‘It was very visceral for the actor to see that light’ - befores & afters

‘It was very visceral for the actor to see that light’ - befores & afters

How a new kind of safe flash gun for interactive light, linked to the camera, was invented for ‘The Penguin’. An excerpt from issue #29 of befores & afters magazine. Many of the blood hits in The Penguin are, of course, inflicted via gunshots. Recent heightening of set safety in relation to firearms has meant that prop guns with charges—and therefore muzzle flashes—are now less used. But in the series, guns were a key storypoint, and many scenes…