BFG9000 Giant Laser Weapon

Het Indy Mogul, my next film is remake of the 1960 classic, Time Machine. Ive been able to figure out how to do most of it by waching bfx, but i really need a way to build a miniature city, trees, water.. etc. Can you help me out?

My next movie calls for a go cart type vehicle all made by a wagon and recycled goods to make it look cool

so boondock saints 2 came out DO A SPECIAL ON IT

can you make some EXPLOSIONS BOOOOOOOOOM BOOOOOOOOOM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hey indy mogul love your vids. Ive been needing a Military Chest rig for cheap. Feel like doing an episode on a Chest Rig just like this one ------------> http://www.militarygear.org/pd-bds-tactical-land-warfare-chest-rig.cfm

nice imagination i love doom so much an i made 1 that has a light in it but yours was the best ive seen

cool. can u make a sniper rifle or samus's arm cannon from metroid?

can you make a fake cigaret?

Cool episode! Could you make a weapon from halo?

Cool. After watching this I made my own, but instead of a cd rack I used a wiring duct thing, some pvc couplings,duct tape, cardboard,a 2liter bottle, and parts from a broken floor fan.

I miss season 1, it was so much better than 2

ahahahaah you guys are AMAZING!!!!!!!! What the hell haahahah

hey dudes have you made PredTech yet?

hey, could you make cool fake explosions. BOOOOOM!

You should make a video showing us how to make prop hand guns that look real

Great Lets Get Some D00M Marine Armor Made.

hey erik i was wondering if you guys could do a build for the van hellsing gattling gun cross bow?? thanks guys

Cool Build! Me and my friend made this too, But instead of a cd tower we used the grill off his fridge! And one question where do yuo get all the different types of spray paint?

cool im going to make one

I LOVE UR SHOW I WISH I WAS ON IT I THINK U SHULD MAKE A FAKE DOOR

Did any one else notice the music sounded like Fort Minor "believe"?

I have A question where can you get cheap green screens

the BFG gun looks awsome, but could you do something like a lightsaber dueling prop?

Does anyone know how to make a 50 caliber sniper rifle?

Now I have a general idea how to make a big damn gun for a costume. Thanks Indy Mogul!

That was freaking cool! Question though, how did you make the little silver "star trek" style laser pistol at the beginning and the one used to spin the wheel?

Cool, its as close to one of my favorite films as im ever gonna get1 ;)

hello

Hey, you keep mentioning that if I want to make an awsomme home film I could use some Special FX. Well, I tried resurching programs on the internet and I can't seem to find one and you mentionned you had some downloads on your site. Do you think you can send me a link for a special FX program download(peferrably a free program). thanks, Huddy.

That gun's pretty sweet. Just one thing, your placement of the handle and trigger looks kind of awkward.

is it possible to make an exact replica of the assault rifle from my favorite game halo

dude, next time, you should make a chainsaw

mr. smith got the big gun

can anyone tell me what music he used during the battle scene and where to get it?

Hey, could some one put up a link to the how-to blog? It's hard to find BFX blogs... the URL should be in the vid description, or a link, or something...

soz dude i had never seen you before when i made this account :P

What the? Super Director? This could get confusing...

phishphansj3151, I'm not... unrelaxed, but I think it would be really cool for Erik to do an episode on free programs like Windows Movie Maker, or the Gimp. That way even people without the good programs can do cool effects. Isn't that the whole point of this awesome website? Isn't it so anyone can make Hollywood style effects for cheap?

that last comment was by me :) my real name is bob :P

Hey Erik! it's me again! i just wanted to say that i also have an extremely good fake eye effect that you might use with the fake heads. And once again i am hoping you can do an episode on cuts that bleed. thanks

I agree with MotleyDrew on the heavyness of the gun. It's a really really nice gun, and a great example for a BFG, but I believe Chris didn't handle the gun well enough to actually fool the audience into thinking that it's a big f**king gun.

Erik i am seriously addicted to this show and i love making movies. I have a very good fake tissue/flesh effect and i was just wondering if you were interested. By the way how can you make fake cuts that bleed and have blood flowing from them? thanks :)

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Good looking gun. I would load some of those thermoses with something heavy, like cement, or pork or something. That way it would make the gun heavier and the actors would move it slower. The way it is now, it looks way to light to have some serious electronics in it.

it would be so awesome if u made some sort of gatling gun like on unreal tonament that gun is the best one

Hi, I was wandering how do you make fake hearts?? HAHAHAHAHA!!!!

I've created my own BFG9000. it kinda looks like the one from Doom and it cost nothing to make. it's so Cool

SuperCameraMan, It's assumed that you have the programs... Erik isn't saying go out and download these programs, hes just saying that you need these programs to make the effect look good, which is an important step in making the gun. Relax Great episode, the gun looks great.

what was and I quote "That trigger thing"

awesome epsiode!

First, I commented first, what happened to my post? Second, you say this will cost dollars. Are you ASKING people to pirate special effects software? Not good... At least show us a legal and FREE way to do special effects, Erik. Like using the GIMP or something... This effect will cost over 0 probably (way more I think) if I do exactly what you say to do.

OK, that was the best test film ever. Really funny and great acting...

whats on next week

erik!!!!!!! there are things i need lots of help with so just please e mail me @ moogle_pot_pie@hotmail.com thanx dude :3

hey erik! i love ur shit. its awe inspiring. ive actually put some of your effects to the test and to my surprise they work better than expected...although i am having problems with one thing. your blood shooter rig. where do i get the bike pump valve? and is there alternate way to pump up your pepsi bottle without the bike pump valve? ive searched everywhere home depot rona canadian tire im going nuts. help me on this one. send me a close up of the bike pump valve u guys used so i can get a better sense of what im looking for.

Hey Erik love your videos , just wanna let those who dont know when you finish your movies, you can make cool pro looking DVD covers using photoshop or photoshop elements. I dont have it yet but im gonna get it. To see how its done go to youtube and look for guerillabill. Here is his url http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rB_EE3JtzPs, and Erick how can i build a safe affordable crane?

My god, looks like Eric didn't get enough sleep last night... Nice gun, though

I wondered what happined to the comments! Good Ep Erik 'n' Company! I really gota lean names other then Steve and Erik

sweet jesus thats a big freakin gun!!!! great job erik.

Tripod as a steadicam? How?

Very impressive. I think I might try and build one of these, but modify it so that it can be more of an arm cannon.

While the weapon is badass, its not THE BFG. But, kickass job none the less.

BEAUTIFUL! What happens when you type IDKFA and IDDQD?

Hey! GREAT prop! I wanna draw Indy Mogul's attention to my prop-making best friend, 'Foil Tape". (here's a pic, liberated from a plumbing supply place:) http://www.plumbingsupply.com/images/aluminum-metal-tape.jpg This stuff is a little on the expensive side.. about a roll, But it is AWESOME for adding small sections of "chomey metallic goodness" to an otherwise matte black prop (like a laser pistol). Essentially it's like a thick aluminum foil, with a peel-off sticker backing. Also called "Bumper Repair Tape", this is most often (and most affordably) found in the "Duct and heating" section of your local major home-improvement store. One roll, if used sparingly, can last you a long time. A few chrome highlights can really liven up a "quick and dirty black spraypainted blaster" (like the pistols in this episode)... and can also be adaped to other uses - thinking back to the cyborg effect. ANyways, great gun. The episoes seem to be getting shorter, and a little less detailed than they were before. While that's good to keep people from feeling like they HAVE to copy your designs step by step.. it's still more fun when we can watch the process unfold (like.. the sandwich episode)... and to be honest, I'm always left feeling a little sad when my weekly visit with Erik comes to an end. Oh! and one more thing! What's on the menu for next week?

Soon pinstripe01, soon.

When are you ever going to take your trip 2 Jersey

all theses are getting more and more complicated

in some movies girls pretend to be a guy and so i was wondering if u could really do so .

well i was hoping to be a skater guy 4 halloween cuz in all the wierd random movies the girl pretends 2 be a guy n i was thinking it would be cool to see if u could really do that.

Loved this vid, the stuff you guys do is great! Keep up the good work.

Looks pretty good. Much better then the way the robot turned out.

That's awesome Kevin! Thank you.

I have some clips of laser fire that I made that you key over the gun like detfilms muzzle flares, but they're laser fire. Here's the link to them: http://www.freewebs.com/kevinaz/laser%20clips.zip It comes with 3 angles. Front, quarter and side.

This is a great video, but the podcast link is broken.

For lasers, there's also the old "black box with a beam splitter at a 45 degree angle reflecting a cut-out of the laser's path with a flashlight shining through it" trick. Rob Schrab used that in some of his stuff, and it has a distinctive look.

2:03-2:07 is the best part

Now that I've actually watched the episode, I can say-AWESOME. I loved it, can't wait to try out some of those effects myself, thanks indymogul

cool thanks i'll check them out

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crap! it was second comment. curse you cal!!!

first comment

YAY!