How To: Make a meteor for poi moves
Meteor is like combining poi and staff spinning, and it's fun! This video shows you how to get started. It was filmed in Switzerland.
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How To: Make a hidden blade or dart launcher for your film
Adam shows you how to make a hidden blade or hidden dart launcher for filmmakers on a low budget. No, it's not retractable. You'll need metal snips, super glue, scissors, an umbrella, and you guessed it - duct tape.
How To: Create a bleach bypass look in Final Cut Pro 6
This is a tutorial on how to achieve the "bleach bypass" film look in Final Cut Pro.
How To: Edit a Media Wiki site
A short tutorial on wiki media, this film shows you how to edit a site that is built on a Media Wiki platform.
How To: Create zero budget gore special effects
Want to stick a load of blood and guts in your film? Don't have a lot of money? No problem! Just go to your local butcher shop.
How To: Use editing transitions for your low budget film
Xander and Calvin go over some basic editing transitions here. They primarily feature THE CUT and THE DISSOLVE and explain why they're they best "storytelling transitions".
How To: Add shading to an anime/manga drawing
"Miki Falls" manga creator Mark Crilley demonstrates his drawing techniques by filming as he shades part of an actual final page from the 3rd book in his manga series, "Miki Falls: Autumn"
How To: Set up basic lighting for your film
In this episode, Peter and I talk about Lighting. We go over the different types of light and show examples of each.
How To: Avoid bad audio for your indie film project
Bad audio is a plague! It must be eradicated! Here are some common examples of bad audio, and how to better it. External Microphones, getting the mic closer to the subject, removing any other noise in the room, and several other examples are shown.
How To: Make a polaroid pinhole camera
Interested in making a pinhole camera out of an old polaroid packfilm camera? This will give you instant pinhole photos rather than waiting for a lab to process the film.
How To: Tie the Symphony Leech for fly fishing
Sister Carol Anne Corley demonstrates tying her Symphony Leech for fly fishing, a very effective pattern for smallmouth and other fish.
How To: Tie the Green Butt Fly for fly fishing
John Berry demonstrates tying the Green Butt Fly, an effective springtime fly for fly fishing on the White River System in Arkansas.
How To: Tie the Genuine Imitation Plastic Fly for fly fishing
Bruce Sublett demonstrates tying his 'Genuine Imitation Plastic', a jig type fly for saltwater fly fishing.
How To: Tie the Crackleback Fly for fly fishing
Barry Dauphin demonstrates tying the Crackleback fly for fly fishing. Normally tied for trout, he finds it an effective fly for bluegill.
How To: Create a ghost effect in After Effects
In this Adobe After Effects tutorial Tony Reale shows you how to create a ghost effect for your films.
How To: Transcribe (learn songs by ear)
In this lesson Justin Sandercoe gives you a heap of tips on starting transcribing (learning songs by ear). Aimed at beginner guitar players or those who have not worked out songs by themselves before this should make it easier for you.
How To: Film in a moving vehicle
Jennifer demonstrates an in car video camera techniques by showing different ways to shoot video from a moving vehicle.
How To: Use deceptive shooting by crunching the depth of field
Mark and Andrew demonstrate how to crunch the depth of field to achieve two camera tricks. By crunching the field of view it makes the action closer than it really is. Often used when filming fight scenes or being "hit by a car" scene.
How To: Record your own soundtrack to your video
This week Brandon gives a live demonstration on recording an instrument directly into a computer's music creation software, and then create your own soundtrack for your video or film.
How To: Create cheap fake blood for film
Brandon shows a cheap and easy way to create a fake blood special effect for your video.
How To: Creat a film montage with Adobe Premiere
Branon presents a step-by-step tutorial on creating montages in Adobe Premiere.
How To: Shoot landscapes on film
John talks about some techniques that are used to capture vast landscapes in a small frame.
How To: Create a "natural wipe" in film
Jennifer talks about the technique known as "Natural Wipes". She gives several examples of these types of "in camera" transitions and how they can be used to create better videos.
How To: Stabilize your video filming with a wheelchair
Issac shows another way to create better-looking videos using a wheelchair and a friend to create steady shots.
How To: Use a "pan" and "tilt" when filming
Issac demonstrates what a "pan" and a "tilt" are and how they can improve the quality of the shots in your videos.
How To: Create cheap outdoor lighting for filming
Issac demonstrates a couple different outdoor lighting techniques and how "good" outdoor lighting can improve your videos.
How To: Do a Krav Maga release form the guard position
A Krav Maga ground fighting technique for a quick release from the guard
How To: Do a Krav Maga one handed defense against a gun attack
Jarret Waldman explains why Imi the founder of Krav Maga uses a single handed defense instead two in other systems for gun from the front attack.
How To: Do a Krav Maga Choke from behind with a wire defense
Krav Maga Sherman Oaks Human Weapon Jarret Waldman teaching a choke from behind with a thin wire or rope defense.
How To: Storyboard your movie on the cheap
Ben and Paul demonstrate the important process of storyboarding as a tool to plan your film.
How To: Create force jump effects for your movies
How to make Jedi force jump effects as seen in the Star Wars movies for your own films using Effects Lab and Windows Movie Maker.
How To: Make stop motion movies with clay
Claymation is an animation form by using stop motion filming. Learn the technique and how many frames or shots you need to make your movie.
How To: Play multiphonics on the sousaphone
This is a short film recorded to discuss how to do the multiphonics on a sousaphone. For more information on the circular breathing search for didgeridoo movies
How To: Use different shot types when filming
Do your videos lack emotional impact? Do you wonder about the framing options that could be use to produce a better video image? This episode of Izzy Video covers the Framing Terms for different types of shots and how to use them.
How To: Do makeup for bruises, black eyes, and missing teeth
The guys from Indy Mogul show how you to make beat up fx for your films. Learn how to make bruises, black eyes, and missing teeth to make your actors look like they've really been in a fight.
How To: Assemble and shoot with a jib
Matt gets jibby with it! The Shirtless Apprentice teaches you how to assemble, adjust, and use a junior jib on your next film shoot.
How To: Build a sports air horn
Kipkay demonstrates how to make a cheap sports air horn that you will be able to use over and over again. You need a film can, a straw, a pair of scissors, and a balloon to make the air horn.
How To: Create fake puke
Learn a recipe for fake vomit that you can use for puke in your films.
How To: Create a really cheap blood splatter effect
Keir MacDonald shows you a cheap technique for making a practical blood-splattering effect for gunshots and other special fx in your films.
How To: Create a telekinesis effect
Indy Mogul shows you how to create telekinesis special fx for your films with just some simple video editing software.