http://back-stage-technologies.co.uk/bst-blog

ONE – FLYING GHOST

DIYFX is out of this world…..In this popular blog they show you how to create your very own flying ghost!  With the right lighting, this could be a great way to scare the life out of your friends at your next Halloween party – Or just because you fancy playing a prank!

http://www.diy-fx.com/special-effects/flying-crank-ghost.php

TWO – REALISTIC COMPOUND FRACTURE

This gruesome one from instructables.com is the “How to make a realistic compound fracture” effect.  Wow………..makes you queasy just looking at it! This would even fool a doctor don’t you think?

Find out how you can do this at – http://www.instructables.com/id/Make-a-Realistic-Makeup-Compound-Fracture/

THREE – REALISTIC SCAR EFFECT

This one from our friends at blog.makezine.com has to be the most realistic scar with stitches I have ever seen …… how good is that! A pretty simple effect to create but realistic nevertheless.

• HOW TO – Realistic scar with stitches – http://www.instructables.com/id/a-VERY-easy-to-do-VERY-convincing-scar/

FOUR – FAKE BLOOD

This is your good old-fashioned fake blood from a great site which provides free vfx and sfx tutorials at www.effectsportal.net . This video is about how to make it and how to use it, including a really good tutorial on how to make blood splatter! Just what you need. All this and more at -

http://www.effectsportal.net/index.php/fake-blood/

FIVE – SOUND EFFECTS

Now we bring you to something slightly different, sound effects and a site called epic sound which includes a fantastic Guide to Sound Effects – Sound Designer David Filskov’s collection of tips for making your own sound effects.  Check out A – Z at www.epicsound.com/sfx/#a

We hope you’ve found this very useful, and we hope you remember us when you make it big and need some professional fire like our FakeFlame system, which you cannot make yourself – as we have it patented!