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Radio Controlled Camera Pod: Fun Cheap Video Effects: Indy Mogul
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, talks with Kate Bosworth and plays an illegal game of Hungry Hungry Hippos!
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Tags : filmmaking, BFX, IndyMogul, camera, pod, 21, kate, bosworth, security
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W00t! First!
Wow. this is the best bfx EVER! Thankyou Erik!
Loved the test film!
See Eriks Not immortal, Unless thats what he want's us to think!
I'm ON TO YOU BECK!
Thats what they all say until Erik hurts himself with a drill again and sees the shape of God in his thumb
LOL "ill let mikey play operation on your guts"
Great episode. I loved the test film. Funniest one yet.
But it got me thinking. Perhaps you can just make a camera mounted on an RC car
Yeah, I've done that. It's not on Youtube or anything, but it's pretty easy, just tape a camera to an RC car, and make sure the car doesn't flip over. I used a pretty good RC car though (Team Losi XXX-T) so I'm not sure a toy RC car could take the wieght.
Also, where was the rig used in the test film? I saw like one half second shot, and that was it.
ya it didnt use much of the actual build in the test film.
whoa! Great Test film! who were the kids?
Best test film ever.
Holy crap! really great, and the test movie was the Best "movie looking" so faR! ;: D
Awesome job Erik. Just...awesome. I can't belive you guys only have 10000 subscibers on YouTube. Indy Mogul is *tears up* amazing...
There wasn't really a lot of footage in the test film to let you know how well the rig worked. Other than that, the short looked really smick. Your film making is improving out of site. Now, do i have to put first in here?
I'd have beaten you at hungry hungry hippos Beck!
amazing test film
Great Job! I detect a slight Guy Ritchie Influence there. Just add more footage from your camera rig next time,
This was the best test film of them all!!!
You should do a BFX of BFX! Show us what goes into each episode!!!
I second this...Would be neat to see a day of putting BFX in to motion, behind the scene, bloopers, editing...all that fun stuff that goes into putting a show together
I think that test film was better than 21! And i mean that in a good way- AWESOME test film
BEST TESTFILM EVER!!!!
Best BFX Movie EVER!!!! Great stuff!
great test film...awful structure of camera pod though, definitely not the best design
like everyone else has said .. best test film to date ... wow...
love, love, love!
I can't believe how indy mogul has grown
love those kids too!
What was the effect title? bat tv or bad/ where do I find it on the effects menu
this is gonna be usefull
Erik do you feel special...Beating those kids at a game of Hungry Hungry Hippos
Looks awesome, too bad it could never hold my XL2. haha. btw, i think this is your best test film. the lighting and angles are perfect along with makeup.
Really nice job.
Best test film to date!
HIPPO STERIODS!!!!
Hahaha, very nice!
Great job on the r/c camera skit. Looked great.
Thats the Dopest Test film ever!!! Loved it!
Hey guys thats what I am talking about. Eric you always have something really interesting and innovative. The test film was fricken awesome. that was genius!
awesome short film!
That was the best BFX Episode i gotta tell ya.
Also that was the best looking Test film to date. so amazing
BEST TESTFILM EVER !!!
love it i really want to make one
You might be a hippo man, but you'll lose to my refined Stratego skills!
Excellent build though and it's cool to see the proffesional quality of your stuff improving over time.
COOLIOO!!!! Thats awsome dude. My only objection is that
the wheel of prosperity is RIGGED! 2 reasons y i think so:
1 it NEVER lands on trip to jersey, 2 at that angle, the arrow
wud always point down!!!!!!
no if the arrow has a counter weigh on the other side
Oh, I forgot to mention, you earned yourself 30 cymbal monkey bucks for that build. That'll buy you a box of cookies at the dollar store.
lmao amazing test film
Ha Erik When were you on TV?
he waishes
yeah next time hold the screw to guide stupid
kindof a waste of time and money, when you can just have someone hold the camera up to the ceiling, using a chair or something and film :/
not exactly... this gives you more stability and more movement
best epidode ever, the short movie at the end was totally kick ass!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!111
crazy yo!
That is probably your best test film, I loved it!
Thats Awesome!
dude winning a game of monoply is not esy
Make this a 2 part special. Make a way to maybe use a wireless hookup or something to download the live footage to a laptop or a moniter of some sort. this is just a suggestion. because that would be really cool if you were shooting a scene from like a cat burglar hiest and needed a ft security gaurd eating donuts and falling asleep when he's supposed to be watching the screen. lol
awesome test film
This has to be the BEST flick you've shot so far! Very well done! You must have used one of your 'FANCY' cameras to shoot the slo-mo right?
This episode soothed the devil inside of me.
No more voices in my head calling for the brutal, slow and painful torture of Erik.
Good freaking job guys.
BEST TEXT FILM EVER!!!!
WELL I THINK IT IS BECAUSE I LOVE ACTION TROUBLE MOVIES BUT ITS SO AWSOME!!!!!
BEST ONE!!!!! MAKE MORE LIKE THESE!!!!
Well at least this wasn't another advertisment for Sweeney Todd.
Nice (and funny) video but you hardly showed the rig being used.
I suggest to shoot a 'crime scene' while the security cameras pick it up.
And of course, use the rig foe the security cameras.
DEFINATELY the best test film to date.
great job guys.
Best movie to date, in my opinion. Fun, great angle, editing, etc. Good story too!
yea, great episode! hungry hungry hippos was one of my fav games as a kid.
Not to bash Indy Mogul, and I do love them, but this was a pretty useless episode. Not only did you only see 2 seconds total of the actual footage shot with it, you could have EASILY pulled off this by putting your tripod to its highest length or sanding on a chair with the camera over your head. This was just a "Rube Goldberg" for a simple effect. Not to mention, he actually went over budget to pull off just a simple effect that could have been done with a chair or ladder.
Wow, really slick test video this time around. Very professional.
nice work, but the only thing i dont get is why would you use this insted of just having someone hold the camera up there?
This belongs on weekend extra...
that was quite honestly the greatest test film ever.
behind the scenes?
that's what i'm talking about! thanks. you could probably do the same thing just by putting someone on a stepladder in the corner, but do you think you could put this on the jib arm thing?
that was cool.And when they showed the guys playing the little kid games then erik got punched and the money flew up into the air in slow motion.
Great test film Mr. Beck.
Who's kids were they?
that test film.......my word best shots, the security shots were only the icing on top to make it look better
That was the best test video yet I think, not to mention the episode of course!
Would love to see video
how did you make those effects with the flying money and game pieces look so dynamic, the money in the air looks like professional work
Best test film in a while, Hippo steroids. . .
What camera did U use shooting the slow mo shots? Was it in 30 fps or 60 fps?
Amazing! Every video without Justin is good. Every one with him sucks. That guy is seriously a terrible "actor". Even these 9 year olds are better.
I agree with everyone else that the amount of energy/time that went into this for a 1-2 sec shot really isn't worth it, in my opinion.
Great job Erik, I gotta say that was certainly the best test film to date. I love the whole guy ritchie "lock stock and two smoking barrels" style. Nicely done.
Wow, that's an amazing rig. But, unless do you really need a rig like that to get shots? Couldn't your cameraman just make those shots while standing on some ladders or something? I'm confused. :( But the test film is absolutely crazy.
It seems like you could buy a old or used pan and tilt mount actually made for cameras, theres a cool rc servo controlled mount for rc plane cameras at rangevideo.com you just need to buy some cheap radio equipment to use it.
awesome test film
That was such a Guy Richie test film...I loved it!
I'm sorry eric, but you just wasted 48 dollars.
I could see a security camera prop, but you don't really need all that to simulate a security camera.
Besides, you barely used it in the test film.
Funny test film, though.
hey your guys show rock and me and my freinds are trying to make a hulk movie we already have most of the movie done butt we have no ideya how to make us turn big and green and how to make us turn big and have spikes on our back. thank we could relly need the help so thanks.
WORST BUILD EVER! completely pointless, you can do the same thing by putting your tripod up high so the camera is close to the ceiling and doing steady pans and tilts.
Pretty cool test film though.
I loved the slow mo sections of the scenes, it really added a bit of tension.
this is the best BFX you gus have made! and it was so funny "hippo steroids, works every time." rofl.
I LOOOOVE the test film!
best test film
There ain't no sound.....
Hippo Steroids?