YAY!

first comment

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

hey, you like ska? check out www.youtube.com/solvo

cool thanks i'll check them out

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

2:03-2:07 is the best part

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.

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

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.

That's awesome Kevin! Thank you.

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

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

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.

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

all theses are getting more and more complicated

When are you ever going to take your trip 2 Jersey

Soon pinstripe01, soon.

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 $6 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?

BEAUTIFUL! What happens when you type IDKFA and IDDQD?

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

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.

Tripod as a steadicam? How?

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

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

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

Nice gun, though

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?

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.

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

whats on next week

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

First, I commented first, what happened to my post?

Second, you say this will cost $20 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 $200 probably (way more I think) if I do exactly what you say to do.

awesome epsiode!

what was and I quote "That trigger thing"

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.

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

Hi,

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

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

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.

Hi everyone! I would just like to say hi, and please have a look on my website. www.brexta-films.co.nr

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 :)

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.

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

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

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?

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

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

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...

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

mr. smith got the big gun

dude, next time, you should make a chainsaw

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

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

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.

hello

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

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?

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

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

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

I have A question where can you get cheap green screens

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

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

cool im going to make one