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Change your voice from male to female

How to change your voice from male to female

Thinking of changing your gender? Well, if you happen to be a man and would like to become a woman, you are in luck. Learn how to ...

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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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Operate a steadicam

How to operate a steadicam

I love Indy Mogul. Here they give us an inside on how to use a steadicam. If you've ever seen a steadicam on set you know it is ...

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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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Create and animate a stop motion LEGO brickfilm

How to create and animate a stop motion LEGO brickfilm

After years of playing around with Legos as a kid, I've finally found the value in them... brickfilms! The next time you clean ...

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How to build a Sweeney Todd barber's chair

Build a Sweeney Todd barber's chair

The guys at Indy Mogul show you how to make a trick barber's chair like Johnny Depp's, as seen in the Tim Burton movie Sweeney Todd.

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Curated 1 year ago by rhei222 | Comments 0
Views 2,080

How to scout for locations, guerilla style

Scout for locations, guerilla style

No, this isn't location scouting in the professional, industry term, where often paperwork and legal matters become involved. We mean it in ...more

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Curated 1 year ago by rmansur | Comments 0
Views 434

How to build a Miniature Set for $10

Build a Miniature Set for $10

Sick of the REAL world and all of its REAL problems? Well, with a few sheets of cardboard and some cool tricks, Indy Mogul shows you how you ...more

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Curated 1 year ago by rhei222 | Comments 0
Views 942

How to build a simple stop motion puppet stage

Build a simple stop motion puppet stage

Check out this fun animation tutorial video that shows you how to build a simple stage that sits on a table for your animation using a stop ...more

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Curated 1 year ago by rmansur | Comments 0
Views 1,451

How to build a small and movable stage

Build a small and movable stage

In this stage design and construction video series, learn how to build one of those small “portals.” Our expert—a director, actor, and ...more

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Curated 1 year ago by rmansur | Comments 1
Views 1,966

How to find zero budget locations for your film

Find zero budget locations for your film

Every good film needs some good locations, but what are you supposed to do if you don't have the money or time to get some good places to ...more

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Curated 1 year ago by rmansur | Comments 0
Views 442

How to make a display entry archway for Halloween

Make a display entry archway for Halloween

Check out this Halloween set video that explains how this entry archway display was created. This show & tell video was taken ...more

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Curated 1 year ago by rmansur | Comments 0
Views 1,264

How to wrap cables like a cable wrangle

Wrap cables like a cable wrangle

Learn how to properly wrap all kinds of cables, especially ones for film equipment. See how to be an official cable wrangler.

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Curated 1 year ago by rmansur | Comments 1
Views 631

How to build a stop motion animation stage

Build a stop motion animation stage

This short construction tutorial video shows how to build a small, simple stage from scratch specifically for animating a claymation or stop ...more

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Curated 1 year ago by rmansur | Comments 0
Views 1,125

How to design a set for the intellectually impaired

Design a set for the intellectually impaired

This video will show you how to design a set for a theater production based around common sense and the needs of the theater company. After ...more

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Curated 1 year ago by KMcDonald | Comments 0
Views 306

How to make a table top puppet theater

Make a table top puppet theater

Make a folding puppet theater that stores easily and comes alive with your own designs, including decoupage, stencils, and stickers in this ...more

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Curated 1 year ago by ExpertVillage | Comments 0
Views 495

How to learn about set design

Learn about set design

This video sequence will teach you the basics of set design. It will teach you how necessary the overall theme is to keeping the director ...more

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Curated 1 year ago by KMcDonald | Comments 0
Views 794

How to stage a theatrical set

Stage a theatrical set

In this video series, watch as school theater expert Peggy Charlton teaches theatrical staging basics. Learn how to build sets, the location ...more

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Curated 1 year ago by ExpertVillage | Comments 0
Views 1,216

How to design a set with a real life location in mind

Design a set with a real life location in mind

This video will show you some basics of set design and how to design a ...more

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Curated 1 year ago by KMcDonald | Comments 0
Views 448

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Superhero Mountain Climbing Car

I'm not sure about the who, what, where, when or how...but man, this mountain climbing car is cool. More car customizations/mods: (HowTo).

Stunningly Slooooowwww Card Flourishes

Dimitri Arleri delivers a set of jaw-dropping card flourishes, performed at a slow pace to "an unidentified piece of ambient opera." Magicians, get ready to be inspired. Hint- the best ...

Go Go Sailor Moon! (and Beauty Guru Michelle Phan)

OK, so Halloween is over. However, I couldn't resist posting Michelle Phan's Sailor Moon/Manga makeup tutorial. Michelle makes amazing beauty tutorials (don't miss her Lady Gaga look!). Also... the ...

Knit the Periodic Table

Science geeks everywhere: the ultimate knitting pattern. Creator apinnick made this amazing sweater displaying the Periodic Table of Elements for her husband, a microbiologist working in the ...

Ignite Prey and Light Cigarettes With a Laser Burner

Looking for an (explosively) fun Thanksgiving project this week? Something that involves fire and lasers? Check it out. YouTube creator StyroPyro lights ten matches in 9 seconds with a modded laser ...

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