How To Create A District 9 Alien Hand Dan Koelsch, January 20, 2010January 20, 2010 Indy Mogul is a great site for news, reviews, and anything about DIY filmmaking. On the site and its YouTube channel, they show you how to make cheap special effects that look great (called Backyard FX). In one of their latest videos, they show you how to make an alien hand just like Christopher’s in District 9. Check out the instructional video and the test film they made after the jump. Source: Forum member Alice Viral Marketing District 9
Watch: Sugar Rush Arcade Ad For Disney’s “Wreck-It Ralph” October 15, 2012October 15, 2012Disney is stirring up some nostalgia with the upcoming release of the video game flick Wreck-It Ralph. Now the film isn’t based on a video game per say, but it does draw inspiration from many fan favorite coin-op arcades. Recently, we posted an article that centered on a 1982 commercial… Read More
Piranha 3D Campaigns For An Oscar August 17, 2010One of the reasons that Piranha 3D has a special place in my heart is that it knows what kind of movie it is. It doesn’t try to be anything more than a silly, over-the-top, bottom of the barrel, horror film. The marketing so far has supported that, and it… Read More
Viral Video: Montage of Slaps on Film January 26, 2011There’s nothing like a good slap, and the movies are one of the only places you can see it without feeling bad. So, Vulture has put together a montage of such slaps in film history, calling it “Glove, Actually”. Take a look after the break. Read More