Inspiration: Iron Man Behind the Scenes

I came across this this behind the scenes video for the movie Iron Man on youtube today. it is just talking about the production of the movie and how it was done and what it was like to do. Something I really enjoyed about it was getting to see how everything is done like the special features, like the flying and the suit, and how they made the suit. and also seeing them practicing the flying scenes with Robert Downy Jr, before he was actually being filmed doing it, also seeing how stressful it was for everyone to have to do all the tasks involved in making the movie. I've put the video below it is about 35 minutes long and in for parts since it is off youtube, i highly recommend watching it if you are into the movie business.

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Tutorial: DIY $20 ring light

Today I came across this video on youtube about how to make a ring light for your camera. i did some research to see the prices of ring lights and they can be anywhere from $30-$1000. This video tutorial uses a circular camping light for $9.20 on amazon, and a $2 battery pack from radio shack, and some electrical tape. 

Tutorial: DIY Slit Throat Effect

This is an effect tutorial that i found on youtube, i thought it was very cool and well done. the person that made it is a professional that has done this many times and knows how to do many other effects. this effect took a lot of preparation, and a lot of work to create the device. it costs about $50-$60 to make is very good for that amateur video maker that cant spend hundreds of dollars on special effects. see other videos of his here.

Tutorial: DIY Softbox

This is a video i found that I thought had some clever ways of making your own video lights, that work just as well as ones that you would buy and the store for a ridiculously larger price. If you are an amateur video maker with little money to buy lights, here is a good tutorial that shows you how to make a diffusion screen and a soft box from cheap materials you can find at local stores.