How to build a muppet-style puppet using foam, a turkey carver, spray adhesive, fleece, felt and bottle caps. Host Erik Beck shows you how to be Jim Henson and makes the terrible mistake of going $1.50 over budget. Quick Tip: Old TVs make great external monitors.
How to make a giant sandwich out of cardboard, foam, and spray paint. Host Erik Beck shows you how to fulfill that craving for a giant, angry sandwich. Quick Tip: Cardboard and aluminum foil make a great light reflector. Featured Flick: "In da Hood" by On Rye LTD.
How to make a gunshot squib on a budget. Erik Beck creates the perfect gunshot effect with a 2 liter bottle, epoxy, plumbing parts, and a hose. We also learn that finishing the last of Erik's mustard is a terrible idea.
How to make sugar glass with $20 and some cream of tartar. Erik tells us how to get that broken glass effect without a trip to the hospital. All you need is cooking spray, corn syrup, sugar, a pot, a pan, cream of tartar, and a thermometer. Still have questions? Click here for the complete guide to sweet, glass-shattering goodness. Quick Tip: If you can't pay your actors buy them some pizza!
Cyborgs are cool, too. Using only a PVC coupler, a coin tray, thin orange tubing, blue flash controllers, silver bubble wrap, duct tape, a rolodex, and costume jewelry Erik constructs a cool robotic arm and eye-patch scanner. Check out the blog for in-depth instructions. Quick Tip: Storyboarding can save you time shooting and editing, especially for action scenes.
How to turn someone into a zombie using liquid latex, toilet paper, and aging make-up. Erik Beck responds to viewer Tracy Peterson's request to make a good zombie effect on a limited budget. Quick Tip: make cheap, delicious blood with corn syrup, red food coloring, and chocolate syrup. Featured Flick: A-OK Film's "The Imperial".
The BEST D.I.Y. Jib on the internet. For $80 and one stop to the hardware store, you can build your very own DIY Jib Arm (Camera Crane). And after a few hours of building you'll be getting AWESOME new shots that'll make your veiwer feel like they're soaring through the air, along with your Box Office Sales...cause you'll be the next Martin Scorsese. And stay tuned for modifications and instructions on how to use it.
Steve Nelson shows us how to do a falling from a building effect on the cheap and without the whole death thing, sponsored by the Lionsgate film "War".
The blood will fly! There comes a time in every filmmaker's life when he needs to lop off a head. You'll need the effects from our Limb Tear, Fake Heads, and Blood Shooter episodes to do this one. And check out Rambo, in theaters Jan 25!
BFX reproduces the ornate armor of the Samurai for under $50. If you have a request for BFX send us an email at comments@indymogul.com or visit indymogul.com.
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