The basic idea of the figure 8 is to manipulate the glowsticks in a way that creates a trail of light resembling the number "8." One glowstick is drawing the outline of an "8" while the other glowstick follows in its path. One way of doing this is using your arms. This video demonstrates how to draw an 8 using mainly arm movements (as opposed to wrist movements.)
This two part video tutorial teaches you how to make metallic paper poofs which can be used to camouflage the Styrofoam® base of your centerpiece. The poofs, or flowers, also add color and excitement to your finished product. Metallic paper reflects light and comes in deeper tones that tissue paper. Use these flowers for all kinds of centerpieces: bar or bat mitzvah, wedding and engagement, birthday, sports theme, retirement, anniversaries, corporate events, etc.
For this Diwali, try making your own homemade greeting card for family members and friends. You don't need much to make your own card for Diwali (aka Divali, Deepavali or the festival of lights). Even children can make DIY cards with some raw or unused materials. Diwali is a five-day festival, celebrated by Hindus, Sikhs and Jains, and usually occurs from mid-October to mid-November.
You might want to take apart your Xbox for a variety of reasons. This video will walk you through the process of opening up your controller from unscrewing to the trick of lifting of the cover. You can see the different part where you might need to replace or upgrade things. Step 1: Start out by making sure that the XBox 360 controller is not turned on. The green lights around the XBox button should not be lit. Take off the battery pack located on the back of the XBox 360 controller. Step 2: ...
Watch this video tutorial to see how to make a wedding centerpiece with pink silk flowers and candles. This DIY (do-it-yourself) silk flower wedding centerpiece is lovely and includes three tea lights that add that special romantic mood. Every bride should look into centerpieces like this, since they're cheap and efficient, not to mention suitable for engagement parties, rehearsal dinners and anniversaries as well.
In this software tutorial video you will see how to design a Web 2.0 Style Menu Bar with lights and shadows using Photoshop. Good for websites or graphic design projects, this tutorial will show you how to create Web 2.0 style images in Photoshop.
This video tutorial demonstrates how to make flying geese units using the "Quilt-in-a-day Flying Geese" ruler. These visual guidelines make it easy to sew a traditional quilting pattern. Using this quilting ruler, you can make four flying geese every time you align a 7 1/2 inch square with a 9 inch square.
This is a taillight adapter which will convert your two wire system on your towing vehicle up to a three wire system to your towed vehicle. Certain applications will be say, your RV has a four wire system on it or maybe a five wire system converted down to a four wire but your towed vehicle has separate turns signals and brake lights. You would use this box to convert it back up to that at the rear of the vehicle. See a few technical points on how it actually gets installed in this video.
This how to video shows you a few ways to hang objects from drywall without causing damage. This is great for DIY home improvement projects.
Before undertaking any electrical project, it is imperative that you know precisely what it is you're doing and to keep in mind that electricity can kill. With that said, this electrical tutorial presents a guide to identifying the switched live wire on a lighting circuit and also explains how to rewire a ceiling rose. For detailed, step-by-step instructions on completing this home project, take a look.
This is a short, detailed video of how to use a 1993 Renault Clio. It includes how to turn off and on the fan and the radio, also how to fix a leaking roof and how to remove the map light. You will also hear the clarity of standard Renault Clio speakers and you will also hear it's roaring engine.
You may be able to learn to fold a bandana from this video, but don't be too sure: the lighting is nill and it's very hard to see.
During Diwali, when family and friends can't be together to celebrate the festival of lights, then it's courteous to send an appropriate Diwali greeting card. But you don't need to fork out money on store-bought versions. You can make your own! All you need is MS Paint. Watch this step-by-step tutorial to learn how to make your own Diwali card in Microsoft Paint, or any similar program.
This tutorial teaches you how to create an animated cursor for Windows. The cursor is created with RealWorld Cursor Editor 2007.1 with 3D module installed.
This video demonstrates how to fold a fitted bed sheet neatly. For this, first spread the bed sheet on a flat surface like a bed. The outside of the bed sheet should be facing down and the inside should be facing up. Make sure all the corners are visible. First take the right corner over your hand like a puppet with the inside facing out. Then take the left corner over your hand in the same manner with the inside facing down. Repeat the same with the other two corners of the bed sheet. Once y...
Here's a great traditional feast with a glazed ham, cheesy scalloped potatoes and beans. This ham meal is super easy to prepare. Watch this how to video to learn how to make a glazed ham that the entire family will love.
Our expert chef, Laura Banford, shows you everything you need to know to make two delicious quiches. First, Laura shows you how to make the traditional quiche Lorraine. The second quiche recipe has asparagus and goat cheese.
In this Italian food cooking video series, learn how to make a spaghetti bolognese recipe. This traditional dish, earning its name from the city of Bologna, Italy, is a sure way to grab your taste buds’ attention.
In this tutorial, learn how to make a traditional Indian Phulki Ka Salan, or chickpea curry with Sheba.
If you can't get out into the garden, or you want to get the kids involved on a wet day, why not sprout some seeds?
Learn how to play one of the most beautiful songs, traditionally sang at Yom Kippur/Rosh Hashana, called "Avinu Malkeinu" (Our Father, Our King):
Let our expert, Tom Wright, show you how to blow glass Christmas ornaments. He shows you how to make a traditional ball ornament, a candy cane ornament, and a icicle ornament. So, take some time, and learn how to blow glass Christmas ornaments today!
In this video series, our expert will take another look at the traditional yule log cake, and make yule log cookies. Learn how to cream the butter, add the sugar, flour and wet ingredients for the Yule Log cookie dough.
In this video series, our expert will teach you how to make traditional chicken tamales with a family recipe. Get easy to follow step-by-step instructions for preparing the chicken, making the masa mix and prepping the corn husks.
In this video series, learn how to make traditional chile rellenos. Everybody loves this authentic Mexican dish. Learn how to roast chile peppers. Our expert, Jenny Villagomèz, shows you how to make the stuffing for chile rellenos.
In this traditional Italian cooking video series, learn how to make homemade spaghetti with meat sauce.
This is a gameplay video of all the Ultra Combos for each fighter in the highly anticipated video game Street Fighter IV for the Xbox 360.
In this video the Los Angeles Times test kitchen will show you how to make robust and sweet Turkish coffee. People take their coffee seriously and if you would like to do this coffee justice then follow the directions to really get the Turkish coffee experience.
This recipe calls for milk, sugar, yeast, flour and eggs. The amount of eggs gives this bread a light and fluffy flavor, with a thick, flaky crust. It's not very hard, you just need to set aside time for the dough to chill. Bake a traditional French brioche bread.
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This is The Substream's "The Film Lab" series on lighting basics. This episode covers Rembrandt Lighting.
A classy upgrade to the traditional grilled cheese sandwich, this is perfect for a light lunch. You will need: 30 grape or cherry tomatoes, fresh basil, olive oil, sugar, salt, balsamic vinegar, shredded asiago cheese, crumbled goat cheese, focaccia bread and a panini press. Make a grilled cheese sandwich with tomato, goat cheese and asiago.
It's impossible to not fall in love with these sticky buns! You will need: 2 1/2 cups high gluten flour, 2 1/2 cups all purpose flour, 1 1/2 package active dry yeast, 1/3 cup plus 2 tablespoons sugar, 1 tablespoon salt, 1/2 cup cold water, 6 eggs, 11 ounces unsalted butter, 1 1/2 sticks of mor ebutter, 1 3/4 cups light brown sugar, 1/3 cup honey, 1/3 cup heavy cream, 1/3 cup water, 1/4 teaspoon salt, 1/4 cup sugar, 1/8 teaspoon ground cinnamon and 1 cup toasted pecan halves. Bake a batch of t...
Once you have this soup, you'll never reach for another can again. You will need: 4 ounces salted butter, 1 large chopped onion, 4 stalks chopped celery, 2 chopped garlic cloves, 1 chopped fennel bulb, 2 chopped carrots, 3 cans diced tomatoes, 4 cups vegetable or chicken stock, 12 sun-dred tomatoes, 2 tablespoons tomato paste, 1/2 cup sugar, salt, pepper, 3 cups light cream, Worcestershire sauce and 5 tablespoons cornstarch. Make a traditional rich and creamy tomato soup.
Toy splicing is the hobby of combining to disassociated toys into a totally unique device.
This is an absolutely fundamental concept and is important to development as a filmmaker. It's a really simple pice of shorthand that cinematographers and gaffers use to keep track of lighting setups across different shooting days. It's called a lighting ratio or a contrast ratio.
Sunomono cucumber salad is a light and refreshing vinegared dish in Japanese cuisine. master chef Andy Matsuda will show us how to prepare the traditional form of this salad, using wakame seaweed and mirin sauce. Prepare Japanese sunomono (cucumber salad).
Mike from the SubStream's "Film Lab" has some tips regarding film lighting. See how to use these super cool (literally and figuratively) lights called Kino lights. These fluorescent Kino Flos are perfect for when you want soft, even light that doesn't draw much power. Get the details on how to set them up!
The first day of Hanukkah is here, the day you start lighting the candles of the menorah. So, why not ditch the wax and light the "lights" this year?
This video is geared toward filmmakers, specifically cinematographers and gaffers, on what diffusion gels are and when to use them on a film set. This is a part of The SubStream's "Film Lab".
