Another week, another build, and another test film. But this past week's project, the Good Samaritan, was an epic voyage from beginning to end. Filled with cross country journeys and the love child of B (maybe C) list actors, this behind the scenes gem will make you laugh, cry, and ralph...all in less than 2 minutes.
POSTED BY Wesley Scoggins, 09 July 2008 | PERMALINK
So you followed Erik's build with Hellboy's Good Samaritan, and you got your Demon Make-up ready, and you're ready for Hellboy II this Friday except for one thing. Hellboy's trademark Right Hand of Doom. So today i'm going to show you how to build your very own for 20 dollars.
The base for the build is this PVC coupling I purchased at my local hardware store.
It's Hellboy week here in the office (not to be confused with Dark Knight week, which is next week). To celebrate we're doing some awesome Hellboy episodes. You may have seen our recent episode of Back Yard Effects where our host Erik Beck teamed up with unholy mystics to forge The Good Samaritan (Hellboy's Special Gun). But now you need to see what our brother's at Pulp Secret...
This was another TOUGH WEEK of competition for the victory this week, I had a tough decision with so many good submission this weekm but I eventually came to a decision... This week's winner is Matt Adams & Jamie Hodges's action short, "Man in the Yellow Vest", I really enjoyed the action in this,...
POSTED BY Wesley Scoggins, 05 July 2008 | PERMALINK
Indy Mogul was recently featured on popular website complation website WEBUPON.com. As number three on their list of 10 Useful Websites to Enhance your Internet Experience, ranking above such heavyweights as Instructables and DIGG! Go us!
WEBUPON seems like it's a really interesting portal that finds a lot of interesting, very useful, websites (hey, they found us didn't...
POSTED BY Wesley Scoggins, 03 July 2008 | PERMALINK
Today I had the honor of talking to James Rolfe, Writer/Director/Editor/Actor/Cinematographer, most famous for his Angry Video Game Nerd persona, his videos have gotten millions of hits, and his program is one of the most popular on the internet. James has earned a massive fanbase based on his comedic explorations into nostalgia, and the...
POSTED BY Wesley Scoggins, 02 July 2008 | PERMALINK
So you are making a spy caper film, and you need a safe for the secret file/launch codes/microfilm for your agent to crack open with a laser. And/or you really want to pull a Bugs Bunny and drop a safe on your friends head, BUT you realized that REAL safes are expensive and/or dangerously heavy, and you need a prop to fill it's place? Well worry no more, because i'm going to...
POSTED BY Wesley Scoggins, 30 June 2008 | PERMALINK
Welcome to the first edition of a new series i'm going to be writing called "Career Paths". Every so often, i'm going to cover a different way to forge a career in a different part of the filmmaking industry. Whether you want to be a Screenwriter, a Cinematographer, a Visual or Special Effects Artist, a Editor, a Sound mixer, a Gaffer, or whatever, i'm going to do some research, maybe do a...