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Create a realistic looking Jupiter with a jar, milk, dish soap, and food coloring.
Ghostbusters "Surge Protector" Trap
Use some prop-building expertise to build this cool modified surge protector.
DIY Game of Thrones "Ice Wall"
With styrofoam and the right lighting, this massive prop can be recreated anywhere.
Close Encounters of the Drone Kind
Creating eerie sci-fi lighting with a new DJI Phantom drone.
How to use a Split Focus Diopter
A split focus diopter is an unique way to achieve the illusion of deep focus.
With the right camera and perfect timing, these water illusions appear out of thin air.
How to create Star Wars Lightsaber sound effects
We've done the lightsaber video, now let's tackle the sound.
Creating the original Star Wars lightsaber effect
Go back in time to 1977 and learn how the lightsaber was first created.
Create Halloween ghost-like trails with the compound known as fluorescien.
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