Thread: My 2009 Haunt Video hope you like it

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excellent job ! the lighting is great all the way through.

Great job! Love the cemetery!!

I bet the kids loved going through this! Was that Charlton Heston I was hearing?

What a great setup! Your yard looked amazing! Did you get a good turnout? Surely, you did with all those great animated props!

Originally Posted by Terra

I bet the kids loved going through this! Was that Charlton Heston I was hearing?

I guess you are asking about the voice at the beginning of the video near Michael Myers. I am not sure who it is I have had that cassette tape for about 15 years on one side it is the "Haunted Graveyard" on the other side it is the "Haunted House". The voice is like a guide that walks you thru and then of course all the sound effects, I have always like the Graveyard side is better then the House side. My boss was getting rid of his tape player last year so I snagged it up, it had been along time since I have heard the tape, and it brought back a lot of memories. Thanks for taking the time to watch my video, do you have any tips on how to make my haunt better?
Also Terra I was wondering if you knew anything about 3 axis skulls, servo and controller cards?

Originally Posted by alucard

What a great setup! Your yard looked amazing! Did you get a good turnout? Surely, you did with all those great animated props!

For the last two years I posted flyers on stop signs in the area also around 3 elementary and 2 middle schools. I made 240 gift bags with small toys and candy they were gone by 8:30 p.m. . I had some back up candy cheap stuff like tootsie rolls, smarties that sort of thing. They were still coming in packs until a little after 10:00 p.m. by that time they were a little older as long as they are nice I never turn anyone away. Hey if I didn't have my own haunt I would probably go out trick or treating I am almost 50 and I still a little kid at heart. I have a T-shirt that says "Never too old to Trick or Treat".

Originally Posted by creeepycathy

Great job! Love the cemetery!!

Thanks Cathy, Last year I concentrated on making some larger tombstones. I will probably do the same this year along with making a faux rod iron fence and other things I want to make. I have a long list we will see how much I can get done, too many things so little time

In regards to 3-axis skulls I would check out the thread here. It's super long but you will see all the gurus of 3-axis skulls designing and running them: My 3 axis skull...in progress

It's hard for me to offer advice on what to improve. Setting up a haunt style depends on the person. Yours is the spooky graveyard, very active and lit colorfully. I think that's what kids love. Mine is a darker, somber, subtle version. Alternately, my haunt is loud, active and scary! So, I would say, either stick with your style and keep improving it or sit down and really think about the style you want to go after. My cemetery was somewhat modeled after Skull and Bone's and the haunt is kind of my own.

You did an awesome job ! The props, lighting, video, sound effects, everything all top-notch !
You should be very proud of your haunt I'm not positive, but the voice on the cassette tape sounds like Orson Welles ? That full moon is beautiful !