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Rebuilding the Interstellar Black Hole

Rebuilding the Interstellar Black Hole

Season 1 Episode 44
4:17
Creating the Cosmos: In-Depth Look

Creating the Cosmos: In-Depth Look

Season 1 Episode 45
5:22
Stop-Motion Star Wars

Stop-Motion Star Wars

Season 1 Episode 46
4:04
Hologram Thriller

Hologram Thriller

Season 1 Episode 47
2:20
Petri Dish Planets

Petri Dish Planets

Season 1 Episode 48
5:43
Recreating the Aurora Borealis

Recreating the Aurora Borealis

Season 1 Episode 49
2:43
How to Turn a Stroller Into a Dolly

How to Turn a Stroller Into a Dolly

Season 1 Episode 50
5:12
Creating Dry Ice Comets in 4K

Creating Dry Ice Comets in 4K

Season 1 Episode 51
2:24
How to make Dry Ice Comets

How to make Dry Ice Comets

Season 1 Episode 52
2:44
Creating the Stargate Portal

Creating the Stargate Portal

Season 1 Episode 53
3:44
How to create a Mini Tornado

How to create a Mini Tornado

Season 1 Episode 54
2:54
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Back to the Future: Compositing Techniques

Season 1 Episode 43

Our third installment deals with the post production process in achieving our "time slice effect" & "forced perspective" seen in the previous two episodes.

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Jupiter in a Jar in HD
4:19
Create a realistic looking Jupiter with a jar, milk, dish soap, and food coloring.
Ghostbusters "Surge Protector" Trap
9:01
Use some prop-building expertise to build this cool modified surge protector.
Giant Bubble Reflections in HD
4:10
Get mesmerized with giant bubble reflections.
DIY Game of Thrones "Ice Wall"
5:24
With styrofoam and the right lighting, this massive prop can be recreated anywhere.
Close Encounters of the Drone Kind
4:44
Creating eerie sci-fi lighting with a new DJI Phantom drone.
Hurricane Balls in HD
4:14
The wonders of angular momentum!
How to use a Split Focus Diopter
4:26
A split focus diopter is an unique way to achieve the illusion of deep focus.
How to create Water Illusions
6:42
With the right camera and perfect timing, these water illusions appear out of thin air.
How to create Star Wars Lightsaber sound effects
4:35
We've done the lightsaber video, now let's tackle the sound.
Creating the original Star Wars lightsaber effect
5:35
Go back in time to 1977 and learn how the lightsaber was first created.
How to create a Mini Tornado
2:54
Learn how to create a water vortex.
Creating the Stargate Portal
3:44
We recreate the classic effect from the 1994 film, Stargate.
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