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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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Debunk the 3 Men & a Baby ghost myth

How to debunk the 3 Men & 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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Make a blood spurting knife wound

How to make a blood spurting knife wound

Whether it's Halloween or you're making your own movie, this SFX video is sure to wow and amaze. In order to make this bloody knife wound, get out a Dremel, safety glasses, vice, knife, thin plastic tubing, a ...

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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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How to make an Assassin's Creed hidden blade prop

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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Curated 10 months ago by The Wonder Team | Comments 2
Views 17,894

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

Create Heath Ledger's Joker makeup from "Batman"

Just think what would have happened if Heath Ledger wasn't the Joker ...more

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Curated 1 year ago by WonderDude Mike | Comments 6
Views 38,051

How to make a blood spurting knife wound

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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Curated 1 year ago by Amie | Comments 11
Views 24,131

How to make your own vampire fangs

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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Curated 1 year ago by FFox | Comments 6
Views 21,067

How to make a Desert Eagle prop gun

Make a Desert Eagle prop gun

Don't play with guns, kids. But if you're making a movie or putting together a Halloween costume, you might want to build a fake prop gun ...more

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Curated 1 year ago by rmansur | Comments 5
Views 14,469

How to build a mini machine gun prop

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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Curated 1 year ago by rmansur | Comments 16
Views 13,400

How to build a Ghostbusters proton pack prop

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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Curated 1 year ago by rmansur | Comments 0
Views 12,508

How to make a Halloween Jason hockey mask

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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Curated 1 year ago by Pigeonchicken | Comments 0
Views 12,414

How to make homemade Splinter Cell night vision goggles

Make homemade Splinter Cell night vision goggles

Are you a fan of the Splinter Cell video game series? Well ...more

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Curated 8 months ago by tenebrism | Comments 2
Views 10,627

How to make a level three foam boffer sword for LARPing

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 ...more

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Curated 1 year ago by tenebrism | Comments 3
Views 10,187

How to recreate the Joker's makeup from the Dark Knight movie

Recreate the Joker's makeup from the Dark Knight movie

This video series demonstrates a take on the screen accurate Joker ...more

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Curated 1 year ago by rmansur | Comments 3
Views 8,626

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

Make a fake cut throat with special effect make up

Make a fake cut throat with special effect make up. Great for ...more

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Curated 1 year ago by 5min | Comments 3
Views 8,587

How to transform into Heath Ledger's Joker for Halloween

Transform into Heath Ledger's Joker for Halloween

Since "The Dark Knight" is basically the biggest movie of all time ...more

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Curated 1 year ago by bird crick | Comments 5
Views 8,554

How to do Joker scar makeup from the Batman Dark Knight movie

Do Joker scar makeup from the Batman Dark Knight movie

With the Dark Knight being one of the most successful movies of all ...more

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Curated 1 year ago by rmansur | Comments 0
Views 8,074

How to make fake sperm

Make fake sperm

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

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Curated 1 year ago by Amie | Comments 1
Views 7,854

How to build a Batman grappling gun prop

Build a Batman grappling gun prop

No Batman Halloween costume is complete without a grappling gun and hook. Parker put together this video to teach how to make this easy ...more

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Curated 1 year ago by rmansur | Comments 2
Views 7,548

How to create bruises and wounds with makeup

Create bruises and wounds with makeup

Professional makeup artist Roger Bennett Riggle shows you how to create realistic and bloody bruises and wounds with makeup.

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Curated 1 year ago by MonkeySee | Comments 3
Views 7,532

How to make fake blood and scary props

Make fake blood and scary props

In this Halloween props video series, learn how to make fake blood and other Halloween props from Halloween expert Matt Cail. Matt will show ...more

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Curated 2 years ago by ExpertVillage | Comments 0
Views 7,369

How to make ninja weapons for your movies

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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Curated 1 year ago by rhei222 | Comments 4
Views 7,205

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

Blow your actor in half with this cool film effect

Make sure and watch this episode as we tackle another heavily ...more

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Curated 1 year ago by rmansur | Comments 5
Views 6,958

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