If you don't already know who the wonderful Bre Pettis is, you should consider yourself woefully uneducated in the world of internet superstars. He's the champion behind Make's "Weekend Projects," always bringing new and mind-expanding ways to build things you'd never think of otherwise.
He gave us a call the other day, asking us to stop by and shoot an episode with him. We...
Making a ghost effect is one of the oldest tricks in special effects, but before the use of Optical Printers and green screens, effects makers used a trick known as "Pepper's Ghost" in which a semi-transparent mirror was used to reflect an image of a person standing off-camera.
They would paint the space behind the actor solid black, and shine a spot light on him, and get him at such an angle...
How to become Zombie (revisit)
Hey everyone and welcome to the technical blog for Episode #24 (zombies revisited). We've worked on zombies before, but I couldn't let Mogulween pass by without doing another "undead" episode. Everyone should check out the first zombie episode and the associated blog. Send in your zombie movies, or log into the forums and challenge us to a...
How to become possessed
Hey everyone and welcome to the technical blog for Episode #23 (Possessed). Working from the example set by the horror classic, "The Exorcist" we turn Justin into a demon possessed dude. Send in your possessed movies, or log into the forums and challenge us to a different special effect.
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A big thanks to Mogulville resident Synamax for whipping up this hilarious little nugget of goodness. We think YOU're the man, now! (dawg)
Indy Mogul reaches the 10k mark on Youtube!
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How to make a leg you can rip in half
Hey everyone and welcome to the technical blog for Episode #22 (Limb Tear). Mogulween continues with this gore-tastic episode. Send in your limb tearing movies, or log into the forums and challenge us to a different special effect.
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How do you know when you've made it? I don't mean like ... million dollar house ... trophy wife ... getting to punch Donald Trump in the face and having him thank you for it ... I mean the kind of made it that actually matters.
In my humble opinion, it's when hilarious people make fun of you. And these hilarious people came up with a real hum-dinger of Weekend Extra.
Make sure to...
How to become a Werewolf
Hey everyone and welcome to the technical blog for Episode #21 (Werewolf). It's officially October, which means it's officially Mogulween! The first of five creeptacular episodes is a a hairy one. Send in your werewolf movies, or log into the forums and challenge us to a different special effect.
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I just stumbled across this rather creepy video of some home-brew Werewolf feet. They've got a link to the full plans too. Any Moguler who can pull off both our effect, and this one, wins an autographed photo of Erik Beck.
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