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29 Nov
Blog: Indy Mogul
Wesley's Weekly HOW TO: Sugar Glass Molding
So you want a bottle to smash over your friends head, but you don't want to kill him? Easy solution, use our old friend Sugar Glass. Today I am going to show you how to make a basic Bottle Mold, that can be used to mold a fake bottle that can be safely broken over another person's head. &nbs
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26 Nov
Blog: Indy Mogul
Build Plans for the Jib Arm (Camera Crane)
Special thanks to WestCroft for typing up the delicious ingredients needed to make the cake...I mean crane. Bits: - Screwdriver bit - 1/8” drill bit - 3/16” drill bit - 1/4" drill bit - 5/16” drill bit - 23/64” drill bit - 3/8” drill bit Hardware: 4- 3/16” x 1 ¼” Pan Head Machine Scre
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26 Nov
Blog: Indy Mogul
More Camera Stabilizers
This week I was going to continue my Camera Stabilizer article by showing how to construct some different Camera Stabilizers, but a friend of ours on the forum, Captain Stevebeard posted this great tutorial for your own Fig Rig-type stabilizer that I think is great and could be really helpful. Take
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23 Nov
Blog: Indy Mogul
"I'm Not There"
As a fan of the work done and still being done by Bob Dylan, I was unsure of Todd Haynes' biopic on Bobby's life, entitled "I'm Not There." Would it be another tale of wrestling between the touring life of drugs and sex and raising a family, or would it make me think? Well, I hoped for the best a
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21 Nov
Blog: Indy Mogul
Wesley's Weekly HOW TO: Camera Stabilizers
So your shots are bouncing all over the place? So the Steadicam episode made you cry because you lack the 8 grand investment required to own your very own Steadicam rig? Well don't fear much longer, because today i'm going to show you a couple of ways to make cheap Camera stabilizers that won't make
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19 Nov
Blog: Indy Mogul
Writers Strike Cliff Notes
So you're favorite TV show is in reruns? (Thankfully IndyMogul never has reruns!) Yea, it sucks, but i'm sure a lot of people out there are asking "Why?" and I thought I would give a little change of pace and try to answer that question. You see, most industry writers are part of a writers uni
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19 Nov
Blog: Indy Mogul
Behind the Scenes: Erik and Steve fight!
I was on safari with one of our interns the other day, and came across the glorious and haunting spectacle of two of our Indy Mogul team engaged in a life-or-death struggle for supremacy. You can watch the GRITTY and TERRIFYING footage below ... GIRAFFE FIGHT!!! from Indy Mogul on Vimeo.Based on
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19 Nov
Blog: Indy Mogul
Cody wants you to use his S**T!
We here at Indy Mogul are always looking for ways that we can give indie filmmakers a hand with the creation on their movies. Recently in the forums, Moguler daydreamer1 posted a link to a fellow online moviemaker's YouTube video asking everyone watching to freely use any of his photos and music. Th
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16 Nov
Blog: Indy Mogul
Indy Mogul: Behind the Scenes
Indy Mogul: Behind the Scenes from Indy Mogul on Vimeo. "Just Steve and I goofing around while shooting the Ninja episode."
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16 Nov
Blog: Indy Mogul
Unedited Version of David Ray Interview Now Available!!!
Yes, Yes, we know (and hope you do too) that we weren't REALLY interviewing David Ray via satellite, congratulations to those of you who "caught" us. If you feel like the Q & Erik interview episode left you unsatisfied, please follow these three steps:1. Understand that you hurt my feelings by not
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14 Nov
Blog: Indy Mogul
Wesley's Weekly HOW TO: Stabbing and Cutting Effect
A lot of you out there have been asking for stabbing and cutting tutorials for a while, so I've finally decided to throw you a bone and show you some very easy ways to make stabbing and cutting wounds for almost nothing.For this build you will need: A Nasal cleaning bulb for infants, and the
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14 Nov
Blog: Indy Mogul
Miro 1.0 launches!
Miro is free internet TV. If you haven't picked it up, now is the perfect time to give it a shot (especially with all the reruns on cable). It will play almost any video on the internet and has 2700+ channels. MIro has over 2,500 unrestricted channels, a huge selection of HD content, is an open plat
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13 Nov
Blog: Indy Mogul
Forums outage! (don't panic)
Looks like our forums have been down all night. Smarter people than us are working on fixing that problem, and it should be running shortly!
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12 Nov
Blog: Indy Mogul
Erik gets down at Zombie-A-Go-Go
Indy Mogul goes to Zombie a GO GO! from Indy Mogul on Vimeo. We had a lot of fun at Zombie-A-Go-Go. Special thanks to Josh for letting us film there and Robbin for doing my awesome zombie makeup. Check out their site here.
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10 Nov
Blog: Indy Mogul
"Big Daddy" Costume Creator Interviewed
Our friends over at CollegeHumor.com interviewed the mastermind behind the Big Daddy costume! Check it out!
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08 Nov
Blog: Indy Mogul
Interview: Doug TenNapel on Making Sockbaby
During the Stunt Fight Episode of Backyard Effect, WestHavenBrook helped show us how to accomplish excellent Stunt Fighting for no cost. Today we are joined by the other side of the Sockbaby team, Writer/Director Doug TenNapel. You might recognize him as the creator of Earthworm Jim, The Neverhood,
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08 Nov
Blog: Indy Mogul
Worst, I Mean, ummm... "Most Creative and Unusual" Pumpkins Get Their Own Post!
Okay, folks. So, we got a lot of submissions for our pumpkin contest, like hundreds. And, it was really hard to choose a winner. And that is why on Q and Erik this week we are bringing you a hodge podge of our absolute best pumpkin entries (the runners up). But, we also got a lot of pumpkin entri
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07 Nov
Blog: Indy Mogul
Wesley's Weekly HOW TO: Basic Mask Making
A lot of people have asked about how to make reusable masks and other various questions about Latex Molding, so I finally decided to try to help all of those budding mask makers out there by showing some basic mask construction techniques. The first thing you will need that will really make formin
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05 Nov
Blog: Indy Mogul
The winner is Cian Murphy!
The first annual Indy Mogul pumpkin carving contest is over, and the grand prize went to Cian Murphy. You can see the winnering entry at the end of this weeks BFX. Choosing a winner was extremely hard because we had so many amazing entries. Out of the hundreds of pumpkins submitted there were 37 fi
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02 Nov
Blog: Indy Mogul
Tutorial: Bounce Pads
A lot of questions were asked about the round metallic panel that was carried in Steve Nelson's Cinematography Tutorial. That is what is called a BOUNCE PAD. It is used to reflect light onto an actor when you are filming outside. When you are filming outside, the sun is sending light from onl
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01 Nov
Blog: Indy Mogul
Awesome "BioShock" Halloween Costume
We've got to get this guy to post how he made this! I thought it was CG when he first walked in. Good Indy'ing fine sir.
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01 Nov
Blog: Indy Mogul
How to Produce a Movie
So, this is my first time blogging other than the few times I dabbled with that Xanga thing. Is that even around still? OK, apparently it is. Losers. So, my name is Mike Wallach, but everyone just calls me “Wally.” I go to the School of Visual Arts in New York City and live locally on 10th stre
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