Need ideas for creating a prop

[gabexwolf]

Hello! I am a student filmmaker and I am working on a film and need some help with a prop for a particular scene. In the scene, someone accidentally drops a live goldfish into a glass of red wine. I don't want to use anything in the glass that isn't water, as I don't want to actually kill/sicken the goldfish. Any thoughts on how to fake dark liquid? It is shot in black& white, so color doesn't matter. I was thinking of maybe painting the glass, but that may look too fake.

Thank you! Any thoughts are greatly appreciated!

 

[Maura N.]

Film the scene with and without the fish from the same angle. Then use masking tool to make it fit Worst case, you can always edit it frame by frame.

 

[EmilyWilkes]

You could use a toy that looks like the real fish...or food coloring

 

[Olivia Perez]

Oh dear, now this is a real challenge! Your concern for the little fish is lovely. How about using tea? I don't believe it would harm the little fish if you would use black tea. You will not let that fish in that tank for long and I doubt it will harm him.

 

[CTHJudeRules]

Hello! I am a student filmmaker and I am working on a film and need some help with a prop for a particular scene. In the scene, someone accidentally drops a live goldfish into a glass of red wine. I don't want to use anything in the glass that isn't water, as I don't want to actually kill/sicken the goldfish. Any thoughts on how to fake dark liquid? It is shot in black& white, so color doesn't matter. I was thinking of maybe painting the glass, but that may look too fake.

Thank you! Any thoughts are greatly appreciated!

I know I’m a little late here but why don’t you simply shoot the scene with regular water and then colored it to look like wine in post with After Effects?

 

[imagineering]

Hello! I am a student filmmaker and I am working on a film and need some help with a prop for a particular scene. In the scene, someone accidentally drops a live goldfish into a glass of red wine. I don't want to use anything in the glass that isn't water, as I don't want to actually kill/sicken the goldfish. Any thoughts on how to fake dark liquid? It is shot in black& white, so color doesn't matter. I was thinking of maybe painting the glass, but that may look too fake.

Thank you! Any thoughts are greatly appreciated!

 

[imagineering]

ok, i'm way too late but you might use this trick for something else.. cook some beet root. keep the juice. a few drops in your water will give you red wine. it's also good for making fake blood.