Shanks FX

Science and Nature Series / 1 Season

We create Hollywood effects with simple household products... and so can you.

Watch Latest: S1 E64

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Rebuilding the Interstellar Black Hole

S1 E44 / 4m 17s

Watch us rebuild the INTERSTELLAR black hole with all "In-Camera" elements. I've been looking forward to seeing INTERSTELLAR for some time now, and figured this would be a very timely & fun topic to tackle.

Back to the Future: Forced Perspective

S1 E42 / 5m 8s

In our second Back to the Future installment, we tackle the technique of "Forced Perspective". Forced Perspective is a visual effect that can make an object appear farther away, closer, larger or smaller than it actually is.

Back to the Future: Stop Motion

S1 E41 / 5m 33s

After doing the Ghostbusters proton streams I came up with an idea to re-create the time slice effect from Back to the Future using stop-motion animation & light painting techniques.

DIY Slow-Motion

S1 E40 / 3m 19s

Why do the people with the high speed Phantom camera get to have all the fun?! I rented the Casio EX-F1 for a week, it was a 100 bucks, and here is the footage I captured at 300, 600, and 1200 frames per second.

Flashlight Cinematography

S1 E39 / 7m 41s

I've always incorporated flashlights in my lighting arsenal. And with LED lights getting more powerful, you now can light people and make it look professional. All you need is a few gadgets and some imagination.

Creating Warp Speed with LED lights

S1 E36 / 1m 48s

Filmmakers often try different techniques to create the same effect. In this clip, see how I try to replace the burning steel wool with LED lights to create a similar, yet unique interpretation of warp speed.

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