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  • himynamesryan wrote on May 12, 1:19 pm

    COOL!!!!!!!!!!! First Comment!

  • sam_rocks321 (guest) wrote on May 12, 1:29 pm

    nice one guys!

  • BlackLightFilmer wrote on May 12, 1:37 pm

    Thanks for the help guys

  • MikeMacBEan (guest) wrote on May 12, 1:46 pm

    Heyyyy i posted the "syringe and hose"-technique a few days ago. ;) Well, still nice episode guys.

  • hotstuf531 wrote on May 12, 1:50 pm

    dude kick @$$!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • sonnyfromda02 (guest) wrote on May 12, 1:53 pm

    Jared is a hater for not letting Erik bounce one of his balls off Anne Hathaway's face. I've often dreamed of that myself.

  • Maurice Hooks (guest) wrote on May 12, 2:02 pm

    this was awesome, nice work

  • stripedflag wrote on May 12, 2:43 pm

    that was really cool!

  • foxey wrote on May 12, 2:49 pm

    cool

  • ploomit wrote on May 12, 2:53 pm

    Hope your kidneys okay erick

  • RobRoy333 (guest) wrote on May 12, 3:39 pm

    Nice job! Cool easy and "effective" trick!!!!

  • astalapitjes wrote on May 12, 3:47 pm

    poor erick, he was allowed to trow that ball

  • ugman77 wrote on May 12, 3:48 pm

    one of the most useful episodes so far, i really could have use that earlier

  • salongley wrote on May 12, 3:50 pm

    Cool. I've been watching BFX for most of the year. Well done on reaching your birthday.

    I'm 40 and love the stuff you're doing. Does that make me your eldest fan or perhaps the saddest?

  • Daleigh (guest) wrote in reply on May 12, 11:32 pm

    Unfortunately you are not the oldest.

  • happyhands man wrote in reply on May 24, 9:35 am

    no there is an older guy on the forums

  • samthemusicman12 wrote on May 12, 4:13 pm

    Holy cow! That was probably the best test film ever!!!!! YAY!!! I HAPPY NOW!!!!

  • Dragan (guest) wrote on May 12, 4:35 pm

    your test films keep getting better and better.
    and i think this is my favorite one ever.
    great and useful episode as always.
    keep it up.

  • Leatherfeet wrote on May 12, 4:43 pm

    Good episode!

  • oooyo (guest) wrote on May 12, 4:45 pm

    Your show was awesome. I liked the test film you made. It will be very useful.thanks IndyMogul team.

  • KMProductions wrote on May 12, 4:50 pm

    That was really cool.

  • Joey webb (guest) wrote on May 12, 4:51 pm

    Great shortfilm!!!!! lol, I finally got on indymogul after all this time...hell yes...

  • JadeMunky wrote on May 12, 4:55 pm

    Congrats on the birthday and yet another great episode.

    I loved the test film, very funny. When will you guys do a short film to include your whole years fx into one lot of awesomeness?

  • Heezzy wrote on May 12, 5:40 pm

    Great effect. Sometimes the effects are just good but this one was great! What did you use to make the badges?

  • steve nelson wrote on May 12, 6:29 pm

    Ted Todd
    Accounting
    Sector 12

    Clear to throw
    BALLS




    LOL!!

  • luv4paintball wrote on May 12, 6:47 pm

    that was awsome. just completly awsome

  • ReimerFilms wrote on May 12, 7:08 pm

    do master chief costume it be awsome!!!

  • ploomit wrote on May 12, 7:32 pm

    What is trip 2 Jersesy

  • bridboyross wrote on May 13, 3:24 pm

    great effect, brilliant test film, a better example of where that exact effect is used is in the Japanese film "Battle Royale" where Takeshi kitano (playing a teacher) throws a knife at a schoolgirl for not listening to him, oh yeah, thats badass.

  • himynamesryan wrote on May 13, 3:32 pm

    sad ending

  • Anonymous_review (guest) wrote on May 13, 3:41 pm

    Hi there, not sure about this one, but I'd like to mention that in the matrix. *going through it frame by frame with what I can on your player (I can't be bothered to go and put the vhs tape in) but it looks as if the knife was actually allready in the head, but instead of rolling it back so that you can't see it at first, it looks as if it was edited out in post and then blurred in the shot instead.
    Not entirely sure, thanks for your method though, works brilliantly.
    While I'm here I want to make another knife throw request.

    Theres a scene in starshiptroopers. Where sergeant Zim throws a knife at the hand of Ace. They use a cut before the knife goes in the hand, but when it cuts it's allready in there and blood squirts out of the hand. I'm not sure exactly how they did that, but they may have used a model.
    Could you tell me anything more?

  • oetam (guest) wrote in reply on May 15, 12:07 pm

    i think if u throw the knife in the firs shot u may notice there r 2 shots cause the knife will suddenly dissapear

  • dmp productions (guest) wrote on May 13, 4:41 pm

    who makes the blood come out of the knife????

  • dmp productions (guest) wrote on May 13, 4:42 pm

    who makes the blood come out at the end??

  • Coons (guest) wrote on May 14, 1:16 am

    Hahaha, they bounce the ball off a Dundee. From the Office.

  • ljung90 wrote on May 14, 2:58 am

    I think the effect is more realistic if you actually throw the knife in the first shot. Just make sure no one is in the way:D

  • Solo0312 wrote on May 14, 9:26 am

    Great job Erik, I think this is one of your most realistic effects. The way you edited the two shots together is flawless, well done!

  • hotstuf531 wrote on May 14, 6:20 pm

    hay! aint the name on your name tag the guy from the sweeny tod episode???

  • sam (guest) wrote on May 15, 3:54 am

    http://youtube.com/watch?v=m0LH6b0SLxU

  • oetam (guest) wrote on May 15, 11:54 am

    waiting for birthday episode :)

  • mikevignola wrote on May 15, 7:27 pm

    continue to enjoy the show, guys.

  • spartacus117 wrote on May 17, 9:42 am

    whats next? maybe you should have an slice in the neck and blood is squirting out like a fountain. I LOVE THAT KIND OF STUFF! soi hope you can do that. for me pleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaaaaaaasssssssssssssssse!

  • iloseonpurpose wrote on May 18, 5:01 pm

    ugh INDY MOGUL ugh...
    :P

  • Stranksy (guest) wrote on May 18, 7:00 pm

    For some reason, this isn't loading on any computer I try it on...

    By the way, can I request an effect? I need the effect as seen in the CPR skit on the Saturday Night Live yesterday... It's not really that easy to describe, but just ask someone who watched it yesterday...

  • Mac Guy (guest) wrote on May 19, 8:42 pm

    Hey that was cool but in the first shot his hair is back under the cap and in the next it is in the hole watch closely any you will see. But that was very good.

  • Mac Guy (guest) wrote on May 19, 8:43 pm

    Oh and i have the same mac the white macbook

  • Nick (guest) wrote on May 19, 10:22 pm

    hey indy mogul, great effect! i still had a few questions and was wondering if you have the details for the knife throw. i would like to do it but dont know where to buy that syringe or what kind of tubing that is or how big it is. i would really like to do this effect so please post the details! thanks! O and if its hidden somewhere i cant see, please let me know, i thought it was just in the about section.

  • Ev (guest) wrote on May 22, 5:25 pm

    you guy should do an entire episode using all the special effects thet you ever made

  • youngspeildberg wrote on May 25, 11:51 pm

    cool video guys. so many effects; so little movies

  • Captain No Drugs wrote on May 26, 9:45 am

    No Drugs Kids!

  • Jake (guest) wrote on May 26, 3:53 pm

    You can see it in the background from :32 to 1:14!

  • Henrique (guest) wrote on May 29, 5:34 pm

    Hi guys! nice video. Can you tell me how to do fake blood?

  • Kasey (guest) wrote on May 31, 11:51 pm

    You guys are awesome! keep it up!

  • Kasey (guest) wrote on May 31, 11:52 pm

    almost better than mythbusters!

  • pat letts (guest) wrote on June 9, 2:47 pm

    i don't remember that from the first matrix movie

  • G.I. Posom67.76 (guest) wrote on June 18, 10:44 pm

    they thorw a knife in the matrix

  • king show174 wrote on July 6, 12:02 pm

    bounce ball dare love it i actually played it. it was real fun

  • Chris (guest) wrote on July 6, 3:38 pm

    do an effect to punch someones head off

  • callum (guest) wrote on July 9, 5:12 pm

    you could also do this with the ninja stars from the ninja episode (duh!)

BFX: Realistic Knife Throw Effect: Fun Cheap Video Effects:

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!

Tags : filmmaking, BFX, IndyMogul, knife, specialeffects, throw, matrix

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