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- Insider films a photo shoot featuring "Orange Is the New Black" star Diane Guerrero.
- 2016– 2mTV EpisodeInsider tried out a five-course avocado meal at a pop-up restaurant in London, which included an avocado ice cream and an avocado margarita.
- Heidi Lee is a designer and artist based in New York City who specializes in creating couture 3D printed hats. She discussed her influences manufacturing techniques.
- Alexa Meade makes people look like paintings. She paints on people and makes them look 2D. Her work has been featured all over the world. She even painted Ariana Grande in the "God Is A Woman" music video.
- Babies and young kids are cast in movies just like adult actors, but there are special rules in place about how long they can be on set. Oftentimes, a director wants a baby to cry on camera, and real babies are used for many of the scenes. We spoke with a professional baby wrangler named Elaine Hall, who has a special trick that works every time to make an infant cry on cue.
- L.L.Bean is a widely known clothing and outdoor-equipment company. Its most iconic shoe is the L.L.Bean boot. L.L.Bean encourages customers to send their Bean boots back for repairs once they start showing signs of wear. The L.L.Bean team shows us how they restore a pair of Bean boots by removing the old soles and replacing them with new ones, cleaning the boots, and adding new laces and insoles.
- Eleven out of this world homes with features like enormous fingerprint-accessible closets, zip lines, slides, luxurious interiors, and more, are shown.
- Andy is a furniture refinisher who runs the YouTube channel Modern Makeovers. He shows us how he restores a 1920s dresser that is peeling. This includes removing the veneer, sanding the whole piece, scrubbing off the old stain, applying new veneer, and repairing the handles.
- The Top Notch Lawn Care staff demonstrates how to take an overgrown lawn and shape the property back into a more manageable state.
- Adrin the Barber has been crafting man weaves to help balding men for years. Insider visited his shop to find out how he creates these custom looks.
- Matthew Iulo has been a scalp micropigmentation artist for the past 11 years. Insider spoke with him about this form of cosmetic tattooing and how he helps those dealing with hair loss by replicating tiny hair follicles to give the look of a buzz cut or short hair stubble.
- From glass bottles to plates to cinder blocks, some props used in movies are not meant to be held together. Insider took a tour of New Rule FX in Los Angeles, which specializes in breakaway props. You might have seen their work in hit shows like "Blindspot" and "Jessica Jones."
- Sofie Pok, an LA-based barber who has won multiple barbering awards, including Female Barber of the Year in 2017 and 2018, and Barber of the Year in 2017. Her experience starting out in the male-dominated industry hasn't been an easy ride, but she found a way to stand out by offering extra services to her clients. She demonstrates some her techniques for providing unique hairstyles and beard trims.
- Miles Laflin, a professional pool cleaner, takes on an abandoned pool that hasn't been used or cleaned in over five years and is filled with pond plants and algae. He takes us through the process of deep cleaning step by step, showing us the transformation from unusable pool to making it look brand new.
- Kevin Harrison demonstrates the use of laser cleaners to remove soot and grime from fire damage to exterior and interior walls, enabling the home owners to return to residence after disaster.
- 2022– 5mTV EpisodeWith spirit-lifting weather year round and terrain that ranges from mountains to beaches, Los Angeles inspires many visitors to get outside for pulse-revving hikes, runs, and swims. And the city's laid-back vibe makes it a world-class place to unwind and make time for wellness. Someone who moves effortlessly between both is Meagan Kong, a dancer, choreographer, and fitness instructor. Let Meagan be your guide, whose faves for factoring fitness into sightseeing as well as seeking out moments for self-care in the city's inviting spas.
- The Director of Photography of Amazon's hit comedy "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel" breaks down the innovative opening shot from the show's second season. We watch Midge as she answers phones and swivels around the basement of the fictional, yet swanky department store, B. Altman.
- Insider took a trip to the Warner Brothers Corporate Archive in Los Angeles, California where a lot of old props go from their movies once production is done. Among the artifacts stored there are many items from the "Batman" franchise, including Batmobiles and Batman's many masks.
- When the creators of "Avatar: The Last Airbender" decided that they wanted to have accurate martial arts in their show, they needed to find a martial arts choreographer and stunt performer. They would film the stunt actor performing martial arts movements, which the animators could then use as reference footage. The person that they ended up picking was Sifu Kisu, an all-in-one master martial artist and fight choreographer. Kisu worked alongside the directors to create the intricate martial arts movements for each character. Director Giancarlo Volpe said that having a stunt performer working on the show ended up saving time overall because it reduced the time spent drawing character movements.
- Armed with only their Marriott Premier Plus credit cards, a pair of intrepid travelers wander around the globe seeking interesting spots to have exciting, but not too dangerous, adventures.
- For a movie with such unique sounds and audio like "A Quiet Place" these foley artists had to do things a little differently. Rather than focusing on making everyday sounds like footsteps more audible, the sound designers on the film focused on a "less is more" approach, aiming for more minimalist and more terrifying sound effects.
- Joe runs the YouTube channel Nekkid Watchmaker, where he restores vintage and antique watches. He shows us how he restores a Cartier Tank watch from the 1980s. He deconstructs the entire watch, fixes the movement, cleans dirt out of it, puts all of the parts into a cleaning solution, polishes the pieces, gold-plates the case, and reassembles it.
- Back in October 2019, Insider went to the Arizona State Fair to try the best foods there. The Arizona State Fair is known for having a wide variety of foods, and is well known for their spicy food options. Host Skyler Broushard tried a lot of them - from homemade fudge to a two foot-long corndog to a giant cinnamon bun, but narrowed it down to a Top 3 - Fan Favorite: Hot Cheeto Turkey Leg, Hidden Gem: Loaded Bloomin' Onion, and Wacky Snack: Hot Cheeto Queso Pickle.
- Darren George runs the YouTube channel Gro Bonsai, where he restores and maintains bonsai trees. He shows Insider how he restores a hemlock bonsai by removing the tree from the pot without causing damage to the trunk, removing matted roots, securing the tree back in the pot, putting new soil and moss in, and styling the branches.
- Eldrick Jacobs of Flint and Port Hat Co. shows Insider how he repairs a tattered, 70-year-old Resistol hat that has been passed down three generations while maintaining its character. The process includes cleaning the felt, re-blocking the hat to fit the client's head, trimming the brim, and re-crowning the hat to its original shape. Although there is a hole in the crown of the hat, the client opted for the hole to be preserved, to carry on the story of the hat and keep the memory of its previous wearers. By restoring this hat, the hat is being made to last another 70 years or so, with minimal maintenance needed.
- Ana Rodriguez is the owner of Braids on the Go in New York City and known for her expert braiding skills. Insider visited her mobile studio to see the intricate designs she creates through braiding.
- UK professional pool cleaner Miles Laflin demonstrates the cleaning process of four different indoor and outdoor pools, some of which haven't been used for used for years and shows us different techniques to deep clean each one.
- Caroline and Joe travel to the Austin, Texas area to make a sweet splash with adventures like jumping into the Jacob's Well swimming hole and harvesting honey.
- Back in December 2019, Insider visited The Bank of America Winter Village at Bryant Park, New York. The Winter Village is one of New York's largest winter events, and has over 30 vendors selling everything from churros to handmade gifts. After trying all the food at the Winter Village, host Skyler Bouchard narrowed her favorites down to a top 3 - Fan Favorite: Raclette Sandwich, Hidden Gem: Hot Chocolate Chimney Cakes, and Wacky Snack: Mozzarella Stick Cheesesteak.
- 2016– 6mTV EpisodeThe Minnesota State Fair has over 300 food vendors serving up over 500 types of food - 80 of which are on a stick. From buckets of cookies to the freshest French fries to pastrami-wrapped pickles, food at this state fair is not to be missed. Aly Weisman and Aj Caldwell's picks for the Top 3 aren't unusual or mysterious - Fan Favorite: Sweet Martha's Cookie Jar, Hidden Gem: Fresh French Fries, and Wacky Snack: Pickle Dog.
- For the genuinely romantic depictions of sex on screen, actors and directors can face a myriad of challenges. Film sets are often packed, demanding, and tiring. It's only in the last few years that a specified role to guide and coach actors for love scenes has become mainstream. Intimacy coordinator Ita O'Brien shows how she coaches actors and uses props to make them feel comfortable performing sex scenes in films.
- This short documentary demonstrates how the animators of "Spiderman: Into the Spiderverse" adapted old-school animation techniques, while inventing new ones to tell their story in a unique way.
- Not only do fake drugs in movies have to look accurate and be safe to ingest, they also need to act like the drugs. For example, tobacco can't be substituted for cannabis because tobacco smoke isn't as heavy as cannabis smoke and the difference is noticeable on camera.
- Beam demonstrates how he gets his sharp line-ups and clean faces in his Florida barbershop.
- Spectral Motion has been making animatronic puppets and props for movies and TV shows since 2002. Even if they don't fully end up in the final shot, they can make for great references for both visual effects artists and the actors in front of the camera. Spectral Motion's head of animatronics, Mark Setrakian, takes the characters sculpted and painted by the company's artists and gives them the most realistic movements possible. This has included making giant troll hands compress and handle objects for "Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters" (2013), manipulating robotic bits and foam skin to make a wolf-like snarl for "Lady in the Water" (2006), and making the Demogorgon's face petals move on the first season of Netflix's "Stranger Things" (2016). Advancements in technology allowed Spectral Motion to push the kinds of terrifying movements it gave to the animatronic White Spike puppet who would be acting alongside Chris Pratt and Yvonne Strahovski in "The Tomorrow War" (2021).
- Sometimes, it's safer for productions to fake vehicles' movements for stunts rather than put them in real action. So special effects artists will use rigs and gimbals to make them move in place. NAC Effects will put a given vehicle or set on top of one of its six-axis motion bases capable of creating realistic movements of all sorts. Effects for scenes involving cars, motorcycles, pickup trucks, boats and airplanes can be achieved safely this way without risking the lives of the actors or their stunt doubles.
- Tom Holland, a former gymnast, frequently performs his own stunts in his films. Insider learns what it took for him to perform these potentially dangerous maneuvers.
- Sheldon Edwards, owner of HD Cutz barbers in South West London, explains how he started his global barber business after immigrating to the UK from Jamaica as a teenager and became the barber to the world's top soccer stars, including Manchester City's Raheem Sterling, Chelsea's Oliver Giroud and the world's fastest man, Usain Bolt. Sheldon discusses how he had to learn to adapt his barbering style, the struggles he faced while living in London and how he managed to become the personal hair stylist to so many recognized soccer stars.
- The animatronic Giganotosaurus from "Jurassic World: Dominion" (2022) was the largest practical head built for any "Jurassic Park" film. The practical and digital effects teams worked hand in hand to bring the Giga to life. Live-action-dinosaur supervisor John Nolan led a team to create a Giga puppet that looked and moved like a real dinosaur could. The head was placed on a rig that weighed around 9 tons and could move up and down and interact with Chris Pratt, Bryce Dallas Howard, Jeff Goldblum, and Laura Dern on set. While only the Giga's head and neck were created, visual effects supervisor David Vickery and his team at ILM built the CG body to perfectly match the puppeteered movements on set.
- Back in February 2020, Insider went to the Quebec Winter Carnival, the oldest winter carnival in Canada, and brings people from all over the world to experience the culture and food of Quebec. After trying all the food at the carnival, here were our top three: the Fan Favorite: Poutine; Hidden Gem: Beaver Tails and Wacky Snack: Maple Taffy.
- Kim Dong-sik is a fourth-generation craftsman making hapjukseon, a traditional Korean fan. These fans date back at least 350 years to the Joseon dynasty (1392-1910) and were used by only the royal family and aristocrats. Kim is one of the few artisans making this fan today, and he's a master of every step of the process.
- Some objects, like paper bags, ice cubes, and pool balls, make an unexpected amount of noise. This can be a big problem on set, as any of these unwanted sounds can get in the way of dialogue. To ensure the sound team gets the best sound possible, the prop team will create silent versions of real products. Prop master Scott Reeder replaced loud pool balls with much quieter painted racquetballs for bar scenes in shows like "Friday Night Lights." Meanwhile, Tim Schultz of Prop TRX uses vinyl and fabric to make quieter versions of grocery bags, sandwich bags, and cellophane, as seen on "Entourage," "Mike and Molly," and "The Kominsky Method." Reeder and Schultz showed us how they found quiet alternatives to some of the loudest props out there.
- YouTuber Nick Zammeti runs a channel where he features his woodworking skills. He shows Insider how he restores a rotting Christmas sleigh. This includes taking the sleigh apart, sanding it, remaking pieces of the pattern to replace the rotting wood, and painting the entire sleigh a Christmas red.
- The bus fight from "Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings" has been praised as Marvel's best fight sequence ever. The action scene, which is set on a moving bus, took over a year to bring to life. This included reconstructing two real buses to fit cameras inside while making room for actors Simu Liu and Florian Munteanu to fight. Fight coordinator Andy Cheng, famous for his stunt work on Jackie Chan's films, explains the steps needed to stage the fight from the previsualized CGI and rehearsals used to create the action to how to fake a bus's movements.
- Eyeworks for Film has produced contact lenses for "Game of Thrones," "James Bond" movies, and "Star Wars." Insider visited co-director Sinead Sweeney in London to find out how the lenses are produced and even get fitted with some of our own. Actors wear contacts to change their color pigment, look older, create imperfections, or even transform into another species. Beverly Hills optometrist Reuben Greenspoon is credited with first using lenses to augment a character's appearance. Greenspoon was tasked with changing an actor's eyes from natural brown to blue in 1939's "Miracles for Sale." He created a glazed blue-ceramic material. The lens was attached and run through a kiln to fuse the glass and ceramic together, leaving a round aperture of 4 millimeters through which actor Henry Hull could see. Since hydrogel contact lenses went into mass production in 1971, lenses with simple color pigments have become pretty accessible, but designing and painting bespoke lenses is still an art form.