank to cause kickback, which is much less than if you were actually moving a piece of dough. in one direction, causing the mass of the weapon to move in the opposite direction.

If you are using airsoft, then it is even weaker. Sparky, the guy with the gas-accelerating gun, the expanding gas in sniper rifles. Especially coming out the side like you did. Don't make sure it's clear. You can't just attach a camera to the side of the gun. Oh yeah. The lens will break. Yes, people don't die instantly from being shot unless of course it's shot in a very vital place or you can be shot in the heart and still be able to run down a block. In fact, my grandfather was involved in a bank robbery. Not the thief.

He was at the bank when it was robbed. So the thief put everyone in the vault and then he closed the vault and then, you know, he grabbed the things and left. A police officer was there and shot him and shot him in the heart. The thief and the guy ran another two blocks before falling. Apparently my grandfather has the bullet, by the way, that's what my family told me. Bullet penetration. That wouldn't be a bother, hmm? Bullet penetration? Yes, that would be a hassle. Yes, you like to try to do a real bullet penetration. Your hero will never be able to take refuge anywhere.

You can't hide behind a wooden table. You can't hide behind closets. You can't hide behind a car door. Drywall doesn't work either Yeah, if you're shooting a 5.56 or a 7.62, buddy. They'll tear those doors down like paper. They did it right in The Matrix, though, when Morpheus runs and the agents shoot through the wall. I love that. It was a great sequence. That's a smart decision. Yes, that's right, bullets don't penetrate water, the only ones that penetrate up to here is a bit crazy. Yeah, when it's like being killed in the water, you'd be totally fine. The movies were like, you know, the hero jumps into the water.

And they're like *Adrian's gun sounds* Yeah, that's not going to happen Yeah, so guys, if they shoot you, jump in the water. Go down a little and you'll be fine. Now, if they have a bow and arrow, you're screwed. Hey, just a quick reminder. We are judging the Light Dislocation Film Festival by Aperture. Do you want to know more about it or participate in it? Click the link in the description below! Yes, I'm making a potato and turning it into a camera. Make a potato? *laughs* I'm carving a potato on a camera. I didn't make a potato