Written by Jackson West
Posted Thursday, May 17, 2007 at 1:58 PM PT

 

Improve Your Video, Watch Indy Mogul

Can’t afford a team of digital animators to create special effects for your online video project? Don’t have the necessary permits to fire weapons on set? Is your movie good, but could it possibly be better with, say, a scene where the hero escapes from his nemesis on the wings of a bitchin’ jet pack? Then you need to check out Backyard FX from Indy Mogul.

The newest project out of New York-based New New Networks, Indy Mogul was announced earlier this week. It’s kind of like MAKE magazine, but geared toward the independent filmmaking set.

Erik Beck throws together ingenious (and eminently cheap) solutions for various special effects, starting with jet packs. He’s also contributed a short video essay on editing and shot selection for Make Internet TV.

Productions like Galacticast and Invisible Engine prove that while good writing can get you places, a great visual gag can put you over the top. So pump that shotgun action, and start shootin’.

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  1. NNN has really been churning out some great stuffs.

    schlomo rabinowitz on May 17th, 2007 at 2:14 pm - Permalink
  2. [...] There’s an informative post on IndyMogul over at NewTeeVee as well. [...]

    Peep This: IndyMogul guest blogger Micki Krimmel « The Official Lair of Daniela on May 23rd, 2007 at 2:38 pm - Permalink
  3. [...] model in an extended interview. He says we’ve just got to wait while Indy Mogul — started in May as a commissioned show but promising enough for NNN to hire Beck and bring him to New York — [...]

    NewTeeVee Visits Next New Networks « NewTeeVee on September 28th, 2007 at 1:00 am - Permalink

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