Posted on February 2, 2012 in Filmmaking 360 | 3 Comments
An exciting aerial photography crowdfunding project crashes back to earth as Kickstarter pulls the plug on eye3 Drone Hexacopter
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Posted on February 2, 2012 in General Production | 1 Comment
It’s not a pipe dream… Ryan Connolly of Film Riot domonstrates how to DIY a slider using hardware store plumbing supplies.
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Posted on January 27, 2012 in Editing | No Comments
The filmmakers at our favorite underwater film production, The Underwater Realm, talk about what it takes to put together a 16 terabyte media server running on Infiniband to safely store and stream Red Epic Raw files for a fraction of the cost of an enterprise grade server.
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Posted on January 26, 2012 in Cinematography | 3 Comments
In this video, by Caleb Pike, he shows you how to build a simple yet efficient handle rig for your DSLR camera.
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Posted on January 25, 2012 in Lighting | 2 Comments
The Oregon Filmmaker, Tim Cash, demonstrates how to make a light board to spice up your backgrounds using a peg board and those Christmas Lights you’ve hopefully taken down off the house by now…
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Posted on January 17, 2012 in Effects and Stunts | No Comments
Adam Everett Miller demonstrates how to get that “Shower head” perspective for about $5 and a garden hose pick-up. Yeah, I know what you’re thinking… and no, there’s no hot girl in the demonstration.
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Posted on January 9, 2012 in Cinematography | 1 Comment
Jorge from Vimeo shows you how to build a DSLR Steadicam from parts bought at Home Depot. Quick Release plate is optional but it really helps to have one. Cost with Manfrotto Quick Release 577 is $60 without under $15.
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Posted on January 9, 2012 in Cinematography | No Comments
HDMI Locks for DSLR cameras can be expensive. In this video Kenrik March shows you a easy way to lock down your HDMI cable for around $25.
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Posted on January 3, 2012 in Green Screen, Lighting | No Comments
The Cinematographer for our favorite Underwater Short Film and Blog (The Underwater Realm), Eve Hazelton, put together three basic lighting and greenscreen tips and tutorials for PhilipBloom.net to illuminate a some concepts:
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Posted on December 12, 2011 in Effects and Stunts | No Comments
Erik Beck from Indy Mogul shows you how to recreate some of the classic practical special effect from “First Blood,” where Rambo sews up his own arm wound.
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Posted on December 8, 2011 in Lighting | 1 Comment
LoweRuno Productions shares some modifications he made to his construction work lights to re-purpose the for video use. The results aren’t spectacular but if you absolutely have to use these abominations (as opposed to bare bulbs which are readily available), these modifications can come in handy.
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Posted on December 6, 2011 in Lighting | 6 Comments
Realm Pictures shows you how to build a kino-flo style fluorescent soft light with parts from your local DIY store for under $100 and in under three hours!
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Posted on November 22, 2011 in General Production | No Comments
Did you ever want to build a cool DIY Project, but where overwhelmed by complicated schematic diagrams of electronic circuits? Well, before you knockout all the lights in your neighborhood check out the Collin’s Lab instructional video on how to read schematics, created by Collin Cunningham for Make.
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Posted on November 17, 2011 in Filmmaking 360 | 2 Comments
In this video Dave Dugdale compares the quality of Halogen to Fluorescent lighting for DSLR Video.
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Posted on November 15, 2011 in General Production | No Comments
This infographic made by Column Five for Wistia, illustrates a basic do it yourself kit for filmmakers. It offers quick tips for reusing paper lanterns, fake blood, wheelchair dollies and more.
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