Jupiter in a Jar in HD
Create a realistic looking Jupiter with a jar, milk, dish soap, and food coloring.
Ghostbusters "Surge Protector" Trap
Use some prop-building expertise to build this cool modified surge protector.
DIY Game of Thrones "Ice Wall"
With styrofoam and the right lighting, this massive prop can be recreated anywhere.
Hurricane Balls in HD
In this video, Joey crafts his own Hurricane Balls (like the classic toy) to showcase the awesome visuals behind angular momentum.
How to use a Split Focus Diopter
A split focus diopter is an unique way to achieve the illusion of deep focus. The half convex glass attaches in front of the camera's lens to make half the lens nearsighted.
How to create Water Illusions
Water Illusions can happen when you film fast movement with the right type of camera, but to the naked eye this looks like something of a blur.
How to create Star Wars Lightsaber sound effects
The lightsaber sound from Star Wars was created by legendary sound designer Ben Burtt. He combined the sounds of a 35mm projector and a 70s tube TV to create one of the most iconic sounds in movie history.
Creating the original Star Wars lightsaber effect
Go back in time to 1977 and learn how the lightsaber was first captured with the help of the highly reflective material "Scotchlite" & a compact motor at the hilt.
How to create a Mini Tornado
Learn how to create a water vortex by drilling a hole at the bottom of plastic aquarium to act as a drain. If don't have an aquarium just fill up your sink and then release drain plug. Stir in a circular motion and watch vortex form from above.
Creating the Stargate Portal
The 1994 film Stargate combined CGI and practical effects to create the portal sequence in the opening act of the film.
How to make Dry Ice Comets
Follow-up to our "Creating Dry Ice Comets" episode where we show the step by step process of how to create your very own comets.
Creating Dry Ice Comets in 4K
A main ingredient to a comets core is dry ice. As it gets closer to the sun the ice sublimates into the vacuum of space. Putting dry ice into a shallow pool of water will produce a similar reaction.
How to Turn a Stroller Into a Dolly
If it has wheels, there's a pretty good chance I'm going try and make a dolly out of it. So after our baby shower, I started looking at our very nice new stroller (thanks sis!), and took some test drives around our wood floors.
Recreating the Aurora Borealis
We attempt to create the Aurora Borealis with a sheet of fabric and a handful of fans. We discovered that throwing the image a little out of focus really creates a believable visual effect that can be composited into a scene to create the Aurora.
Hologram Thriller
I found this skeleton animation on my computer doing the dance from Michael Jackson's Thriller and turned it into a hologram using a steamer for clothes.
Stop-Motion Star Wars
Watch us try and recreate the Millennium Falcon shot from the teaser trailer to STARS WARS "The Force Awakens" using stop motion animation.
Creating the Cosmos: In-Depth Look
An in-depth look at Creating the Cosmos. In this episode I break down my process of creating cosmic backgrounds with my "sheet of glass" technique. Hopefully you guys will get a better understanding of how this process works by watching me break the steps down.
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