We can finally reveal a project we’ve been working on since the beginning of the year, when Tested visited Weta Workshop in New Zealand! In collaboration with the world-class artists, craftspeople, and filmmakers at Weta Workshop, Adam Savage and Tested proudly present this short film. This kicks off a new mini-series that follows our journey as we put this film together just one week at Weta!
Inside LAIKA Studios Exhibition at Comic-Con 2018!
We take a tour of LAIKA Live, the incredible exhibition of LAIKA Studios’ stop-motion film props, puppets, and miniatures at this year’s Comic-Con. Norm and Kayte go behind the scenes to chat with LAIKA modelmakers and animators to learn about their process and get up close with these beautiful characters.
Minifigure-Scale LEGO Saturn V Rocket!
At this year’s Bricks by the Bay LEGO convention, we meet builder Jack Carleson, who designed and assembled a massive 10-ft tall LEGO Saturn V rocket, launchpad, and tower that’s mini-figure scale! We chat with Jack about how he built this amazing sculpture and why he chose to replicate this piece of NASA history.
Episode 458 – Comic-Con Bound – 7/19/18
Creative Commons – Still Untitled: The Adam Savage Project – 7/17/18
Adam’s back from two weeks of travel and catches us up on his time as an artist in residence in Colorado making a bronze Maltese Falcon (and collaborating with Tom Sachs!). We also talk about the influence of Akira on its 30th anniversary, and Adam’s release of the plans and patterns for his EDC TWO bag. A big episode before we head down to Comic-Con!
Adam Savage and Broken Nerd’s Costume Build, Part 4
In the final episode of this build series, Adam and Darrell finish their lightsabers, add some weathering to their cloaks, and try on their costumes for the first time! Thanks for joining us in this journey documenting a one-week costume build. We’ll have more projects with Darrell in the future, and stay tuned for our next Tested premium member series!
Tested: Kessler Motorized Camera Slider!
Joey gives an update to his use of camera sliders with this review of a motorized slider sysetm using the Kessler Second Shooter+ controller. Here’s how Joey uses sliders for production of Tested videos, product coverage, timelapses, and other types of cinematography.
Offworld, Episode 9: Isolation Trope in Sci-Fi Space Travel
This week on Offworld, we explore the trope of isolation and loneliness in science fiction space travel, and how both fictional and real-world astronauts cope with being away from home for extended missions. Joining us are neuroscientist Indre Viskontas and field geophysicist Mika McKinnon for a lively discussion on how sci-fi depicts the very real challenge of isolation in space!
PREMIUM – Ask Adam: Project from Hell
Every week, Adam takes a question from the Tested Premium Member community in the comments section below or on social media (tagged #AskAdamSavage) and answers here. This week, Adam talks about projects that were thought to be easy but ended up being a project from hell, and how he recovered.
PROJECTIONS, Episode 54: Mixed Reality with ZED Mini Camera
We visit the offices of Stereolabs, the makers of the ZED and ZED Mini mixed reality camera systems to test out their implementation of a passthrough camera accessory for VR headsets. Using their ZED Mini, we’re able to get an augmented reality experience with the Oculus Rift and HTC Vive, and get a sense of the challenges of using a stereo camera system for passthrough AR.