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Make a fake Glock pistol prop with functional slide, trigger and magazine lock

How to make a fake Glock pistol prop with functional slide, trigger and magazine lock

Just because you can't get your hands on a real Glock pistol, doesn't mean you can have one— at ...

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Make a reproduction of Freddy Krueger's clawed glove

How to make a reproduction of Freddy Krueger's clawed glove

Freddy's back! Celebrate the release of the reinvigorated remake of "A Nightmare On Elm Street" by making a realistic, deadly looking reproduction of Freddy Krueger's iconic killer clawed glove.

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Make movie prop fake blood

How to make movie prop fake blood

Fake blood... it's better than real blood because you don't get hurt, and you can still scare the hell out of everybody. If it's made right, who would know the difference? Great for Halloween or your ...

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Debunk the "3 Men and a Baby" ghost myth

How to debunk the "3 Men and a Baby" ghost myth

Captain Disillusion takes a poke at an old Hollywood urban legend on the YouTube videos using dated camera tricks.

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Create a limb tear effect

How to create a limb tear effect

Want to be a special effects master like Stan Winston or Rob Bottin? Indy Mogul's here to help with this video on creating a leg-tearing effect. A great trick for any indie horror flick.

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Blow your actor in half with this cool film effect

How to blow your actor in half with this cool film effect

Ready to make your horror movie masterpiece, on par with the likes of Sam Raimi, Tobe Hooper, Eli Roth, Rob Bottin, and the late Stan Winston? Well, this shows you how to hack somebody in half, right across ...

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Make an Assassin's Creed hidden blade prop

How to make an Assassin's Creed hidden blade prop

Adam from Chemical Reaction wants to show you a little movie magic. This video tutorial will show you how to make an Assassin's Creed ...more

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Views 162,030 | Comments 6 | Curated 3 years ago | 7:38 |
Create Heath Ledger's Joker makeup from "Batman"

How to create Heath Ledger's Joker makeup from "Batman"

Just think what would have happened if Heath Ledger wasn't the Joker in "Batman: The Dark Knight." ...more

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Views 56,878 | Comments 6 | Curated 3 years ago | 5:20 |
Make a blood spurting knife wound

How to make a blood spurting knife wound

It's time for Halloween, maybe it's time for your ultimate independent horror movie you've been dying to make, whatever the case may be ...more

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Views 52,916 | Comments 15 | Curated 3 years ago | 2:58 |
Make your own vampire fangs

How to make your own vampire fangs

Scare the crap out of your folks with this one. Or scare the crap out of your audience if you're making a low budget film, because these ...more

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Views 48,911 | Comments 9 | Curated 4 years ago | 4:58 |
Build a mini machine gun prop

How to build a mini machine gun prop

Feeling a bit like Bonnie or Clyde, without the reckless disregard for human life? This mini machine gun is a great prop for Halloween or a ...more

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Views 38,281 | Comments 18 | Curated 3 years ago | 3:42 |
Create Heath Ledger's scarred Joker makeup from Batman

How to create Heath Ledger's scarred Joker makeup from Batman

"I believe whatever doesn't kill you simply makes you... stranger." - Heath's Ledger's Joker In ...more

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Views 37,287 | Comments 9 | Curated 4 years ago | 5:59 |
Make a level three foam boffer sword for LARPing

How to make a level three foam boffer sword for LARPing

If you're a LARP maniac, or just a fan of LSD-themed (Latter-day Saint) games and activities, then ...more

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Views 33,157 | Comments 3 | Curated 3 years ago | 9:59 |
Make fake sperm

How to make fake sperm

This video will show you how to make fake FX sperm out of some household materials.

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Views 32,651 | Comments 1 | Curated 3 years ago | 1:50 |
Build your own Iron Man Repulsor Arm

How to build your own Iron Man Repulsor Arm

If you love Iron Man 2 and wish you could have his gadgets or want to have a cool costume for Halloween, you too, can be Iron Man once ...more

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Views 31,832 | Comments 5 | Curated 2 years ago | 7:01 |
Make a Halloween Jason hockey mask

How to make a Halloween Jason hockey mask

Jason Voorhees might be one of the scariest horror villains, and that's why he would make for a great Halloween costume. For this project ...more

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Views 31,726 | Comments 0 | Curated 3 years ago | 5:23 |
Make ninja weapons for your movies

How to make ninja weapons for your movies

Erik Beck from Indy Mogul shows you how to build budget ninja weapons (ninja swords and stars) for your film projects.

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Views 26,394 | Comments 8 | Curated 4 years ago | 5:35 |
Make a fake cut throat with special effect make up

How to make a fake cut throat with special effect make up

Make a fake cut throat with special effect make up. Great for Halloween or making movies!

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Views 26,204 | Comments 3 | Curated 4 years ago | 2:47 |
Build a cheap and portable green screen

How to build a cheap and portable green screen

This video tutorial from IndyMogul shows you how to build a cheap and portable green screen. This week on Backyard FX, Indy Mogul build a ...more

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Build a Ghostbusters proton pack prop

How to build a Ghostbusters proton pack prop

When you need to make a Ghostbusters prop, who are you going to call? Parker! In this video, he shows you how to make a proton pack prop ...more

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Views 25,487 | Comments 0 | Curated 3 years ago | 2:52 |
Make fake skin easily for your Halloween haunting

How to make fake skin easily for your Halloween haunting

Make fake skin for your Halloween fun, just like we did when I was a kid! Use it for fake cuts ...more

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Views 25,446 | Comments 0 | Curated 4 years ago | 1:23 |
Create a spring loaded hidden arm blade from Assassin's Creed for your movie

How to create a spring loaded hidden arm blade from Assassin's Creed for your movie

Sure you can go and make something cheap and unauthentic with a cardboard blade, or, you can REALLY ...more

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Views 24,334 | Comments 5 | Curated 1 year ago | 7:08 |
Make a reproduction of Freddy Krueger's clawed glove

How to make a reproduction of Freddy Krueger's clawed glove

Freddy's Alive! No, it's not the next part of the Nightmare On Elm Street series, it's the new ...more

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Views 24,241 | Comments 6 | Curated 2 years ago | 5:10 |
Make an Iron Man Arc Reactor Prop

How to make an Iron Man Arc Reactor Prop

Adam's tutorial on an Iron Man Arc Reactor Prop. Chemical Reaction Tutorials brings you this how to video on making an Iron Man Arc ...more

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Views 22,135 | Comments 2 | Curated 3 years ago | 3:33 |
Build a laser weapon

How to build a laser weapon

Sometimes you need more than a handgun or phaser. Erik at Indy Mogul teaches you how to make a laser cannon in the likeness of the BFG9000 ...more

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Views 20,476 | Comments 11 | Curated 4 years ago | 4:00 |
Make fake special effects explosive squibs

How to make fake special effects explosive squibs

This video will show you how you can make fake blood for your amateur videos if you need anyone to be shot. The materials used are fake ...more

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Views 18,113 | Comments 5 | Curated 3 years ago | 3:51 |

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