How foley artists make movie sounds from everyday items
Foley artists create realistic sounds to enhance scenes in movies using everyday objects like vegetables, gloves, jackets, and more.
James Tensuan
Arts/Design Video Fellow
9 movie props and effects made to look real
Special effects artists and prop designers find creative ways to make everything from fake body parts to food and even puke look realistic.
This ceramist peels off vinyl to reveal design on mugs
Artist Renee LoPresti makes ceramic mugs and uses a vinyl stencil to decorate them with elaborate designs.
This floating side table is held up only by string
This side table appears to be floating, but is held up by a simple physics trick. Jayce and Nathan Davis made this table as a challenge.
Artist sculpts eerily realistic body parts
Xooang Choi is a Korean sculptor who combines eerily realistic body parts with things like coral to create these almost grotesque creatures.
How the dirtiest car interiors get professionally cleaned
Elizabeth Renevier is a car detailer who cleans the dirtiest car interiors. She walks us through her techniques and tools to get the deepest clean.
How the dirtiest carpets get professionally cleaned
Advanced Cleaning Systems specializes in commercial and residential cleanings for items like rugs, tile floors, and upholstery.
This robot can cut your hair and make small talk
Shane Wighton didn't want to get a haircut during the pandemic, so he built a robot that could cut hair using scissors and make small talk.
6 beds and mattresses that will help you sleep through anything
These six beds and mattresses will help you sleep through anywhere. Use them while traveling or at home sharing a bed with a restless sleeper.
These 5 artists use the sidewalk as their canvas
These artists use the sidewalk as their canvas, using different materials to transform the ground beneath them.
How a professional steam cleaner removes wine stains from carpets
James Hubert, who runs a steam-cleaning business, shows us how he gets red-wine stains out of tight-knit Berber carpet.