Posts tagged props

• 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

• 13 Oct

  Episode: Backyard FX

  Dead Body Apartment Complex, Halloween

  Dead Bodies are a great way to find a steal on an apartment.  Indy Mogul teams up with comedy duo Team Submarine for this Mogulween episode featuring our halloween prop of a Fake Corpse or Dead Body.  Check out the build episode:  http://www.indymogul.com/corpseTeam Submarine:http://www.teamsubma

• 12 Oct

  Episode: Backyard FX

  Fake Corpse, Dead Body, Halloween

  For this episode of Indy Mogul's Mogulween 2009, we're building a Fake Corpse or Dead Body prop.  This special effect prop has been highly requested and fits in perfectly for Halloween decorations or as a filmmaking prop for your movie needs!  Be sure to check out the Indy mogul original Short tra

• 18 May

  Episode: Backyard FX

  Terminator Robot Chest Build

  The Terminator Movie franchise continues with Terminator Salvation, so Backyard FX had to answer the fans with a build from the movie.  This week, Erik builds a ripped-open chest that reveals a robotic endoskeleton like the one from the new trailer for Terminator Salvation.  For under $30, Erik sh

• 27 Mar

  Blog: Indy Mogul

  Mythbusters' Adam Savage on Obsessions and Dedication

  I found this a truly interesting talk that Mythbusters' Adam Savage gave for FORA.tv. All of us being pretty big Mythbuster fans around here, I thought this was a great talk, and offers us all a glimpse in the kind of obsession and dedication that goes into a creative process. While this doesn't te

• 08 Dec

  Episode: Backyard FX

  Hand Stab, Halo, Portal Gun : YFX

  For our second episode of Your FX, we took the viewers feedback and made this episode based on what you wanted to see.  We've kept the clip mash ups, but have included a few detailed user-submitted tutorials.  This episode features "Hand Stab" by BridBoyRoss, "Portal Gun" by Daniel R., and "Halo A

• 15 Nov

  Blog: Indy Mogul

  Project: Direct - Get your film into Sundance!

   Here is your chance to get a short film you created into Sundance! Make a short film featuring a red telephone and two other props (from a collection of 25 pre-chosen props from Sundance films of the past) and if they like it, it'll be shown at Sundance, and get a distribution deal on video. T

• 23 Sep

  Blog: Indy Mogul

  Acceptable.TV Tutorials: Basic Props and Costumes

  The last few weeks, i've been posting these really simple, but really awesome tutorials from the (unfortunately) cancelled VH1 show "Acceptable.TV". This time, they cover basic props and costumes, and it's really simple advice that can really make your film look a lot better without spending a lot o