Halloween 2011

Four months in the making, Halloween flew by and is now over. My main project this year was the giant talking face that I've kept you all updated on so much, and it's something that I hope to continue to improve and add to in the future shows.

I procrastinated the show this year quite a bit since I was so busy with work and school. So setting up the day of was a mess, and I was running around like crazy. But I'm really happy with how everything turned out, even if it is a small display. It's fun, and people enjoy it. That's all that matters.

As always, the show will continue to grow. This was only my second Halloween show. I've always set up decorations and various effects, but I've only had 2 Christmas-like shows for Halloween, so I look forward to doing more Halloween shows in the future, and already have a few ideas down.

Thank you to everyone who helped me in any way with set-up, take-down, tech-work, and thanks to my parents who let me invade the office for 4 months while I programmed.

To everyone that came out and saw it- Thank you. I hope you enjoyed it, and I can't wait until you all can see Winter Light! I promise you, it will be incredible.

Without further adieu, here is the video.


Halloween 2011

Halloween Update

Welcome, my friends, to our Christmas Delight. Come witness a ghoulishly glorious sight. It's time for our holiday tale to begin, there's no turning back now, please, come all the way in.




If this is your first time here, and you have no idea why I'm talking about Halloween in July, please visit this post to get caught up: Halloween Face


However, if you are a returning guest, Welcome! I have some new pictures of progress over the past few days, and a video of my Halloween face in action! Lets jump right in~







After I finished attaching all the rope light, I bought a king size sheet and put it on the back. This will serve 2 purposes in my show- 1. It will separate the areas, creating a wall. 2. It will look better, and you won't see through the wire and into the next scene as you walk by it.






The original plan was to move the face into my room so I can program it, and it would be out of everyone's way. That didn't happen, it won't fit in my room. So it currently lives in the office, and that's where I'm programming it. I'm happy- more room for me to work on it, and more room in my room! (It's a massive 7 1/2 X 7 ft.)










The video you are about to watch is no where near perfection. I quickly programmed the first paragraph of the narration, just to see how it looks. The finished product will be more fluent, I always go back and revise every little detail when I'm done. Hope you like my creation, and if your in the area, stop by and see the full show consisting of many more special effects including Madame Leota, singing pumpkins, and much more!














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The Script

I just finished printing the script for Halloween, and now it's time to mark every single pronunciation above the words. This will help me program the mouth to be as accurate as possible.

I'm also still fixing and changing little things on the face, but as soon as I'm done I will post some more pictures of it standing up, and hopefully will start programming it by Sunday. Expect a video of all this awesomeness!