DIY special effects roundup

In honor of DIY Movie Making Month, I’ve been digging through the archives to de-blog some special-effects-related oldies-but-goodies from months past. Click on in!

Action effects:

• Almost-free squirting blood effect
• HOW TO – Make fake glass…
• Twins from “The Shining” projection

Makeup effects:

• HOW TO – Realistic scar with stitches
• DIY Halloween : Zombie Makeup from the Haunted Report
• Flashback: Halloween Wounds and Prosthetics

Set decorating:

• Alien twins life support system haunt prop
• Weekend Project: Hot Glue Web Gun (PDF)
• DIY Halloween – The Classics :: Fog Chiller

Animation:

• Graphic animations from a gunsight
• MUTO – Graffiti animation
• City of books papercraft animation
• 1985 computer animation on an Apple IIe

What’s that? I missed your favorite F/X related post? E-mail me!