Posts tagged DIY

• 18 Jan

  Episode: Backyard FX

  District 9 Alien Hand, DIY Tutorial : Backyard FX

  This week, Backyard FX shows you how to create an Alien Hand from District 9 for just dollars!  Grab a can of cat food for a snack and prepare to be entertained and amazed! Indy Mogul's Backyard FX I features cheap, DIY filmmaking tips and tutorials including special effects, props, and camer

• 07 Dec

  Episode: Backyard FX

  DIY Camera Stabilizer, Filmmaking Tips: Backyard FX

  Back to basics!  Erik shows you how to build your own DIY Camera Stabilizer for a Digital SLR camera.  This rig will help stabilize your SLR camera when taking video, and create a more comfortable camera mount.  Indy Mogul's Backyard FX features cheap, DIY filmmaking tips and tutorials including

• 09 Nov

  Episode: Backyard FX

  Bald Caps, DIY Tutorial : Backyard FX

  This week, Backyard FX shows you how to create a Bald Cap from scratch that is better than the kind you can purchase.  This effect can also be applied towards other uses and needs.Indy Mogul's Backyard FX I features cheap, DIY filmmaking tips and tutorials including special effects, props, and came

• 20 Jul

  Episode: Backyard FX

  How-To DIY Snorricam Tutorial

  This week, BFX shows you how to build a cheap DIY Snorricam for all your filmmaking needs.  Darren Aronofsky and Martin Scorsese have famously used the Snorricam in their films and now you can, too.  If you have your own Snorricam footage, submit it to http://www.IndyMogul.com/submit and we could

• 17 Jul

  Blog: Indy Mogul

  Neko Neko Films is back!

  Rockbottom Productions: "Drama Movie" from Neko Neko Films on Vimeo. That's right Neko Neko films just released a NEW episode of Rockbottom Productions. For those of you who haven't heard of Neko Neko they are an awesome young film group who I met in Texas at SXSW. In recent months they have started

• 07 Jul

  Episode: Backyard FX

  Season 3 Promo

  Backyard FX Season 3 will premiere Monday July 13th!  In Season 3, BFX goes back to a having a Build episode and Original Short test film every week.  We'll also be introducing the new BFX Build Team!  Check back next week for the premiere episode!

• 08 Jun

  Episode: Backyard FX

  Bloody Finger, Explosions, DIY Focus Wheel : Your FX

  Bloody fingers and a DIY focus wheel for your camera don't usually go together, but on Your FX, it makes perfect sense.   Check out these two tutorials as well as this month's mash-up of special effect clips sent in by the Indy Mogul viewers.  If we use your tutorial, you get a free Indy Mogul t-

• 24 Mar

  Blog: Indy Mogul

  Conceptualize, Shoot, and Edit in 24 hours?

  For this episode of Music Video, Director James Spruill teams up with the band Franklin for Short to create a music video concept for the song "Fast & Soft."  James and the band relied solely on their low-budget filmmaking skills and DIY creativity to create the entire video for less than