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Jupiter in a Jar in HD - Create a realistic looking Jupiter with a jar, milk, dish soap, and food coloring.
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Jupiter in a Jar in HD
Create a realistic looking Jupiter with a jar, milk, dish soap, and food coloring.
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Ghostbusters "Surge Protector" Trap
Use some prop-building expertise to build this cool modified surge protector.
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Giant Bubble Reflections in HD
Get mesmerized with giant bubble reflections.
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DIY Game of Thrones "Ice Wall"
With styrofoam and the right lighting, this massive prop can be recreated anywhere.
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Close Encounters of the Drone Kind
Creating eerie sci-fi lighting with a new DJI Phantom drone.
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Hurricane Balls in HD
The wonders of angular momentum!
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How to use a Split Focus Diopter
A split focus diopter is an unique way to achieve the illusion of deep focus.
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How to create Water Illusions
With the right camera and perfect timing, these water illusions appear out of thin air.
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How to create Star Wars Lightsaber sound effects
We've done the lightsaber video, now let's tackle the sound.
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Creating the original Star Wars lightsaber effect
Go back in time to 1977 and learn how the lightsaber was first created.
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How to create a Mini Tornado
Learn how to create a water vortex.
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Creating the Stargate Portal
We recreate the classic effect from the 1994 film, Stargate.
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How to make Dry Ice Comets
Follow-up to our "Creating Dry Ice Comets" episode.
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Creating Dry Ice Comets in 4K
A main ingredient to a comets core is dry ice.
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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.
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Recreating the Aurora Borealis
We attempt to create the Aurora Borealis with a sheet of fabric and a handful of fans.
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Petri Dish Planets
I attempt to make planets with food coloring , milk, and dish soap.
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Hologram Thriller
After finding this skeleton animation I had a few ideas...
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Stop-Motion Star Wars
Watch us try and recreate a shot of the Millennium Falcon.
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Creating the Cosmos: In-Depth Look
An in-depth look at Creating the Cosmos.
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Rebuilding the Interstellar Black Hole
Watch us rebuild the INTERSTELLAR black hole.
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Back to the Future: Compositing Techniques
Our third installment brings everything together in post-production.
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Back to the Future: Forced Perspective
In our second Back to the Future installment, we tackle Forced Perspective.
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Back to the Future: Stop Motion
I recreate effects from Back to the Future in this three-part series.
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DIY Slow-Motion
Why do the people with the high speed Phantom camera get to have all the fun?
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Flashlight Cinematography
I've always incorporated flashlights in my lighting arsenal.
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Thrift Shop Gold
The Thrift Shop can be a magical place.
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Sci-Fly: Creating a Short Film
SCI-FLY the sci-fi short film is the inspiration behind this web series.
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Creating Warp Speed with LED lights
I replace the burning steel wool with LED lights to create a similar warp speed effect.
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The Best of Shanks FX
Some highlights of the hit Webby Award winning series, Shanks FX.
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3D Print Your Own Oscar!
3D scanning & printing are used to emulate one of the most iconic statuettes of our time.
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Creating the Illusion of Space Flight
Joey Shanks recreates a spaceship flying through outer space via visual effects.
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Front Screen Projection Tutuorial
Before Green Screen, there was Front Screen Projection. Joey Shanks walks us through it.
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Film vs. Digital
Can you tell the difference between film and digital? Test yourself.
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Creating the Cosmos: Special Effects
Filmmaker Joey Shanks reveal one of his most effective techniques, The Sheet of Glass.
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Giant Bubble Explosions
Learn how to create your own giant bubble wand or just sit back and watch the magic.
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Spiders in HD
Experience a creepy, crawly look at spiders originally in High Definition.
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DRIVE Time-lapse Tribute
Joey Shanks shows off the time-lapse technique with a tribute to the 2011 movie, "Drive."
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Star Trek Transporter Effect
Joey recreates the classic Star Trek transport effect using Christmas lights!
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Ice Cream Time-lapse
Watch a magical time-lapse sequence perfect for summer and ice cream lovers!
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Magnetic Putty Magic (Original Cut)
Let yourself be mesmerized by magnificent magnetic putty.
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Light Painting Text & Titles
Create your own text and titles by using Joey Shanks' light painting technique.
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Reverse Motion Effects
Joey Shanks teaches one of the most basic special effects: reverse motion.
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Experience the SLAMDANCE Film Festival
Joey heads to the Slamdance Film Festival to premiere his short film, "Sci-Fly."
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How to... Rescue Your Camera From a Tree
Join filmmaker Joey Shanks on his heroic quest to save his camera from the treetops...
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Introduction to The GoPro
Filmmaker Joey Shanks tries out and reviews the new GoPro.
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Wiggle Room: A Stop-Motion Film
Follow a slug around a vacant kitchen in this award-winning short film by Joey Shanks.
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How to Create Stop-Motion Animation at Home
Joey teaches the popular stop-motion animation technique as seen in his film, Wiggle Room.
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Creating Star Fields with Fiber Optics
Filmmaker Joey Shanks shows the basic process of creating a Star Field background.
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Creating Hyperspace with Fiber Optic Lights
Filmmaker Joey Shanks uses Fiber Optic Lights to create the effect of hyperspace.
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Creating a Rocket Ship with a Propane Nozzle
Create the effect of a rocket ship jetting through outer space with a propane nozzle.
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How to Use a Blood Cannon
Turn an air compressor into a blood cannon for your gory horror film special effects!
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Creating Planets with Dry Ice Bubbles
See how transforming packaged dry ice into bubble form can represent celestial bodies!
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Creating Alien Atmospheres in a Fish Tank
Have you ever wondered how some of your favorite movies create alien atmospheres?
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Creating Warp Speed with Steel Wool
Joey creates the hypnotizing visual effect of warp speed by setting steel wool on fire.
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