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 [...]
Posted on February 18, 2009 in Production Design | No Comments
Wired has a nice little article on the DIY effects used in the making of Coraline. You may want to also check out a longer interview at shocktillyoudrop.com.
…Like most Hollywood kid flicks, the big-screen adaptation of Neil Gaiman’s Coraline boasts a big star (the voice of Dakota Fanning), an armada of digital tools, and [...]
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Posted on October 30, 2008 in Featured | 11 Comments
It’s that time of year, but this article is for all those filmmakers that believe Halloween lasts all year long. In past features we brought you “202 DIY Filmmaking Tutorials,” “202 Final Cut Pro Tutorials,” “202 Sony Vegas Tutorials,” among others. We now turn our attention to the dark art of Horror Filmmaking [...]
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Posted on September 5, 2008 in Outtakes | 1 Comment
Video & descriptions by Sacha Feiner:
This is the alternate fan sequence I made for the DVD version of the Gremlins 2 “film break” scene. I made it alone, in a two months period, with (computer-enhanced) puppets I re-created for this project.
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WHAT IS IT?
In the middle of the movie Gremlins 2, there is a sequence [...]
Posted on May 29, 2008 in General Screenwriting | 1 Comment
By: Colin Brunton
This tip sheet is intended as a guideline for writing original low-budget scripts. While it would be difficult to write a script that could be produced on a low-budget containing all of the elements on the list, it would be equally difficult to write one that didn’t contain any.
You will doubtless want to [...]
Posted on May 28, 2008 in Effects and Stunts | No Comments
Need your next movie to start with a bang? Eejit’s Guide has full instructions for compressed gas bullet hits.
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