John Bergin (Kansas City, MO) and I go way back. We first met, in the early 90s, through the zine publishing scene. I instantly became a big fan of both his art and his music. Over the years, I’ve had the pleasure of collaborating with him on a number of projects, such as the soundtrack […]
Top 10 Make: Online posts from DIY Movie Making Month
Miguel Valenzuela writes in with his technique for making toys appear to animate on their own: I created a green screen glove out of some fabric and used it to animate a LEGO robot across a table. The green glove was made with green spandex and stitched together with only the thumb. It should really […]
Thanks to all of you who contributed comments to the iClone4 PRO drawing. Here are the winners: jojoguy10 blt hauntedpoet Earl Martin Pete (posted on March 29, 2010 at 11:29 AM) Vrex Jeff James Eric “irk” Hedman Girlstart Quib Congrats to you all! There were some awesome project ideas. I hope all of you that […]
A commenter on this morning’s letterpress dice printing post pointed me to this amazing video for British band Fujiya & Miyagi’s song “Ankle Injuries,” which is, apparently, animated from still photographs in which each individual frame has been built as a mosaic from a field of variously-colored and -rotated dice. [Thanks, Jeffrey!] More: Open source […]
With precious little time left in DIY Movie Making month here on Make: Online, I’d like to share with you this inexpensive solution to shock-related microphone noise. Behold Instructables user retrofilms’ PVC microphone shockmount! Check out all the great projects and tips from DIY Movie Making month!
I recently put together a small video studio in the guest bedroom (not sure how the in-laws will like this) and wanted to design a high-quality, low-budget lighting setup. I wanted a bright, diffuse key light (that’s the primary light off to one side and slightly higher than your head to illuminate the subject) and a slightly less bright, lower-angle fill light. Here’s what I came up with.
