Long time browser... First time getting involved...
I'm working on a film that has specific notes, from EVERYONE involved, to include the sounds of the inner workings of a hand gun as it's fired. I've been told that the guns used are air-soft guns that we want to pass off as 9MM's. We have plenty of sounds of the actual shot being fired... What I'm hoping to get from this post is a brainstorm of ideas of how to pull off the inner mechanics of the pistol. I don't believe that putting contact mics on a 9MM will give us the desired sound, as they would like it to sound a little more fantastical. I'm not sure whether the shots in question are going to be in slow-mo or not (you would almost assume though, since they're asking for such clarity of something that typically would go unheard at full speed), as I have yet to see any footage. Just trying to get the idea train rolling... Any tips or ideas are greatly appreciated.
Thanks.