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Wesley's Weekly HOW TO: Fake Rocks

POSTED BY Wesley Scoggins, 02 April 2008 | PERMALINK

So you want to smash a boulder over one of your actors head, but you don't want that to be the final scene of their career? The answer is obvious, you need a fake rock.

 
I love green floral foam for this, because it's very soft and easy to carve and texture. If you want to make a large stone or boulder, start by forming them in the general shape.
 

Then I started gluing...

Drawn by Pain

POSTED BY Jesse Cowell "Jeskid', 02 April 2008 | PERMALINK

As a big fan of the show, I wanted to introduce our very own DIY project "Drawn by Pain" that's been a few years in the making. It's half HD live action/half Animated and lots of running around trying to make something cool. It's a drama - yeah I know - NOT FUNNY! The first ten episodes are on our site - with a new one to be released next week. We'd love it if you stopped by.



The Lone Filmmaker

POSTED BY Natalie Fernandez, 02 April 2008 | PERMALINK

Hello everyone! You all know how hard it is to get your production going. You start writing your script, you start calling all your friends and family to cash in all those favors they owe you, you arrange for days for everyone to come by and shoot, only to have everybody cancel. Well check out this guy. He is an English filmmaker who has vowed to make an entire feature length film on his own!...

The President of Mogulville's "Mogul Spotlight"

POSTED BY Justin Johnson, 31 March 2008 | PERMALINK

I can say with full certainty, that our current POM, Bridger, is setting the bar VERY VERY high for the next election. Here's one of many things he's up to in the Presidential Forums.

5 Minute Movie House VIII

POSTED BY Wesley Scoggins, 30 March 2008 | PERMALINK

This was probably one of the toughest weeks of competition we've ever had for the 5 Minute Movie House, there was a great viewer response, and a lot of really fantastic submissions, but after a long fight there was only one left standing, this weeks victor was the very funny short "Kessel Run", by G. Jesse Martinez.

Its a bunch of nerds racing to get to ComicCon to stop one of...

Video Contest: Vancouver Film School Scholarship Competition

POSTED BY Jesse Johnson, 28 March 2008 | PERMALINK

 
 
What a sweet opportunity, I've always wanted to go to Canada! And I suppose a full ride through film school isn't so bad either.
 

Vimeo Vid of the Day, "The Legend of the Scarecrow" by Carlos Lascano

POSTED BY Bobby Miller, 27 March 2008 | PERMALINK


The Legend of the Scarecrow from Carlos Lascano on Vimeo.

This short film was created using various 2D and 3D elements in After Effects and it looks like something out of a Tim Burton film. It's in Spanish though and unfortunately there are no subtitles. Which sucks because I don't remember anything from 9th grade Spanish class. You can learn more about how he created...

Wesley's Weekly HOW TO: Scars and Stitches

POSTED BY Wesley Scoggins, 27 March 2008 | PERMALINK

Last week when I completed the burn tutorial, the question of "scars" came up, and while we've covered all sorts of wounds, we haven't covered a lot of "healed" wounds yet, so I thought this week would be a good opportunity to tackle the idea.
Start out by cleaning the area, and apply liquid latex in the shape of the scar.

It's a LITTLE hard to see in...

Build Plans: Dolly

POSTED BY Jerry Rizzo, 24 March 2008 | PERMALINK

Hello everyone and welcome to the Build Plans for Episode 46: DIY DOLLY.

Shopping List:

1. 6" fixed pneunatic casters x2.
(If you can't find something like this at your local hardware store you can get them online.)

2. 6" swivel pneunatic caster.
(If you can't find something like this at your local hardware store you can get them online.)

3. A piece of 3/4" scrap plywood at...

5 Minute Movie House VII

POSTED BY Wesley Scoggins, 23 March 2008 | PERMALINK

Wow! We had so many great submissions this week to 5 Minute Movie House, but this short "The Darjeeling Method" by Jordan Montreuil, Michael Kutcher, Zak Van Winkle, David Albright, and Sam, just won me over.

But please, keep them coming in, sign-up on the forums and submit your short film to the competition.