Filmmaking Highlights

Filmmaking Tips - Learn how to give video a film look by using 24p footage.

Mark covers the dos & don'ts of using a wireless mic.

Does your production need the smooth graceful movement of a dolly, but lack the $1,800 dollars it would cost to buy one? Welcome the DIY Dolly! Watch this episode as Erik and Jared show you how to build your very own dolly.

Charlie demonstrates how to control incoming audio to your camcorder and capture clean sounding audio.

You request it, Erik Builds it!  We received a ton of build requests for Wolverine Claws from the new movie X-Men Origins : Wolverine.  Erik shows you how to make claws for under $30.  The Original Short Test FIlm for this build is so epic and so big, that we will be releasing it next week along with an episode of Hollywood FX with one of the companies that worked on the X-Men Origins film!  Sorry to make you wait, but it will be worth it.

From start to completion, Charlie walks through the basics of achieving a Green Screen effect.

This episode of Your FX is both practical and fun. We're featuring a tutorial on The Joker's "disappearing pencil trick" from the movie, The Dark Knight, as well as a how-to on the Contra Zoom camera technique. There's also a ton of great special effects clips sent in by the Indy Mogul viewers making Erik explode, not once, but two times, during the episode! Thanks to all the fans who submitted and if we feature your tutorial, you get a free Indy Mogul t-shirt!

John walks through the Hows, Whys & Whens of effectively using Natural Transitions.

Jennifer shows you how to make sound effects free of royalties and copyright problems.

This week Erik shows you how to create the awesome effect of throwing a knife into a person's head! This effect is used in big budget movies like the "Matrix" and we're going to show you how to do it for less then $20 dollars!

http://www.videomaker.com/article/13748 Adding gun muzzle flashes and blast sounds to your shootout scenes is easy to do in post production. Learn how to build intensity using post-production editing techniques.

On this week's Q & Erik, we discuss the importance of green screen programs, mic malfunctions, how to build a dolly and Erik's eye which is out of commission... Oh, we're also whipping out a brand new look, enjoy!

Learn to set the sound levels in your camera properly. Learn that your 'dynamic range' has nothing to do with how quickly the post-coffee you goes from excitable to annoying.

Learn how to make realistic bullet effects using Adobe Photoshop and Premiere instead of explosives.