Uploaded August 2012 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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As thanks for 1 million video views here's a Behind the Scenes at RimstarOrg video, a look at how I make my movies.

That includes these tools:
- video editor Sony Vegas Movie Studio
- 3D models done using Blender
blender.org
- 2D drawings for transparent overlays/annotations, diagrams animations using the drawing program that comes with OpenOffice
openoffice.org
- GIMP, a Photoshop-like image manipulation program
gimp.org

The videos I used to demonstrate things were:
- Preview - How a Van de Graaff Generator Works
This is the green screen one with me sitting on a Van de Graaff generator.
youtu.be/8I9b2kAG69o

- Lifter Voltage/Current and Smoke/Airflow Test Measurements
This is the one with the Pterodactyl 3D model made and animated using Blender.
youtu.be/LOGAaObsN4g

- Make a Joule Thief for Zombie Batteries
This is the one with the 3D models of batteries made and animated using Blender.
youtu.be/B61DU7yEsPM

- How a Joule Thief Works
This is the one with drawing after drawing after drawing ... made using OpenOffice.
youtu.be/0GVLnyTdqkg

To follow me on Twitter:
twitter.com/#!/RimStarz

Music used over putting up the green screen:
Clenched Teeth Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0
creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
ISRC: US-UAN-11-00705

Music used over the end material:
Batty McFaddin Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0
creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
ISRC: USUAN1200003

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