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666 DIY Horror Filmmaking Tutorials

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 […]

Troma: MAKE YOUR OWN DAMN BLOOD!

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!
VIA: Troma

Make-up for film and photography

Submitted by IQ forum member Dark Water
Completely overlooked in amateur filmmaking, make-up is a great tool for improving the look of your. Without it, video makes the actor look pale and pasty, their face flat and without tone.
You will need -

A towel
A head band
Hair brush
Mirror
Cotton swabs
Tweezers
Make-up brushes
Moisturizer
Foundations
Translucent powder
Eye shadow and […]

Makeup Secrets of Horror Pictures (circa 1933)

A great classic article on horror makeup from 1933.
…FROM the depths of an ancient casket a bony and shriveled hand stretched back across history thirty-seven centuries to snatch a scroll from a terror-stricken actress.
Deep, gray lines of age streaked the hand. Dust fell from ancient fingers. Yet it moved, actually […]