I find when I keep a "beginner's mind" I often gain insight on subjects that I otherwise would assume I "knew" all about. Most of us age our props - or at least sully them. In this video, we see simple techniques for aging that are used to great effect on metal props. In the spirit of keeping a "beginner's mind", I share it. I am always looking for stuff like this simply because I never know when someone may think ...
I have always enjoyed scouring the interwebs for tasty Halloween mixes. There are lots of them out there. LOTS of them. Some of my favorites came from Jason at Scar Stuff, alabamudclay, and Reverend Frost … I think it is tremendous fun to hear the kinds of music people put together, and if background noises are thrown in there as you move from song to song, all the better. It is pretty easy to tell how much time and how much ...
Watch out! Its... It's... A MUPPET! Video Link I love this little video on puppet making from Jim Henson himself. I have said before that I see haunters as "makers with a theme". While Mr. Henson is clearly NOT creating Halloween themed puppets here, isn't he demonstrating the very essence of what so many of us do? In Zen, the concept of "beginner's mind" is central. Zen Master Shunryu Suzuki ...
Acrophobia, as I'm sure you know, is the fear of heights. Previously, I have written about a haunt done completely in the dark, capitalizing on nyctophobia. I was wondering about other common phobias. Who wants to build a "scare" around something 1 person in ten million have? I know lots of people fear heights. So, short of building your haunt 100 feet in the air, how do you ...
Hey all, and welcome! First, a mini, tentative update. Additional testing and calculations tell me I oughtta tighten up the use suggestions. Namely, I'm going to recommend these only be used with regulated 5V supplies. These should be pretty easy to come by, if you don't have one already. Secondly, I'm still staring down a design decision on the resistor values. Using these with a Medusa DMX (or other product using ULN2003 outputs) will be a little different than hooking up directly ...
