Special & Visual Effects       Basics of Chromakey Production & Rules to Shoot By - Is. #22(08/07) - Learn how to successfully shoot green screen footage with lower budget cameras.   Build a $60 Portable Greenscreen - Is. #22(08/07) -Build a rugged, collapsible green screen.   Build a Dead Guy for Horror Films - Is. #24(10/07) -Create a realistic dead body for backgrounds in horror films.   Choosing Prop Guns for a Realistic Gun Fight - Is. #17(02/07) -Find out which guns work the best for post-production effects   Compositing Lightwave Models with Lightwave 6 and above - Is. #29(04/08) -Mike King shows you how to composite a 3D object into a film   Create a Hollywood Style Gunshot Wound - Is. #23(09/07) -See how to create a Hollywood-style squib gunshot   Creating a 3D Crane Effect with a Matte Painting and After Effects - Is. #28(03/08) -Utilize still pictures and footage to create a moving camera crane shot for your films.   Creating Automatic Muzzle Flashes in EffectsLab - Is. #13(13/06) -Learn to create randomized muzzle flashes in EffectsLab   Creating Broken's Authentic Muzzle Fire with Shake - Is. #14(11/06) -Learn to make node-based muzzle flames in Shake   Creating Dopplar Maps for Storm Movies in After Effects - Is. #19(05/07) -Create the Weather Channel-like storm fronts for disaster movies   Creating Crowds: Special Effects with Craig Herron - Is. #10(07/06) -Learn to multiply extras to create crowds in your films   Creating Realistic Fires in EffectsLab/VisionLab Studio - Is. #13(13/06) -In-Depth look at how to create realistic building fires and smoke   Creating Special Effects with particleIllusion 3 - Is. #25(11/07) -A look at using particleIllusion 3 in filmmaking   Fixing Poor Greenscreens in CompositeLab - Is. #13(13/06) -Learn to fix poor greenscreens to make clean keys   Ghost Machine: Creating Supernatural Spectres - Is. #12(09/06) -Create spooky spirits and apparitions in After Effects   The Great 3D Roundup, Round 1 - Is. #25(11/07) -A Comparison of 6 different 3D software programs.   The Great Greenscreen Roundup - Is. #22(08/07) -We compare different green screen items and software   How to Make a Rain Machine - Is. #23(09/07) -See how to make a movie-style rain machine   Micro-Budget Animation in Freedom Dance - Is. #18(04/07) - An article on how to create low budget animation in film.   No-Cook Edible Fake Blood for Mouth Wounds - Is. #23(09/07) -Make realistic blood for vampires and mouth wounds   Physical Special Effects: Creating Bullet Hits with Paintball Shots - Is. #17(02/07) - Find out how you can create complex bullet impact effect with specially filled paint balls.   Posing with Poser 7:Crafting Realistic, Animated People with 3rd Party Add-ons, V.1 - Is. #21(07/07) -Find out how 3rd party add-ons can give you powerful animation and rendering abilities in Poser   Posing with Poser 7: Animating the Realistic & Fantastic with 3rd Party Add-ons, V.2 - Is. #22(08/07) -Find out how 3rd party add-ons can give you powerful animation abilities for both realism and surrealism in Poser   Preparing Ultra Low- Budget Special Effects - Is. #7 (04/06) -Learn how to prepare your script and shots for budget SFX   Shattering Brick Backgrounds - Is. #12(09/06) -Make shattering backdrop effects using After Effects   Tips for Shooting Green Screen with the DVX & HVX Cameras - Is. #22(08/07) -Suggestions for getting good footage with the DVX/HVX cameras for greenscreen shoots   Ultra CS3: Keying Basics - Is. #22(08/07) -Tutorial with Adobe Ultra CS3   Visual Effects: Make Your Own Smoke Bombs - Is. #3 (12/05) -Simple, cheap formula makes useful smoke and fog for films   zMatte: Setting Up A Movie Key - Is. #22(08/07) -Tutorial with Digital Film Tools zMatte keying software

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