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An Extraordinary Sci-Fi Prop Gun – Step by Step
Harrison Krix of Volpin Props goes through the painstaking step-by-step process he used to create the N7 Rifle for video game producer Bioware for the next installment of their popular franchise: Mass...
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DIY Creepy Eye-Following Pictures
This easy trick demonstrated by starshipminivan on Instructables, shows you how to create creepy pictures where the eyes seem to follow you. View Full Tutorial on Instructables Research has shown that...
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DIY Daft Punk Helmet
Just in time for Halloween… well not quite. Volpin Productions, a freelance prop and replica master in Atlanta GA, shows the process of making a Daft Punk Helmet complete with programmable lighting...
View ArticleUsing Airsoft Gun Props
In this video “The Frugal Filmmaker” Scott Eggleston shows you how to use cheap, realistic looking Airsoft Guns as firearm props in your low budget movie.
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Jacob K shows how to make a DIY helmet prop using Papier-mâché and a balloon.
View ArticleInside “American Horror Story: Asylum”
FX released three behind the scenes videos on the making of “American Horror Story: Asylum” Editing Props and Make-Up The Character of Pepper
View ArticleHow To Make Artificial Snow For Movies
You may be in a part of the world that doesn’t get the cold icy stuff – so what do you do for snow on set? For those who cannot spend £1000 for a beginner snow machine, here are a few cheaper...
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How to Instantly Age Metal Props
Need to take the shine out of some instruments for your old lab set design? Here’s a technique for aging metal instruments for photography – but always SAFETY FIRST! It’s simple to cheat and age...
View ArticleHow to Cut the Bottom off of a Beer Bottle
Photographer Rob Grimm demonstrates an interesting technique for taking the bottom off a beer bottle for use in a Commercial Photography Shoot. Via DIY Photography School.
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Sculpting the Alien Queen Head with Shane Mahan
Shane Mahan shows off his work on the Alien Queen in this behind the scenes article from the Stan Winston School of Character Arts. Character creators understand that when it comes to design,...
View ArticleTour The Hand Prop Room – Craft Truck
Craft Truck’s Emily Buller tours the Hand Prop Room – a prop department in Hollywood with rentals open to everyone.
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Money Saving Tips from a Top Production Designer
Mona Nahm offered filmmakers great insights and ideas for creating the overall look for a film gleaned from her 20 years of industry experience. Create a lookbook. Think about production design in the...
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Adam Savage on His Lifelong Obsession With Recreating Movie Props
Mythbuster Adam Savage at WIRED by Design, 2014. Skywalker Sound, Marin County, CA, explains his passion for props.
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The Birth of the Lightsaber
Star Wars creator George Lucas, actor Mark Hamill, and sound designer Ben Burtt discuss the concept and creation of the lightsaber.
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Inside Adam Savage’s Cave: The Tarantino Shelf
One of the shelves in Adam’s cave is home to his collection of props and prop replicas from various Quentin Tarantino films. In today’s visit to the Cave, we chat with Adam about each of those objects...
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How to Build a Batmobile Baby Stroller
AWE me takes on the task of creating a Tumbler Baby Stroller because… why not.
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How To Make Kill Bill’s ‘F*ck U’ Shoes
In Quentin Tarantino’s Kill Bill, one detail that appears on-screen for only a second are the soles of Uma Thurman’s shoes. Those sneakers aren’t off-the-shelf Onitsuka Tigers–they have the phase “FUCK...
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Making a Han Solo Carbonite Coffee Table
Once again, Break is Pranking It Forward: this time by surprising a deserving Star Wars Superfan with the gift of a lifetime! He volunteers with other Storm Troopers in the 501st, and his community...
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How to Make Edible Slime
Need to slime up your next film? Here’s some quick recipes for making the oozy stuff:
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10 Movies That Stole Their Props From Other Films
As the saying goes: if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it – and the same goes for movie props. With dozens of blockbusters released every year, it only makes sense for studios and producers to reuse sets,...
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