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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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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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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 your basement or attic, dig out those old Legos and start animating with stop ...

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Assemble the RED ONE camera into a light weight mode

How to assemble the RED ONE camera into a light weight mode

Setup your RED ONE into the optimal configuration for light weight shooting. This is one of many incredible tutorials on the RED CAM we at WonderHowTo shot on location.

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Make a $15 flashlight camera protective housing

How to make a $15 flashlight camera protective housing

And by protective, they mean fireball explosion proof. And the $15 price tag could be easily avoided by just using a flashlight you already have. That's free, right? Very cool trick for keeping that camera ...

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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 2,126

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 435

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 964

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 1,486

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 2,031

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 444

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 1,282

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 648

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 1,180

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 307

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 515

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 801

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 2 years ago by ExpertVillage | Comments 0
Views 1,248

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 451

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Pyro-Spirograph-Drawings

Rosemarie Fiore is badass. She makes art with pyrotechnics, amusement park rides, Atari, guns, and pinball machines. Though all of her work is cool, I have to say my favorite piece is Fiore's larger ...

Who Needs Jump Rope When You Have a Flexible Friend

Breakdancing. Acrobatics. Gymnastics. Human jump roping fits in all. And why not? It's frickin' awesome. (Image credit: Flickr user envycleopatra.)

Indian Spiderman Defies Gravity (and Death)

Real life spiderman, Jyothi Rai of India, spends his time entertaining tourists by scaling walls of the Chitradurga Fort. The daredevil works completely harness free. Inspired? WonderHowTo's Climbing ...

Creepy Crawler Ant Robot

Wow, this robot has incredible movement. "A-Pod is an ant inspired hexapod robot with a 2 DOF abdomen (tail), a 3 DOF head with large mandibles. 6 legs with 3 DOF each. Total 25 servos ...

Remote Control Your Lawn Mower

Time to make those lazy Sunday afternoons even lazier. Instructables member johndavid400 has posted a full HowTo on modding your lawn mower to operate via remote control. " ...How to make your ...

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