cool, looking forward to the finished product!
Rear projection screen, broken down wall facade
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So part of my haunt this year is a broken down wall with a projector behind it. i just finished the screen and thought id share. I'm kind of flying blind on this because i've never done it before but it seems to be turning out nicely. hopefully the facade will come out as well. at the moment I'm in test phases with this thing. Making sure its going to work before finalizing it. i needed the screen done so i could tell where to put the crack in the wall when i make that. here's a few pics of the screen as of now. tonight I'm going to do a projector test and make sure that works. i used a cheap frosted shower curtain from Walmart and furring strips for the frame. i found the shower curtain worked the best so far. it catches the light of the projector really well and defuses the light behind it well enough to were you cant see the point of light the projector gives off. the wood hanging from the roof is the beginnings of the frame for the wall. i also plan on putting little windows on either side of the crack so the projector can be seen threw them as well. maybe, if it looks good. lol! 
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Ok i managed to get outside tonight and take a few vids of how its working out so far. I'm pretty happy with the out come so far. just got to tweak a few things once the wall is up and it should look great. i did notice however that the further i puled back the projector the more crummy it looked. its closer to the screen here and looks much better. so in order for the windows to work it'll have to be a bit further back and ill loose some quality. expect further test videos! very excited about this. really hoping i can pull it off. ha ha!
one of the vids is kinda shaky, i was being attacked by about a thousand mosquitos.
the projector I'm using is an iRULU 2600 lumen. its not to bad. i want better but it will do for now. click on the pics and it will bring you to amazon if you want to check it out.
here's a pic of the screen with the light on just so you can tell whats going on in the background.
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one of the vids is kinda shaky, i was being attacked by about a thousand mosquitos.
the projector I'm using is an iRULU 2600 lumen. its not to bad. i want better but it will do for now. click on the pics and it will bring you to amazon if you want to check it out.
here's a pic of the screen with the light on just so you can tell whats going on in the background.
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sure thing, once i do another test ill let ya know what i come up with. i can tell you from the last test in the pics above the projector was 13 feet from the wall and in the videos its about 9 or 10. so depending on what projector you have you do need a bit of space. the one i'm using has a 6 feet minimum and the screen size is pretty tiny at the distance.
it was a flash light. i was testing what you're wondering about. ill shine it from behind the screen next time and see how it reacts to that. there was a light on coming threw a window behind it and it didn't effect it at all. from what i can tell its not effected by light much unless its super direct like daylight or the outside light being on. it might even work then i haven't tested that out yet.
got the wall cut out and now working on the details. drew it all out and next is carving. the screen stand i made didn't work out because you could see it to well.The hole in the wall would have to be super small for it to work. Even painted black it would ruin the effect. kind of figured as much but had to test it. so i'm just making the screen frame part of the wall frame and it sits right up against it. there's still about an inch or so between the screen and wall so it'll still get a bit of depth from it. think it might work better this way.
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My work space is a mess. Need to clean that. ha ha!
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it was a flash light. i was testing what you're wondering about. ill shine it from behind the screen next time and see how it reacts to that. there was a light on coming threw a window behind it and it didn't effect it at all. from what i can tell its not effected by light much unless its super direct like daylight or the outside light being on. it might even work then i haven't tested that out yet.
got the wall cut out and now working on the details. drew it all out and next is carving. the screen stand i made didn't work out because you could see it to well.The hole in the wall would have to be super small for it to work. Even painted black it would ruin the effect. kind of figured as much but had to test it. so i'm just making the screen frame part of the wall frame and it sits right up against it. there's still about an inch or so between the screen and wall so it'll still get a bit of depth from it. think it might work better this way.
My work space is a mess. Need to clean that. ha ha!
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Here's what i've got done on the wall so far.
Made some templates for the windows and tested them
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Once i was happy with the placement i drew them on with a marker so i could get a better idea of what they would look like
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After a few tests and finally making my mind up i decided they looked pretty good and went ahead and cut them out.
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I wanted stone trim around the window so to do that i took the cut outs of the window and used those as templates.
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Once i had that down i drew a one and a half inch border around it.
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Then cut it out with a jig saw
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I then used the first as a template for the second and cut that out.
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I then drew out a stone design with a marker. after that i first tried using a dremel for the grout lines but found that it was way to clean and a bit bigger than i wanted them so i just started to use 150 grit sand paper and sculpted it by hand. worked much better this way. the sand paper allows for more control over depth and other little details. Very happy with the result.
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To get more of a stone look i used the spray bottle and heat gun technique. Spray the foam down with a little water and then wave the heat gun over it and the areas without water shrink down a bit creating a cool stone look. It works great! gota be careful with it but as long as you get the feel for it its pretty easy. i practiced with a spare piece beforehand. Other than that i just used the sand paper and a wire brush to roughen it up and took a few chips out here and there.
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And here they are tacked up temporarily so i can get the placement right once i glue them on. that's it for now. got a bit done on the bricks on the wall today but not much. Hopping to finish it tomorrow.
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Made some templates for the windows and tested them
Once i was happy with the placement i drew them on with a marker so i could get a better idea of what they would look like
After a few tests and finally making my mind up i decided they looked pretty good and went ahead and cut them out.
I wanted stone trim around the window so to do that i took the cut outs of the window and used those as templates.
Once i had that down i drew a one and a half inch border around it.
Then cut it out with a jig saw
I then used the first as a template for the second and cut that out.
I then drew out a stone design with a marker. after that i first tried using a dremel for the grout lines but found that it was way to clean and a bit bigger than i wanted them so i just started to use 150 grit sand paper and sculpted it by hand. worked much better this way. the sand paper allows for more control over depth and other little details. Very happy with the result.
To get more of a stone look i used the spray bottle and heat gun technique. Spray the foam down with a little water and then wave the heat gun over it and the areas without water shrink down a bit creating a cool stone look. It works great! gota be careful with it but as long as you get the feel for it its pretty easy. i practiced with a spare piece beforehand. Other than that i just used the sand paper and a wire brush to roughen it up and took a few chips out here and there.
And here they are tacked up temporarily so i can get the placement right once i glue them on. that's it for now. got a bit done on the bricks on the wall today but not much. Hopping to finish it tomorrow.
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I'm done with the carving. Foam bits every where. ha ha! I got some paint today as well and did a test on a scrap piece to see how the colors i picked out would look together. think it came out pretty well. I ended up adding sand to the main wall paint and it looks pretty good so think I'm going to stick with it.
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Sure thing. Here is the link:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B003M6ANPG/ref=cm_sw_r_em_api_c_VVqMxb9GKMVC7
Last year was my first real year doing a haunt, but it was a huge success even though I had very little props, etc. Rumor has gotten out that I am the "house" to visit.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B003M6ANPG/ref=cm_sw_r_em_api_c_VVqMxb9GKMVC7
Last year was my first real year doing a haunt, but it was a huge success even though I had very little props, etc. Rumor has gotten out that I am the "house" to visit.
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