Create a Laser Blast Effect without After Effects

From the Frugal Filmmaker is this cool technique of how to make a laser blast effect without the use of After Effects.  Instead only a simple video editor like Sony Vegas and GIMP is used for this tutorial.  Check it out:

How to Build A 1950's Raygun

Perfect for the next Buck Rogers

Here is yet another fantastic tutorial on how to build a 1950's era inspired ray gun.  The perfect thing for anyone into cosplay or wanting to make their own pulp serial webseries.  Full details here.