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Jupiter in a Jar in HD

S1 E64 / 4m 19s

Create a realistic looking Jupiter with a jar, milk, dish soap, and food coloring.

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Ghostbusters "Surge Protector" Trap

S1 E63 / 9m 1s

Use some prop-building expertise to build this cool modified surge protector.

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Giant Bubble Reflections in HD

S1 E62 / 4m 10s

Get mesmerized with giant bubble reflections.

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DIY Game of Thrones "Ice Wall"

S1 E61 / 5m 24s

With styrofoam and the right lighting, this massive prop can be recreated anywhere.

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Close Encounters of the Drone Kind

S1 E60 / 4m 44s

Creating eerie sci-fi lighting with a new DJI Phantom drone.

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Hurricane Balls in HD

S1 E59 / 4m 14s

In this video, Joey crafts his own Hurricane Balls (like the classic toy) to showcase the awesome visuals behind angular momentum.

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How to use a Split Focus Diopter

S1 E58 / 4m 26s

A split focus diopter is an unique way to achieve the illusion of deep focus. The half convex glass attaches in front of the camera's lens to make half the lens nearsighted.

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How to create Water Illusions

S1 E57 / 6m 42s

Water Illusions can happen when you film fast movement with the right type of camera, but to the naked eye this looks like something of a blur.

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How to create Star Wars Lightsaber sound effects

S1 E56 / 4m 35s

The lightsaber sound from Star Wars was created by legendary sound designer Ben Burtt. He combined the sounds of a 35mm projector and a 70s tube TV to create one of the most iconic sounds in movie history.

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Creating the original Star Wars lightsaber effect

S1 E55 / 5m 35s

Go back in time to 1977 and learn how the lightsaber was first captured with the help of the highly reflective material "Scotchlite" & a compact motor at the hilt.

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How to create a Mini Tornado

S1 E54 / 2m 54s

Learn how to create a water vortex by drilling a hole at the bottom of plastic aquarium to act as a drain. If don't have an aquarium just fill up your sink and then release drain plug. Stir in a circular motion and watch vortex form from above.

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Creating the Stargate Portal

S1 E53 / 3m 44s

The 1994 film Stargate combined CGI and practical effects to create the portal sequence in the opening act of the film.

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How to make Dry Ice Comets

S1 E52 / 2m 44s

Follow-up to our "Creating Dry Ice Comets" episode where we show the step by step process of how to create your very own comets.

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Creating Dry Ice Comets in 4K

S1 E51 / 2m 24s

A main ingredient to a comets core is dry ice. As it gets closer to the sun the ice sublimates into the vacuum of space. Putting dry ice into a shallow pool of water will produce a similar reaction.

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How to Turn a Stroller Into a Dolly

S1 E50 / 5m 12s

If it has wheels, there's a pretty good chance I'm going try and make a dolly out of it. So after our baby shower, I started looking at our very nice new stroller (thanks sis!), and took some test drives around our wood floors.

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Recreating the Aurora Borealis

S1 E49 / 2m 43s

We attempt to create the Aurora Borealis with a sheet of fabric and a handful of fans. We discovered that throwing the image a little out of focus really creates a believable visual effect that can be composited into a scene to create the Aurora.

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Petri Dish Planets

S1 E48 / 5m 43s

I attempt to make planets with food coloring , milk, and dish soap.

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Hologram Thriller

S1 E47 / 2m 20s

I found this skeleton animation on my computer doing the dance from Michael Jackson's Thriller and turned it into a hologram using a steamer for clothes.

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Stop-Motion Star Wars

S1 E46 / 4m 4s

Watch us try and recreate the Millennium Falcon shot from the teaser trailer to STARS WARS "The Force Awakens" using stop motion animation.

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Creating the Cosmos: In-Depth Look

S1 E45 / 5m 22s

An in-depth look at Creating the Cosmos. In this episode I break down my process of creating cosmic backgrounds with my "sheet of glass" technique. Hopefully you guys will get a better understanding of how this process works by watching me break the steps down.