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Rebuilding the Interstellar Black Hole

Rebuilding the Interstellar Black Hole

Season 1 Episode 44
4:17
Creating the Cosmos: In-Depth Look

Creating the Cosmos: In-Depth Look

Season 1 Episode 45
5:22
Stop-Motion Star Wars

Stop-Motion Star Wars

Season 1 Episode 46
4:04
Hologram Thriller

Hologram Thriller

Season 1 Episode 47
2:20
Petri Dish Planets

Petri Dish Planets

Season 1 Episode 48
5:43
Recreating the Aurora Borealis

Recreating the Aurora Borealis

Season 1 Episode 49
2:43
How to Turn a Stroller Into a Dolly

How to Turn a Stroller Into a Dolly

Season 1 Episode 50
5:12
Creating Dry Ice Comets in 4K

Creating Dry Ice Comets in 4K

Season 1 Episode 51
2:24
How to make Dry Ice Comets

How to make Dry Ice Comets

Season 1 Episode 52
2:44
Creating the Stargate Portal

Creating the Stargate Portal

Season 1 Episode 53
3:44
How to create a Mini Tornado

How to create a Mini Tornado

Season 1 Episode 54
2:54
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Shanks FX

Back to the Future: Compositing Techniques

Season 1 Episode 43

Our third installment deals with the post production process in achieving our "time slice effect" & "forced perspective" seen in the previous two episodes.

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Creating the Cosmos: Special Effects
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Experience a creepy, crawly look at spiders originally in High Definition.
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