Unitec students filmed the car explosion in a controlled environment. Photo / Richard Robinson
Unitec students filmed the car explosion in a controlled environment. Photo / Richard Robinson
A fiery explosion proved to be an exciting lesson for film students at Unitec.
Students from the polytech's Department of Performing and Screen Arts got to see first hand a car explosion, set up for them to capture on film.
An AK47 machine gun was also used to pummel thevehicle with bullets moments before it went up in smoke.
Co-ordinator and Art Direction lecturer Brent Hargreaves, who has worked in television for a number of years, said the demonstration would help students better understand how such things were done within film.
"This kind of event - while not every-day in television, drama or film - is, in many kinds of productions, commonplace. So the ability to hit the ground running and having an awareness of the protocols, safety as well as the timelines involved, is important."
