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DIY Zombie Bite Tutorial

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!
VIA: indymogul

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666 DIY Horror Filmmaking Tutorials

Posted on October 30, 2009 in Costume Design, Digital Effects, Effects and Stunts, Featured, Makeup | 9 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 [...]

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Troma: MAKE YOUR OWN DAMN BLOOD!

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!
VIA: Troma

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Make-up for film and photography

Posted on March 25, 2009 in Makeup | 2 Comments

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 applicators
Mascara
Eye pencils
Rouge, toners and brushes
Lipstick [...]

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Makeup Secrets of Horror Pictures (circa 1933)

Posted on October 10, 2008 in Makeup | No Comments

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 grasped the parchment, and disappeared [...]

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