Posted on July 8, 2010 in Effects and Stunts | 3 Comments
Listen up, budding filmmakers! We’ve got tickets to the gun show, and we’re going to show you how to create a convincing and cheap gunshot effect, called a squib, for your latest action packed film. Try not to get fake blood all over the place.
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Posted on May 5, 2010 in Effects and Stunts, Production Design | No Comments
How do you add instant drama to your scenes? Rain and sappy music of course. Using some wood, rope and a garden hose Erik from IndyMogal shows you how to make a “Hollywood rain machine” for less then $50 bucks.
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Posted on May 5, 2010 in Effects and Stunts, Production Design | No Comments
This do it yourself snow maker uses compressed air and water. It is mixed internally and then comes out a small hole in the nozzle. The temperature needs to be below freezing to work, but it could be useful on those cold locations where Mother Nature doesn’t want to cooperate with your winter scene.
Demo:
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Posted on May 5, 2010 in Effects and Stunts, Makeup | 3 Comments
In this DIY video tutorial Erik from IndyMogul shows you how to create an awesome zombie bite effect for less then $20 bucks!
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Posted on February 12, 2010 in Cinematography, Effects and Stunts | 2 Comments
We show you how to pull off three simple special effects using just the camera and the subject’s reaction to sell the illusion. Learn how to make realistic looking rain for your video shoots, speed up the background of your videos and how to shoot during the day and make it look like the night.
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Posted on January 19, 2010 in Effects and Stunts | No Comments
Griffin Hammond shows us his technique for performing avocado Hollywood magic for his online entry for an avocado contest. Avocados. Is there anything they can’t do?
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Posted on January 13, 2010 in Effects and Stunts | No Comments
This video tutorial from Indy Mogul teaches you how to safely create a “Headshot” effect for only $20.
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Posted on December 22, 2009 in Effects and Stunts | 2 Comments
Erik from Indy Mogal shows you how to make fake glass bottles to use in your films. Need to hit someone over the head with a bottle in your scene? Use this DIY trick to make a safe and cheap special effect prop.
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Posted on October 30, 2009 in Costume Design, Digital Effects, Effects and Stunts, Featured, Makeup | 10 Comments
It’s that time of year again, so we thought it was time to update last years killer feature “Horror Filmmaking: From Script to Scream.” That’s right a sequel!
This time we are narrowing the focus a bit and concentrating on the DIY (Do It Yourself) elements. Hopefully this will help you slash the budget [...]
Posted on October 15, 2009 in Effects and Stunts, Makeup | No Comments
Here is an ingenious way to make fake blood out of hair gel so bees will not attack your bloody actors when shooting outside! From Lloyd Kaufman’s Make Your Own Damn Movie DVD box set, and thought of by a Troma fan!
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Posted on September 16, 2009 in Digital Effects, Effects and Stunts | 2 Comments
A collection of clips and making-of footage from notable visual effects films of the past century.
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Films Include:
1900 – The Enchanted Drawing
1903 – The Great Train Robbery
1923 – The Ten Commandments (Silent)
1927 – Sunrise
1933 – King Kong
1939 – The Wizard of Oz
1940 – The Thief of Bagdad
1954 – 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
1956 – Forbidden [...]
Posted on August 17, 2009 in Effects and Stunts | No Comments
This video shows your how to recreate a Car Crash special effect including how to shoot the scene and how to create the effect in post-production.
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Posted on July 28, 2009 in Effects and Stunts | 1 Comment
Cut your friends in half or just punch through their chest – using only some ground meat.
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Posted on June 18, 2009 in Effects and Stunts | 4 Comments
How to use editing, continuity, and camera techniques to create a realistic and dramatic fight scene in your action video.
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Posted on May 7, 2009 in Effects and Stunts | No Comments
From indymogul – Star Trek is famous for the transporter effect and Erik from Indy Mogul shows you how to recreate it using two methods: cheap and super-cheap. You can definitely reproduce the transportation effect using fancy software programs in post-production, but in true DIY fashion, Erik utilizes the practical method used in the [...]
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