MattHawkins Online - Film Making Forum

there is a thing that Toys R' Us sells that mimicks a flying bird. I't a plastic "bird" that has clear plastic celophane wings and a machanism that makes the "wings" move up and down. The thing really flyes!!! Paint it black and attach a straigth guide line to the stage. Since th...

1. Look at American Warewolf in London! All the answers are there! It's just a series of camera cuts, as more makeup and prothsethics are applied as the transformation happens! You have to create an illusion, and you cannot do this with fill shots, unless you revert to some stop motion animation, b...

I started playing with the stupid monkey and ended messins it up!!! I made a solar sistem (9 balls moving in a circle) in 3D SM in the first 10 minutes I played with the program. At that time I didn't knew exactly how to work with key frames and it all ended loocking awesome. For me....... even toug...

Hey Twabi2!!!!! little bastard.... After all the time I spent writing the "wire rig" post/tutorial you haven't bought your harness?? I'll have to kill ya'!! :evil: (just kidding!!, I know they are expensive! :lol: ) When I started reading I knew everyone was refering to the "Vomit Com...

The hot glue strings method it's very good but it's time consuming to achieve a realistic loock. There is a device to attach to a regullar electric drill that makes really impresive spiderwebs using a special fluid sold with the device. I't a cobweb spinner. http://www.yardhaunter.com/halloween_cobw...

Cablecam!!!!!!!!!!!!! Cheap..........???!!!!!!!!!! Hell yeah!!!!!!!!!!! post the pics and info , we're waiting for it!!!

For me, BLENDER SUCKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! AAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!! :x :x :x :x :x DAAAAAAAAAAAAMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM!!!!!!!!!! :x :x :x I't so hard to use, buy (or rip) 3D S Max, it's more powerfull and more user friendly....... BLENDER SUCKS!!!!!!!!...

You will not see the harness cause' you have to wear it under your costume, duh!!!!! The source of Grant's pic is the book "Sectrets of hollywood Special Effects" by Robert E. McCarthy(page 58 Figure 13b.) IT AN EXPENCIVE BOOK(about $45-$55) BUT, IT'S WORTH EVERY PENNY>>>!!!!!!!!!!! BUY IT...

But if you don't have the roll out skills, you will end up with a flat-smashed face on the concrete......HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! that would be awesome for those "what where you tinking?" TV shows .............. Just tinking about how it may look like is giving birth to some ...

It's always a good idea to take a backplate image when working with wires. If you overimpose the action layer over the backplate layer, when you erase the wires in the action layer, the erased part of the action layer will be unnoticeable cause' the backplate layer will be showing through the erased...

There is a device called "USB Video Bus" made by the brand "Belkin" It cost about $80.00, and comes with a video edditing software, pretty cheap but it's someting to start with

You plug it to a USB input in your Pc and it's done..... simple as that..!!!

THAT'S RIGHT!!!!! DON'T TRY TO TIE ONE IF YOU DON'T KNOW HOW!!!!!!! A BADLY TIED "Water knot" MAY COME LOSE VEEEEEEEERY EASY!!!! :shock: I posted the pictures to give you an idea, just that. Go to your local climbing gym and ask for tuition, BUT............ it's better for you and your pen...

Doing it for real is more convincing and looks better. Pyrogel works great for this fx.

As always, I began with the idea of writing just a few lines, but ended up with this....: I also use the propane/firecracker effect. I'm also studying architecture and found that a bunch of pre-scored pieces of foamboard covered with an even coat of plaster of paris works great. When I do my models ...

Since plaster is white, you can build plaster tubes/rods....

Make shure not to breath the white dust...... IT'S HARMFULL FOR UR LUNGHS!!!!!!

if he didnt want to buy a seat harness, why didnt you just tell him to tie a swiss seat? Since he is new to climbing, "tieing" a swiss w/o knowing exactly how would be dangerous for him and his crew. They only hurt (the tied ones) if they aren't flat webbing, atleast 1 inch. and if they a...

that's a pretty good other way to do it!!

I have one of those , mine is 5 gallons, it is a very reliable piece of equipment for body hits and for water impacts!

I spent 3 HOURS of my life researching and typing this post!!!!!!!!!! YOU BETTER LIKE IT :shock: :shock: (Just kidding :D !!!)....... You will also need to buy some climbing pulleys and carabiners. Hardware store pulleys may also work but I wouldn't trust them(also they are smaller and climbing rope...

Thank God!!!! it's Premiere.
Make a "start poin keyframe", set the value for full color
make another keyframe, this time "end point" and set the color value to 0%.
the program will do it automaticly 4 u ( only the color change)

I don't recomend photoshop if it's a video. Painting each filmstripframe would take years. Premier or After Effects will work great.

Remember to post the end results/clips!!!

There was once here a post about wires, discussing why NOT hang yourself from a tree branch. I can't find it now. It said something like branches may fall off and that there are trees that wouldn't resist the instant pull force, althought they look strong. He recomended that you tie a line (a very t...

GOOD NEWS:!!!! Here is a page that have pictures of flybars ( I noticed they call them "spread bars"also) and also explain how to do some tricks with flying actors!!!!! TAKE A LOOK AT THIS PAGE!!: ps: the fly bar/ spread bar is the triangular thing above the lady's head http://www.figaropi...