The Project: ANNOUNCED!

Ok, we're finally ready to announce the project we're working on. It's still in early stages, so if it never comes to be, don't get mad. Presenting The Indy Burst Pistol Muzzle Flash Collection.


The collection features over 50 Royalty Free muzzle flashes from 5 weapons for use in your film projects.

All you need is some video effects software that can key black backgrounds, and voila! your ready to go!

We've spent hours recreating the muzzle flashes from 5 pistols, from tons of real videos and pictures. We've tried to make them as accurate and real as possible.

The weapons:
.38 Special
.44 Magnum
Desert Eagle
Glock
M9

And if you don't care for accuracy, you can use these flashes with just about any gun in almost any action movie!

Every different flash style has 3 angles, so you can tweak it to fit virtually any scene. There are 19 flash styles, each with 3 angles, totaling 57 flashes.

This great collection will be available on CD in HD (1280x720 Progressive), SD (640x480) and both (in one package).

For more information, watch the promo ad here or view the info sheets bellow (click to enlarge).


Prices and details are subject to change without notice.

Film Riot

Hey everyone! I just found an amazing site for independent filmmakers called Film Riot! Seriously, this site is absolutely amazing! It's like an awesome mix between Indy Mogul and Video Copilot!

It's a series of free online video tutorials and short films designed to show you how to reproduce Hollywood effects and inspire. They show you how to do everything from bullet wounds to giants, all in an entertaining and humorous way! I highly recommend you check them out!

http://revision3.com/filmriot

Blogged.com Review!

A Blogged.com Editor has reviewed our site and gave us an 8/10 or Great! That's fantastic news! The rating will now be displayed to the right of the main column for all to see!

Project: Update

Part 1 of the new project is nearly complete. Arrangements for distribution when complete are being researched, and future parts are in the design stage. We still can't make any official announcements though. We should be ready to formally announce it soon.

Important Announcement

As you may have noticed, there hasn't been any new posts in some time. Know we are still active here at Indy Burst, and we are planning a big new project. The project may or may not ever come to be, so no promises, but we are hoping it will greatly help people with movies, especially in the action movie effects department. No announcements yet, as the project is only in the planning/concept phases, but it should be very very popular. We'll try to keep you posted on future developments with the project, and start posting more content like normal shortly. Thank you for your patience and you continuing loyalty.

Indy Filmmaking: The Importance of Stock Footage

As an independant filmmaker, I know the difficulties faced when trying to make your final film look good. Let's face it, we (generally) don't have the time or money to get panoramic on location shots, or fly overs of landmarks and famous places where your movie "takes place".

This is where stock footage comes in. Stock footage allows you to get the shots you want, without hiring a pilot, or finding that special place yourself. Need a shot of nature? You got it. Need an aerial of a jungle? You got that too.

Sadly, stock footage isn't cheap, and doesn't always match your movie. If your filming on a Handycam, and you have HD stock footage, it's not gonna work, same with the vice versa.

Good stock footage can make and break the look and quality of you movie. Same goes for action movies. Indy filmmakers probably don't have the budget or resources to go buy squibs and hire pyrotechnicians. That's where stock footage of muzzle flashes and explosions come into play. With a basic effects program, and some footage, you can key in and make some pretty awesome and expensive looking effects. Here are two videos I've made, and neither would've been possible without stock footage:

In both those videos, stock footage was vital to it's creation. I used stock footage from two sources. In Daniel's Tropic Thunder, I used footage and effects from Video Copilot's Action Movie Essentials (1) and Riot Gear collections. They may seem expensive, but they are very reasonable for the quality and price.

For the city picture test, I used parts of Video Copilot's Action Movie Essentials (1) and free footage from Detonation Films. Detonation Films has a lot of very cheap stock footage perfect for action movies! All the explosions and fire you need, and a lot of it is FREE! They have quite literally just about everything you could possibly want in your movie. The only downside is you get what you pay for, and the free footage isn't always the greatest quality (Pre "Unit-K"). If you filming in HD, your probably gonna want to put some money down, and go to their HD site DetFilmsHD. Overall, there's a lot of great free and cheap stuff to find and use.

Thanks for reading!

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The Best Lightstand Designs on the Internet

Ok, so here's the Indy Burst list for the best light stand designs.

Easiest:
http://indyburst.blogspot.com/2009/06/exclusive-tutorial.html
Very simple to build, and relatively cheap!

Cheapest:
http://indyburst.blogspot.com/2009/06/final-light-stand-link.html
For just a couple dollars worth of PVC, you too can have a telescoping light stand!

Sturdiest:
http://indyburst.blogspot.com/2009/06/yet-another-great-stand.html
With little more than a painter's pole, some PVC, and PVC glue, you can build a sturdy telescoping light stand!

And there you go! There's the best of the best for light stands!

Come back regularly and subscribe for more burst of Indy filmmaking-ness!
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How to Build a PVC Fig Rig (Steadicam)

This great PVC project can save you over $400! Why buy a real Fig Rig when you can build a PVC version that does the same thing for about $10! Great idea!



http://www.instructables.com/id/EMZUNUPGPIEPUCHYT8/

Though the instructions can be confusing, and are not very thorough/detailed, the idea is easy enough to comprehend and replicate.
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How to Make The Poor Man's Steadicam

This fantastic idea for making cheap but effective steadicams is pure brilliance! They're cheap, they work, oh, and did I mention they're cheap?


http://steadycam.org/

The plans seems easy enough, and the design is very popular, so they're are lots of variations and other tutorials, not there needed with the detailed instructions and clear pictures presented on the site.

Highly recommended for any indy who wants a cheap but effective Steadicam!
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Great Light Stand Video

This is an excellent tutorial for making a light stand! Well instructed, brilliant design, and cheap!

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