Put a Helicopter in Your Film!
Ryan Connolly shows how you can put a Helicopter, Jet or any other kind of vehicle in your film using miniatures and visual and special effects!Read More
Film Riot
Shooting Anamorphic: Lenses vs Filters
Ryan Connolly looks at the anamorphic offerings from Vid-Atlantic including lenses and filters.Read More
Film Riot’s Best Blood Effects
Just in time for Halloween, Film Riot’s Ryan Connolly runs down a few of his favorite options for fake blood.Read More
How to Fall To Your Death Without Dying
Ryan Connelly from Film Riot demonstrates how to make this cartoonish leap off a two story building.Read More
How to Set Your Friends on Fire
Ryan Connolly composites flame footage to avoid the obvious charges of arson and attempt at murder.
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Film Riot: Learn to Do a Slow Motion Gun Shot
Ryan Connolly breaks down what goes into making a slow-mo gun shot.Read More
DIY $10 Film Riot Slider
It’s not a pipe dream… Ryan Connolly of Film Riot domonstrates how to DIY a slider using hardware store plumbing supplies.Read More
Film Riot Shows How to Achieve the “Grindhouse” Look
Tired of looking at pristine noiseless images created by today’s super-cameras… Ryan Connolly of Film Riot shows you how “cheese” up your footage with flicker and scratches inside After Effects:Read More
How to Make it Rain…
Short of acquiring God-like powers over the weather, Film Riot demonstrates how you can create a “rain wand” with a quick trip to the hardware store.Read More
How to Drive Fast without Breaking any Speed Limits
On this episode of Film Riot, Ryan Connolly demonstrates how to shoot action driving scenes, using some fancy camera and sound work to add some octane to a car chase scene without breaking any speed limits.Read More
3 Ways to Shoot a Driving Scene (without driving)
Film Riot’s Ryan Connolly and his team try out three different methods for shooting a driving scene without really driving. These include the Greenscreen, Rear Projection, and Special effects lighting.Read More