Film & Theater

Film & Theater

Aspiring actors, directors, filmmakers, set designers, this is the place for you! Get ready for the Hollywood red carpet and learn about acting, animation, cinematography, lighting, editing, props, sound, and puppetry. Build a camera jib crane, use a green screen or create digital special effects. After you've watched these filmmaking videos, you'll be ready to prepare your Oscar acceptance speech.

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Digitally edit videos

Stephen Hutchinson takes you through the basics of digital editing - starting with linking your camera up to your computer, getting the ...more

How to digitally edit videos
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Shoot an anonymous interview for documentaries

Watch this video to learn how to shoot anonymous interviews for documentaries. Matt explains how to maintain anonymity using the proper ...more

How to shoot an anonymous interview for documentaries
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Create 3D background effects for Chromakey backdrops

Kim Rozell demonstrates a simple 3D effect to use for Chromakey backrounds using a digital camera and Movie Edit Pro.

How to create 3D background effects for Chromakey backdrops
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WonderDude Mike

Make a realistic Star Wars lightsaber

This video show how to make a realistic looking Star Wars Lightsaber for costumes and props from materials found at any hardware store.

How to make a realistic Star Wars lightsaber
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Make a lightsaber that lights up out of water bottles

This video shows you how to make a light saber that lights up out of water bottles and other household items. This is a movie prop from Star ...more

How to make a lightsaber that lights up out of water bottles
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WonderDude Mike

Make a lightsaber

An explanation of how to make a prop Star Wars lightsaber for rotoscoping in your fan films.

How to make a lightsaber
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rmansur

Create mise-en-scene for your film

Watch this video to learn how to create mise-en-scene if you are making a movie. Elements of mise-en-scene are explained. Apply these ideas ...more

How to create mise-en-scene for your film
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undrH2O

Talk like a pirate

The Pirate Guys, Ol' Chumbucket and Cap'n Slappy teach ye lubbers the basics of talkin' like a pirate. Simply put, you will gain the ...more

How to talk like a pirate
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Make a Star Wars lightsabre

You don't need metalworking tools or a vintage Graflex flash tube to build yourself a prop light saber. No, this won't light up or make ...more

How to make a Star Wars lightsabre
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Make a beatbox puppet

Beat boxers Bellatrix and Spitf'ya show you how to make beatbox puppets.

How to make a beatbox puppet
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Make fake scars with bubblegum

A technique for making scars for parties,halloween, movie fx, or maybe just a joke or prank.

How to make fake scars with bubblegum
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Monitor sound on a camcorder with no headphone jack

Does your video camera not have a headphone jack? This cool idea enables you to use a pair of headphones to monitor what your video camera ...more

How to monitor sound on a camcorder with no headphone jack
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See through people's clothes with a video camera

This video teaches you how to see through clothes using a blank roll of film and any video camera that has night vision. You won't see ...more

How to see through people's clothes with a video camera
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Using "three point lighting" for video

We tagged along as Mark gave a 3 point lighting demonstration at a recent Videomaker Workshop.

How to using "three point lighting" for video
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Film in a moving vehicle

Jennifer demonstrates an in car video camera techniques by showing different ways to shoot video from a moving vehicle.

How to film in a moving vehicle
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Use deceptive shooting by crunching the depth of field

Mark and Andrew demonstrate how to crunch the depth of field to achieve two camera tricks. By crunching the field of view it makes the ...more

How to use deceptive shooting by crunching the depth of field
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Avoid continuity problems in your video

Make better videos by avoiding errors in continuity. Jennifer discusses things to watch out for in the Preproduction, Shooting & ...more

How to avoid continuity problems in your video
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Record ambient noise to enhance your audio clip

John shows us how to record ambient noise to enhance the audio of your video.

How to record ambient noise to enhance your audio clip
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FFox

Use the speed-up background effect

John demonstrates how to create the speed up background effect which evokes a "calm and reflection in a chaotic world" with this easy effect ...more

How to use the speed-up background effect
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Shoot better hand-held footage with your video camera

Jennifer gives Melissa, a beginning videographer, some pointers on shooting better hand-held footage.

How to shoot better hand-held footage with your video camera
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