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Behind the Scenes Look: The Savages

POSTED BY Wesley Scoggins, 13 June 2008 | PERMALINK

                
A Behind the Scenes Look: The Savages from HunnyBunchFilms on Vimeo.

Indy Mogul friends, Peter Espinal and Natalie Fernandez, who frequently help out with many of things around the site, (and who you've seen most recently in the Blown Apart episode of BFX.) Have been working on their own film entitled "The Savages", and shot some behind-the-scenes...

Wesley's Weekly HOW TO: Hazardous Material Canister

POSTED BY Wesley Scoggins, 11 June 2008 | PERMALINK

 
This week I am going to cover a staple of the Mad Scientists lab, the Hazardous Material Canister. It can hold just about any horrible perversion of nature and science that a Mad Scientist can imagine, from horrible mutagens, to radioactive goos, and even the occasional horrible radioactive mutagenic goo. And i'm going to show you how to make your own to have in your...

Starwars.com likes the Duct tape Indy Whip!

POSTED BY Wesley Scoggins, 11 June 2008 | PERMALINK

You guys might remember a few weeks ago, I made a cheap prop whip out of duct tape, in celebration of the release of Indy 4.

Well the design's been getting passed around the internet, with some fantastic results.

 

 
Well the guys over at Starwars.com liked one of the iterations so much that it got featured. 
 
So bump on over there and check it out, and tell them what you think of...

5 Minute Movie House XVIII

POSTED BY Wesley Scoggins, 08 June 2008 | PERMALINK

This week's winner is the sketch comedy group, The Heroes of Gravatron, with their short, "New Baby". I thought it was pretty funny, and they have a few skits that they've posted up that are pretty good on their website, so check them out if this is your kind of comedy.

Also, don't forget to visit the 5 Minute Movie House thread on the forums. We need your submissions to keep...

Creation of a Stop-Motion Model Part IV

POSTED BY Wesley Scoggins, 08 June 2008 | PERMALINK

Here is the forth part of the series that Doug TenNapel is recording on the stop-mo project he's doing with the Chiodo Brothers. Also, remember to check out our own, Stop-Motion Specials.

Wesley's Weekly HOW TO: Clapperboard

POSTED BY Wesley Scoggins, 04 June 2008 | PERMALINK

 
Clapperboards, one of the first things people expect to see when they see a film production happening, they can be invaluable for the serious filmmaker. Not only do they help you sync your sound to your film source if you're using an external recorder, but they can be so important in helping you keep your project organized.
 

I got a piece of wood that I obtained at the...

Our good friend Anthony Carboni has a chance to make it BIG!

POSTED BY Jared Roessler, 03 June 2008 | PERMALINK

Hey Mogulers, do you remember the break-away furniture test film? Do you remember the death ray vintage toaster buyer?

"Yes" you say?

Well, the director of that and his production crew have put together a short film and submitted it to Crackle, which is kind of a Sony side-projecty-kinda independent video network. They have great content and you could easily waste enjoy countless hours...

5 Minute Movie House XVII

POSTED BY Wesley Scoggins, 01 June 2008 | PERMALINK

                
The Slingshot from Steve Kraynik on Vimeo.

This week's winner was Steve Kraynik's "The Slingshot", I am really glad so many people submitted this week, and I wish you luck next week, because it could be your short here on the front page. 

Just visit the 5 Minute Movie House Thread, and submit your work for a chance to get here on the front page next...

Creation of a Stop-Motion Model Part III

POSTED BY Wesley Scoggins, 31 May 2008 | PERMALINK

Here is the third part of the series that Doug TenNapel is doing on the stop-mo project he's doing with the Chiodo Brothers. Also, remember to check out our own, Stop-Motion Specials.

 

Video Contest: What would you do for a Klondike Bar?

POSTED BY Jesse Johnson, 30 May 2008 | PERMALINK

 
 
 
 
 

$100,000 is a lot of money, and this is a nice broad topic for you to expand on. Get cracking!

 

Check out this video contest here!