SMASH!™ Plastic And Rubber
Glass™
Take
The Lead In James
Bond 007 Film.
The
timing could not have been better. The plot of "Die
Another Day," the James Bond film, called
for many of the scenes to be filmed in an arctic environment.
Film makers were looking for action sequences to take place in
an "ice environment" that included ice furniture, ice
sculpture, ice accessories, etc.
The only problem: the scenes
were not being filmed in the arctic, but, but a Pinewood
Studios just outside London. Ice would not have a chance
in the moderate UK climate. Special effects artisans
were charged with the task of somehow creating the
film's elaborate "ice palace" and related effects
using known material technologies.
This being a James Bond film
however, meant that elements would be smashed to pieces on a
grand scale in the 007 tradition. Using conventional
breakaway plastic products for such scenes could have posed a
problem because they are dangerous and difficult to work with.
Needing to
be heated to 350°F/176°C in order to use them, the working
time on these products is short and unpredictable. In
addition, the odor is horrific and handling cured pieces
results in a high breakage factor.
A SMASH! Plastic window
pane shatters as it should, and the subject remains unharmed.
Great for making bottles, panes, vases, etc. Follow directions
carefully before using.
Enter SMASH™
Plastic -
It was about
time that SMASH!™
Plastic breakaway glass made its way onto the special effects
scene, and Bond effects artisans put it to immediate use.
SMASH!™is
easy to use and cures at room temperature.
SMASH™ has no odor,
offers a good working
time and cured elements are easier
to
handle. Cured material looks and breaks just like glass and is
used to make window panes, bottles and other glass/ice
effects. It is easily colored or pigmented with
SO-Strong™
tints.
No Hassle SMASH! Plastic
Effects -
Easy to mix and pour, cures to a water clear plastic that
looks and smashes like real glass.
In total, over six tons of SMASH!™
were used to create the smashing ice
effects for this Bond film, including a record-breaking scene
where 007 drives his Aston-Martin Vanquish through the huge
ice palace doors. Movie
sets using SMASH!™
include Tomorrow is Another Day
(Canada), XMen and Harry Potter (U.K.),
Terminator 3 (Hollywood) and Barkari Bakash
(India). Broadway Shows using SMASH!™
for each performance include Stomp and The Goat.
Rubber Glass is easy to use and crumbles to look like
broken glass or ice. Use to finish the effect of an
actors going through windows - they land on the ground and
roll in the
Rubber Glass.
Finishing The Effect
With Rubber Glass™ -
Over 1.5 tons of
Rubber Glass™
were used in Die Another Day. Any time you see an
actor in proximity to broken glass, it is in fact Rubber Glass
that is being used to create the effect. Rubber Glass
was first used in the Star Trek: The Next Generation
series and has been used in films like Godzilla, The
Matrix and Spiderman, and in commercials for Coke
and Budweiser Beer. Mix two liquids in equal amounts and
let cure to a soft, water clear rubber. It is then easy
to crumble and use for any glass or ice effect.
Smooth-On