The latest DIY ideas, techniques and tools for creating and editing digital photos and videos, as well as how to make your own still and video cameras.
Too late for DIY Movie Making Month, but I couldn’t resist sharing this video created by Rethink Communications, Giant Ant Media, and Wave Productions to promote Design Week Vancouver, which is coming up at the end of April. They printed out over 2,000 bill-sized “frames,” ran them through a bill-counter, and filmed the stack piling up in the receiving tray to create the illusion of motion.
My eyes were glued to my screen during Tara Young’s “Handmade Portrait” video about Sharon Montrose, a photographer specializing in earnest portraits of animals. Not only does she have a super interesting job, but her photos are beautiful.
Lovely Forget-Me-Nots. Not really wild, but still pretty and dainty volunteers. Last weekend I was lucky enough to get out into the nearby forest, where I discovered an amazing array of wild flowers peeking out of the rich, damp earth. Since then it’s rained, rained, and rained, so I feel especially lucky that I found […]
The OK Go Rube Goldberg machine folks write: Many of you have asked for some more behind-the-scenes details on how our Rube Goldberg Machine video for This Too Shall Pass was made. We are more than happy to deliver. The interactive floor plan includes photos, videos, a detailed map of the warehouse, and some interesting […]
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 […]
