Effects and Stunts

• Blood Effects
• Green Screen
• Horror
• Pyrotechnics

Articles

• Green Screen Backgrounds
  February, 2012
  by Peter Zunitch
  It's one of the oldest tricks in the video arsenal, yet it's still one of the most useful and effective. We're talking about the selective subtraction of a…
• Halloween Ghastly Effects
  October, 2011
  by Peter Zunitch
  How to Make a Ghost - You don't need any supernatural power to create a real video ghost, it's all in the production techniques and the storytelling art.
• Green Screen Directing
  March, 2011
  by Marshal M. Rosenthal
  Anyone who desires to direct a Hollywood-like movie on an independent budget can do so, now that green screen technology has become easier to produce.
• Dreaming Up Dream Sequences
  December, 2010
  by Mark Montgomery
  What makes your character the person he or she has become? Dreams and flashbacks are commonplace in dramatic movies and provide a convenient way for the…
• Ghostly Effect for your Halloween Videos
  October, 2010
  by Peter Zunitch
  There are all sorts of ways to make ghosts appear and disappear in your video, the "Pepper's Ghost" is just one of them, but is quite interesting in its…
• We're On Fire
  May, 1992
  by Bernard Wilkie

Streaming Videos

• Tutorials - 4 Simple Steps for Professional Stop Motion Light Painting
  February, 2010
  How to create stop motion animation, using stills with light painting. Learn the step by step process to mastering this special effect.
• Tutorials - Special Effects: Day-for-night, Fake Rainstorm, Sped-up Background
  February, 2010
  We show you how to pull off three simple special effects using just the camera and the subject's reaction to sell the illusion. Learn how to make realistic…
• Tutorials - Green Screen Setup
  January, 2010
  How to properly set up your green screen backdrop, lighting, and camera. We will go over some common errors and their solutions.
• Tutorials - Create Top Special Effects with Outdoor Green Screen
  December, 2009
  How to use a green screen outdoors for chromakey. Learn about the lighting, obstacles and proper usage of the elements outdoors to add to the effect.
• Tutorials - 4 Steps to Build Your Own Green Screen
  December, 2009
  In this DIY tutorial, we show you how to make your own green screen with frame. Learn how to build the frame, attach the cloth and prep the materials for your…
• Tutorials - Using a Full-body Green Screen to Create a Website Spokesperson Effect
  December, 2009
  The steps that you need to follow to be able to create a website video spokesperson walk-on effect.

User Submitted Videos

• video editing tips
  November, 2010
  by
  A step-by-step tutorial explaining the production and video editing processes involved in creating a silhouette effect, similar to those found in iPod…