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Special Techniques of Low/No Budget Movies
1994
A scrappy, cheerful how-to that turns household junk into gore, more fun for aspiring filmmakers than for casual viewers.
- Directed by
- Todd Jason Cook
- Starring
- Todd Jason Cook, Lisa Cook
- Overview
- Low-budget director Todd Jason Cook takes you on a step-by-step guide on how to make ultra-low-budget special FX look entirely professional, using ordinary, everyday items. Using Lisa Cook as his model, Cook demonstrates how to create gruesome special FX and shows you the finished product by using actual footage from Evil Night, Demon Dolls, and Horrorscope.
- How it feels
- Light, campy, whimsical and earnest. Measured and needs your attention.
- About
- Art, work, education
- Content
- Strong gore. Mild violence, sexual content and language.
- Note
- Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown
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- Directed by
- Todd Jason Cook
- Starring
- Todd Jason Cook, Lisa Cook

