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Make a creature puppet that bites and wags when held

How to make a creature puppet that bites and wags when held

Scare the hell out of everybody with this horrific puppet creature... in your movies that is. This is a great and scary puppet ...

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Make cloth and foam puppets and ventriloquist figures

How to make cloth and foam puppets and ventriloquist figures

"Have I Got Good News For You!" You sure do, Barbara Dewey. Thanks for teaching us how to make puppets and ventriloquist ...

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Create a camera tripod with a rubber band

How to create a camera tripod with a rubber band

By now we've all heard Christian Bale's total freakout on the DP of Terminator Salvation... This little nugget of DIY steadycam ...

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Make a swimmable mermaid tail

How to make a swimmable mermaid tail

As a kid, one of my favorite games was playing mermaid at the community pool. I used to press my legs together, dive underwater ...

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Create a limb tear effect

How to create a limb tear effect

Erick Beck from Indy Mogul shows you how to create limb tear special fx for your horror movies for cheap ($35 or less).

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How to setup Rembrandt lighting for a film shoot

Setup Rembrandt lighting for a film shoot

This is a The Substream's "The Film Lab" series on lighting basics. This episode covers Rembrandt Lighting. Mike and Rajo teach you how ...more

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How to use a light meter to properly light a digital film

Use a light meter to properly light a digital film

A light meter can prove to be an invaluable tool on any film set ...more

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Curated 1 year ago by rmansur | Comments 1
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How to use natural light in your video project

Use natural light in your video project

Lets keep this short: you can't control the sun, so it's best to adhere to (or slightly manipulate) it. The perk about natural, outdoor ...more

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Curated 1 year ago by rmansur | Comments 0
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How to build your own light kit for $25

Build your own light kit for $25

No light no movie. Indy Mogul teaches you how to create your own basic lighting kit for $25. Also covered are lighting basics, including ...more

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Curated 1 year ago by cwiltz | Comments 3
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How to film machinima of World of Warcraft with good lighting

Film machinima of World of Warcraft with good lighting

Ian Beckman of Azerothian Super Villains fame introduces the third ...more

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Curated 11 months ago by tenebrism | Comments 0
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How to light a green screen properly for podcasting

Light a green screen properly for podcasting

Matt, the Shirtless Apprentice, advises viewers on the proper procedure for lighting a green screen. The successfully implemented chroma key ...more

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Curated 1 year ago by cwiltz | Comments 0
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How to light your video with three options

Light your video with three options

You've got a camera, you've got some shooting know-how, and your audio is sounding sweet. Now, what about lighting? This video shows you ...more

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Curated 1 year ago by etsy | Comments 1
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How to make a 400-watt video light for film or photography

Make a 400-watt video light for film or photography

Bring a little life to your films, or maybe a little "light". Watch ...more

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Curated 10 months ago by rmansur | Comments 0
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How to make a flashpan for a cool film lighting effect

Make a flashpan for a cool film lighting effect

Ever wondered how motion pictures make that ripple-effect in their ...more

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Curated 8 months ago by tenebrism | Comments 0
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How to apply three point lighting to your amateur film making

Apply three point lighting to your amateur film making

Three point lighting is the standard used to illuminate a subject for ...more

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Curated 1 year ago by rmansur | Comments 0
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How to calculate energy usage for film lighting setups

Calculate energy usage for film lighting setups

Filmmakers beware... or more importantly, gaffers beware... setting up ...more

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Curated 4 months ago by Focal Point | Comments 1
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How to create infinite white lighting cheaply

Create infinite white lighting cheaply

An infinite white background is more than hip and trendy. Clean, professional and flexible, the secret is in the lighting. And while framing ...more

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Curated 1 year ago by rmansur | Comments 2
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How to improve outdoor interview imagery

Improve outdoor interview imagery

Many people like to interview subjects outside because they enjoy the look of sunlight over tungsten lights. However, it can be difficult to ...more

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Curated 1 year ago by MeGustaLasOlas | Comments 0
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How to use a C-stand on a movie set

Use a C-stand on a movie set

Don't want to look like an idiot your first day on set? Jerkwater from Indy Mogul is here to save the day, by showing you how to use a ...more

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Curated 1 year ago by rhei222 | Comments 0
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How to use the Minolta IVF digital incident light meter

Use the Minolta IVF digital incident light meter

Watch this instructional lighting video to learn how to use the ...more

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Curated 1 year ago by tenebrism | Comments 0
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How to use three point lighting

Use three point lighting

Does your video look flat? By using Three Point Lighting, you will be able to give your flat video more dimension. In this tutorial, Israel ...more

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Curated 1 year ago by MeGustaLasOlas | Comments 0
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How to use three point lighting technique

Use three point lighting technique

Online classroom companion tutorial on the basic principles of three point lighting (key, hair, & fill).

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Curated 1 year ago by tenebrism | Comments 0
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How to best light your webcam video

Best light your webcam video

Anthony and Ian of Smosh, and Logitech, provide you with some simple tips on how to best light your webcam video shoot. Just don't get ...more

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Curated 1 year ago by Amie | Comments 0
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How to cast shadows with cookies for your video

Cast shadows with cookies for your video

Jennifer shows how to spice up the background of your video using cookies (aka cucaloris or cucalorus). Cookies are lighting accessories ...more

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How to color correct your videos

Color correct your videos

Mark from Videomaker magazine offers up his knowledge to help you stylize your videos color using computer software. Find out what tools you ...more

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DIY LED Carpet-Light

For the craftsters & LED lovers, great idea by Johanna Hyrkas. The LED carpet-light: a simple, yet novel, DIY project. A single strand of LEDs is encased in a knit tube; the knit tube is wound ...

Make Fuel With Mountain Dew

Mountain Dew is the answer. Inventor Paul Patone has devised a mechanism that converts soda into actual usable fuel. "It’s called the Geet Sytstem. Basically, it’s a fuel booster system that can ...

No Lightsaber Required: DIY Jar Jar Binks Salad

Yum, geekdom fun. A Jar Jar salad. Wonderfully silly How-To from Only Knives: "A side dish from the Dark Side: Sculpt Jar Jar Binks out of a root vegetable." You'll need some serious ...

Sculpt Melted Cassette Tape Puddles Into Skulls

Cool cassette tape art by Atlanta based artist Brian Dettmer. From Design Boom: "...Dettmer was walking down the street he spotted a dead bird and an idea hit him. ‘here was this thing that used ...

This Dude Builds Glaciers. Here's How.

Most DIY freaks do-it-themselves because they love it. Because they're curious, creative, and like to take the long road (or figure out an ingenious short cut). In the case of Chewang Norphel (aka the ...

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