I was inspired by a recent Video Copilot sample of various science fiction weapon effects, so I made my own (using their Optical Flares plug in, among other things).
After effects, Optical Flares, Nerf gun. That's about it. The background is an old render of a reasonably crappy corridor I made a bazillion years ago. Enjoy.
Here's another quick YouTube dawdle. In this case, I'm experimenting with using my Olympus OM 50mm f1.8 lens for video on my Canon 600D. Apart from some exposure issues which are easy to deal with, it works splendidly and I'll be exploiting its smooth focus and awesome depth of field in the future! Music is an original, A Step Backwards, which you can find here in its entirety, should it take your fancy. A bunch of other original tunes are over on my SoundCloud.