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30 Oct
Blog: The Best Short Films in the World
View the entire films from Episode 6 - The Return Of The Undead Zombie Revenge...Dead
You've seen the clips from the show here. Now, watch the films in their entirety below! Discuss these films with other filmmakers at our forums. KEG OF THE DEAD Written by Paul Schilens and Jim Dirschberger Directed by Paul Schilens
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29 Oct
Blog: Indy Mogul
Wesley's Weekly HOW TO: Easy to Make Gore
Here at Indy Mogul for Mogulween it's Zombie Week, and to celebrate, I am looking at even another way to produce some fake guts, and gore that you could easily utilize in a variety of ways. Everything from Zombie films, to War Movies, and Forensic Shows utilize fake gore, and who knows when YOU mi
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29 Oct
Blog: The Best Short Films in the World
Best Short Films' Bobby Miller: The Video Game?!
Submitted by Next New Networker, Ben Ross. A Best Short Films Inspired Fan Film and now a video game? Talk about a TREAT (without the trick!) for me. Seriously, you guys both made my week...And that's hard. Because I'm dead.
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28 Oct
Blog: The Best Short Films in the World
First Ever Best Short Films-Inspired Film! "The Pumpkin!"
Bjorn Klunder made this in response to the pumpkin in Episode 5! Check it out!
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27 Oct
Blog: Indy Mogul
Win a Trip to Australia
Do you want to go to Australia? Do you want to meet director, Baz Luhrmann (Moulin Rouge, Romeo + Juliet, and the soon-to-be-released "Australia") in New York? Do you want your work to be seen in the Special Features of a REAL DVD?If you answered "yea...i guess" to all of these questions, then the
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25 Oct
Blog: Indy Mogul
A Chance at Slamdance
Current TV is right now running a contest to help you get your film into the Slamdance film festival. So check out the video above, then visit the Current Site to read the full rules, THEN SUBMIT YOUR FILMS FOR A CHANCE TO WIN!
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23 Oct
Blog: Indy Mogul
DIY Halloween Contest!
Indy Mogul has partnered with Instructables for the biggest Halloween contest on the web. Whether you make your own Bigfoot costume, carve an pumpkin that looks just like Erik Beck, or you make scary movies, we want to see how Halloween-obsessed you really are! There are a few categories that
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23 Oct
Blog: The Best Short Films in the World
View the entire films from Episode 5 - There Will Be Blood (Slasher Films)
You've seen the clips from the show here. Now, watch the films in their entirety below! Discuss these films with other filmmakers at our forums. KILLING KILLIAN Written/Directed by Andrzej Rattinger Email the Filmmaker.
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22 Oct
Blog: Indy Mogul
Infinite White Tutorial from Videopia
Lighting Infinite White from Videopia on Vimeo.Moguler Videopia once again creates a interesting tutorial for doing something that we see a lot in films. Check it out and tell him what you think.
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22 Oct
Blog: Indy Mogul
Wesley's Weekly HOW TO: Green Slime
Since Halloween is coming up, I thought I would do a few things, that would be useful for the upcoming Holiday. This is a really simple recipe for non-toxic slime (so that you can use it as drool), that I think would be perfect for a variety of uses for Halloween. First, get your ingredien
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21 Oct
Blog: Indy Mogul
Zach Monkey's Make-Up Tour
Hola everyone. You may remember Zach from his creative "3-Legged Man" effect episode of Weekend Extra. Well, just in time for Halloween, he takes us behind the scenes of Cinema Secrets, one of Los Angeles's most popular costume and make up shops. Zach talks with the employees about the shop and gets
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20 Oct
Blog: Backyard FX
Erik's Production Vidblog - 10/13/08
Erik's Production Vidblog 10/4/08 from Indy Mogul on Vimeo.
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19 Oct
Blog: Indy Mogul
AMC's Greatest Fear Video Contest
American Movie Classics is currently holding a Contest for short films about your greatest fear. They have to be one-minute or under, so keep that in mind when planning your short. The Deadline is Halloween so hurry up and shoot something and get it in, and get a chance to win $4,000 and
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16 Oct
Blog: The Best Short Films in the World
View the entire films from Episode 4 - Life In Prison
You've seen the clips from the show here. Now, watch the films in their entirety below! Discuss these films with other filmmakers at our forums. ANGOLA PRISON FOOTBALL by Matt Ogens Email the Filmmaker. Visit their w
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15 Oct
Blog: Indy Mogul
Wesley's Weekly HOW TO: Grenade Launcher
Grenade Launchers, what do I have to say? When you really need to have your hero blow something up, and he doesn't want to actually take the time to throw a grenade. Seen in classic action films such as Terminator 2, it's a classic "heavy artillery" weapon. Here is one I created for less tha
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14 Oct
Blog: The Best Short Films in the World
Did I treat the girl in Episode 3 badly?
This week's voicemails have been heated in regards to episode 3 and my online date. Some of you believe I treated her badly and should call her back because she "seems cool". Others think she was a "weirdo" and cited the fact she almost broke my camera. So, what do YOU think? We're ha
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13 Oct
Blog: Indy Mogul
Erik's Production Vidblog - 10/13/08
Erik's Production Vidblog 10/4/08 from Indy Mogul on Vimeo.
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13 Oct
Blog: Indy Mogul
WestHavenBrook Behind-The-Scenes Footage
Here is some brand new behind-the-scenes extras from WestHavenBrook, with some new footage of their epic action sequence that they've been working on for their new film.
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10 Oct
Blog: Indy Mogul
Interview: Low-Budget Master Mark Pirro
A Polish Vampire in Burbank - trailer This week, I got a chance to talk to Low-Budget Independent Filmmaker, Mark Pirro. For nearly 30 years, Mark Pirro has been making films on his own terms. In the early 1980's, a full decade before the Indie Film frenzy of the 90's, he completed his fi
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09 Oct
Blog: The Best Short Films in the World
View the entire films from Episode 3 - The Dating Game
You've seen the clips from the show here. Now, watch the films in their entirety below! Discuss these films with other filmmakers at our forums. FROG PRINCESS by John Mckinney Email the Filmmakers. Visit
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08 Oct
Blog: Indy Mogul
Wesley's Weekly Presents... Slush Mold Prosthetics
Hey guys, Wes here, I am unfortunatley indisposed today because of the Holidays, so our good friend, fellow Moderator, and Make-up Queen Arissa is going to be filling in for me today, so I hope you guys enjoy it, and i'll see you next week! _______________________________ Slush Mold Prosthetics B
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07 Oct
Blog: The Best Short Films in the World
Best Short Films Show - Monday's Message - Where ya at TMIWeekly.com?
We have an AWESOME selection of films this week. Check out my video message above for info on this week's theme and a note to the gals at TMIWeekly.com. And don't forget: check back here Thursday for a brand new show! In the meantime, be sure to leave me a comment or call my voicemail lin
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04 Oct
Blog: Backyard FX
Erik's Production Vidblog - 10/4/08
Erik's Production Vidblog 10/4/08 from Indy Mogul on Vimeo. Find out what the next BFX project is!
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02 Oct
Blog: The Best Short Films in the World
View the entire films from Episode 2 - Nature Strikes Back
You've seen the clips from the show here. Now, watch the films in their entirety below! Discuss these films with other filmmakers at our forums. JUST GEESE Written/Directed by Russell Hasenauer, Chad NewHall, & Kristoffer Nig
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01 Oct
Blog: Indy Mogul
Wesley's Weekly HOW TO: Prop Landmines
A common prop from War movies landmines have been a part of a lot of tense and dramatic moments on many many war films. Now, i'm going to show you how to make a type of landmine today that you can fit into your film. First, I started with a styrofoam ball that I purchased at my local hobby an
