Posts tagged explosion

• 26 Jan

  Episode: Backyard FX

  Fire Explosion Special Effects with Peter Kunz : HFX

  Stand at a safe distance, because you'll get to check out a HUGE fireball in this episode of Hollywood FX.  Erik gets some history on building practical effects when he visits special effect veteran Peter Kunz in his insane workshop.  Peter Kunz is a jack of all trades and it seems there's nothing

• 15 Oct

  Blog: Indy Mogul

  Wesley's Weekly HOW TO: Grenade Launcher

      Grenade Launchers, what do I have to say? When you really need to have your hero blow something up, and he doesn't want to actually take the time to throw a grenade. Seen in classic action films such as Terminator 2, it's a classic "heavy artillery" weapon. Here is one I created for less tha

• 01 Oct

  Blog: Indy Mogul

  Wesley's Weekly HOW TO: Prop Landmines

   A common prop from War movies landmines have been a part of a lot of tense and dramatic moments on many many war films. Now, i'm going to show you how to make a type of landmine today that you can fit into your film.   First, I started with a styrofoam ball that I purchased at my local hobby an

• 17 Sep

  Blog: Indy Mogul

  Wesley's Weekly HOW TO: Prop Time Bomb

   Time Bombs are a staple of Caper films, Espionage movies, and Cop shows. Whether they are being used to break open a vault, assassinate an enemy agent, or being defused by your Protagonist, they are a neat prop that can be used in a lot of situations and types of films. So today, i'm going to show

• 27 Aug

  Blog: Indy Mogul

  Wesley's Weekly HOW TO: Rocket Launcher

    So you want an awesome Rocket Launcher prop for your next action movie, and the BFG just isn't "right" for your setting? Well fear not, today i'm going to show you how to make your own cheap RPG prop, and feel secure in knowing that your child soldiers will be able to defeat enemy armor with eas

• 13 Aug

  Episode: Backyard FX

  Fake Heads

  The episode you've been waiting for. Fake heads! Erik is going to show you where to get them cheap and three different ways to make them go "splat!". You won't want to miss this episode. Rated "G" for "gory". Check out the detailed project plans in our blog.