Bloody Finger, Explosions, DIY Focus Wheel : Your FX

Knife in the Head special effect - Multivision FX is a full-service special effects studio working in TV and Film. In this episode of Hollywood FX, Erik Beck tours their special effects workshop, learns the importance of knowing real human anatomy, and gets a demonstration of a gory Knife in the Head effect. Check out http://www.MultivisionFX.com to see more of their work!

- Indy Mogul has created a special Terminator-themed Your FX this month in honor of the New Terminator Salvation film.  Our first tutorial shows you how to make the inside of your arm look like it has a robotic skeleton, the second tutorial shows you how to recreate the Terminator make-up and faceplate. And of course, there's another great user-submitted clip montage with guns, explosions, and other great effects.  Thanks to everyone who has been submitting to the show!

DIY Portal Gun and Cool special effects - For our second episode of Your FX, we took the viewers feedback and made this episode based on what you wanted to see. We've kept the clip mash ups, but have included a few detailed user-submitted tutorials. This episode features "Hand Stab" by BridBoyRoss, "Portal Gun" by Daniel R., and "Halo Armor" by Zach S.

How to Build Cyborgs for Film Making - 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.

How to Make Fake Blood - Bloody Blood Bleeding.  This episode of the viewer-submission show Your FX is full of Blood!  A Fake Blood tutorial and a Blood Squirt tutorial, as well as an awesome special effects montage featuring gunshots, explosions and Harry Potter effects. Featured filmmaking tutorials get a free Indy Mogul t-shirt!Submit yours at http://www.IndyMogul.com/SubmitTwitter:  http://www.Twitter.com/IndyMogul

How to Build a Radio Controlled Camera Pod - This episode is sponsored by the upcoming film "21" and Erik is taking on his most challenging build to date. A R/C camera rig that can tilt and pan like an expensive security camera. Watch what happens when Erik goes over budget...

Filmmaking Effects Tutorial - 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!

Special Effects Tips from ADI - For this episode of Hollywood FX, Erik visits Tom and Alec at Amalgamated Dynamics Studios in California. This duo has worked on the Alien movies, the Predator franchise, and the new X-Men Origins: Wolverine film!  All the creatures, props and prosthetics are on display in the workshop and they've even got a full-size replica of the original Bat Mobile.  For the demo, the guys show off one of their most intricate animatronics: a life-like gorilla.ADI:  http://www.studioadi.com

How to Create the Decapitation Effect in Film Maki - There comes a time in every filmmaker's life when he needs to lop off a head. When I was a kid, I'd cut the camera and replace heads with basketballs, but this is Erik Beck we're taking out, so you know things are going to get messy.