From Game of Thrones to Conan, from Lord of the Rings to, well, everything, the filmic representation of casting swords is "completely wrong, so wrong it's frankly difficult to know where to start. How can you cast a 3D item in an open-top mould? Are you going to glue two halves together?"
Movie swordmaking is a big long orange-glowing lie
How a gaffer lights a set
In this fascinating video from Vanity Fair, master gaffer Andy Day takes us behind the scenes — literally — to show how sets are lit for the screen. READ THE REST
This prop master has devoted his life to the creation of paper products
Documents. Newspapers. Ancient tomes of forbidden knowledge. Golden tickets. Movies and television shows are full of such seemingly banal objects. But each and every one that you see on film… READ THE REST
How they used to fake horseback riding scenes in the movies
That's Boris Karloff riding off on a mechanical horse. This footage was shown at the end of Mario Bava's 1963 film Black Sabbath, but only in the Italian version. In… READ THE REST
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Dessert cheesecake wafer bear claw fruitcake. Fruitcake chupa chups donut candy canes marzipan. Apple pie sweet roll tart chocolate cake macaroon marshmallow carrot cake gummi bears sweet. Pastry sugar plum… READ THE REST
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We all know vital information about ourselves and our private digital accounts can be compromised by cybercriminals. However, many would be frightened to know just how compromised they and their… READ THE REST
The Bite Helper removes the itch of a mosquito bite in seconds
While mosquitoes have certainly earned their title as the deadliest animal on earth, their impact on most of our lives is usually a lot less consequential. But even though they… READ THE REST
