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This month on Make: Online we’re talking about DIY moviemaking. One important subset is the brickfilm: a stop-motion movie using Lego bricks to create the animations. For inspiration, here are some of the most awesome films that have been done: Generally considered to be the first brickfilm, The Magic Portal was shot on film in […]
From the MAKE Flickr pool: Papercraft rhombidodecadodecahedron [top left] Web-controlled car launcher launches car at toddler [top right] DIY audio test box [bottom left] Lovely solargraphy photos [bottom right]
Back in January, when we were kicking around ideas for monthly themes, and the movie making theme, Statff Editor Arwen O’Reilly Griffith sent out the following email about a great “maker scene” in a film. This got me thinking. There are probably a lot of such moments in films, some in movies otherwise best forgotten, […]
It took a huge amount of design, engineering, and coordination to create this spectacular Rube Goldberg machine in this internet-sensation OK Go video. We’d like to introduce you to four of the designers! Dan Busby – Bottom Floor I was one of the guys who helped build the machine. While we had a few core […]
Take a look “behind the scenes” as Kipkay shares what goes into shooting the Weekend Project videos and shares some tips to help you be a better movie maker. To download the Making The Weekend Projects video click here
Buttons is part of a project by artist Sascha Pohflepp called Blinks and Buttons. It is, essentially, a “blind camera.” It has no optical parts, only a big inviting red button and an LCD screen. When you press the button, it records the time, then wirelessly searches the internet for a photo taken at the same moment. [Thanks, Billy Baque!]
Ok Go had a video idea for the recorded version of “This Too Shall Pass”. They approached Adam Sadowsky, president of Syyn Labs, to design a Rube Goldberg inspired machine in which they would base their music video around. After months of preparation and 20 consecutive 18 hr days, they finally got the perfect take. Adam explains all the tedious fun!
