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Get high-quality sound on the Canon 5D with a recorder and passive attenuator

How to get high-quality sound on the Canon 5D with a recorder and passive attenuator

The Canon 5D is a great camera, but it's not a great with audio. To couple beautiful HD video ...

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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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Prepare H.264 video footage for quick editing

How to prepare H.264 video footage for quick editing

Some find it hard to edit footage in H.264, but a program called MPEG Streamclip makes preparing this footage for editing much easier. See how.

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Make your own animated flip book

How to make your own animated flip book

Flip books are fun for anyone who has a little time on their hands, children, college kids, disgruntled employees... but to make a really cool flipbook, you should check this out.

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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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Build a stop motion animation stage

How to 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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Views 8,721 | Comments 0 | Curated 3 years ago | 2:44 |

Build a small and movable stage

How to 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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Views 8,293 | Comments 1 | Curated 3 years ago | 2:26 |

Build a Sweeney Todd barber's chair

How to 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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Views 7,125 | Comments 0 | Curated 4 years ago | 5:26 |

Stage a theatrical set

How to 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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Views 5,703 | Comments 0 | Curated 4 years ago | 0:58 |

Build a simple stop motion puppet stage

How to 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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Views 5,435 | Comments 0 | Curated 3 years ago | 1:02 |

Make a fake tree for a play

How to make a fake tree for a play

Well it's time to put on the school play! This year, the school's going to put on Chekov's "The Cherry Tree". Only problem? You have no tree ...more

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Views 5,314 | Comments 0 | Curated 1 year ago | 2:23 |

Make a display entry archway for Halloween

How to 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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Views 3,746 | Comments 0 | Curated 3 years ago | 9:21 |

Make a table top puppet theater

How to 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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Views 3,241 | Comments 0 | Curated 3 years ago | 2:00 |

Build a Miniature Set for $10

How to 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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Views 2,871 | Comments 0 | Curated 4 years ago | 5:25 |

Make fake break bottles for a film effect

How to make fake break bottles for a film effect

Backyard FX show host Eric has an awesome new tutorial for all you aspiring film makers. He is going to teach you how to make your own fake ...more

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Views 2,717 | Comments 0 | Curated 2 years ago | 5:37 |

Learn about set design

How to 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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Views 2,360 | Comments 0 | Curated 3 years ago | 9:02 |

Make your own rolling camera dolly for cheap

How to make your own rolling camera dolly for cheap

This tutorial shows you how you can cheaply and easily construct a rolling camera dolly for less than you'd have to spend to buy it from the ...more

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Build a DIY outdoor movie theater

How to build a DIY outdoor movie theater

Watching movies outdoors is gaining popularity again. If you want to really impress your movie-loving friends at your next party, blow them ...more

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Views 1,780 | Comments 1 | Curated 1 year ago | 3:45 |

Wrap cables like a cable wrangle

How to 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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Views 1,447 | Comments 1 | Curated 3 years ago | 1:12 |

Create a Cardboard Shader in Maya 2011

How To Create a Cardboard Shader in Maya 2011

Create Your Cardboard Masterpiece Before you can create the shader, you must create an object to test the shader out on so that you will ...more

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Find zero budget locations for your film

How to 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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Views 1,169 | Comments 0 | Curated 4 years ago | 1:40 |

Design a set with a real life location in mind

How to 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 set working around a real ...more

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Views 1,030 | Comments 0 | Curated 3 years ago | 7:27 |

Scout for locations, guerilla style

How to 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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Views 1,004 | Comments 0 | Curated 4 years ago | 11:12 |

Choose the right set for your web show

How to choose the right set for your web show

This video shows the method to select the right set for your web show. The video tells us what a set is and its importance in the show. A ...more

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Views 961 | Comments 0 | Curated 2 years ago | 1:20 |

Design a set for the intellectually impaired

How to 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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Views 801 | Comments 0 | Curated 3 years ago | 8:59 |

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