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Ghost of Autumn Wood
เข้าร่วมเมื่อ 1 ก.ย. 2014
Party Tombstone 2 0
Sometimes you try to entertain others...sometimes yourself. I haven't given up on the party tombstone mostly because it's nonsensical and makes me smile. But I've made a few changes from last year to make it more engaging for everyone.
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This Skeleton Is Bad to the Bone
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It was love at first sight when I saw a skeleton playing a guitar and singing on another TH-cam channel. The maker of that skeleton wasn't interested in selling his creation, but he did provide guidance for me to make one of my own. I'll tell you before you ask where I bought the board that allowed an external audio source to move the skeleton's mouth: audioservocontroller.com. And this is the ...
Demon Footprints
มุมมอง 13514 วันที่ผ่านมา
I was really happy with a Halloween display effect last year featuring ghostly footprints walking across the yard from a crypt. However, not many people noticed it. This year I'm creating a jump scare based on the same but supersized effect.
Halloween: Carving Stone Walls from Styrofoam
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I need to hide a large Halloween prop in an open yard and decided to place it behind stone walls carved from blocks of styrofoam. The blocks were free from Tractor Supply, having been used as cushioning for trailers during delivery to the store. Some stores will gladly give away the blocks; others keep them for return to the company. I used three inexpensive hot wire kits from Amazon to do most...
Lowe's Rapping Skeleton
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I usually make my own props but this 2024 animatronic from Lowe's was too funny to resist.
Tree-Size Halloween Lightning Bolt
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Trial run of a 30-foot lightning bolt made by joining three 10-ft. sections of three-inch PVC pipe. Looks pretty good. "Full Scale" in this case means it's the final size I'm going to use on Halloween. The PVC will be painted black before Halloween.
Werewolf Moon(s)
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My first Halloween photo op will feature a werewolf with cornstalks and a large full moon in the background. I tried a couple ways to make the moon, first planning one with internal lighting but finally deciding to project a moon image onto a large, sturdy circular screen.
Mausoleum for the Performing Arts
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Nothing special here...just one of manyHalloween mausoleums found on TH-cam.. This one was made with 1x3 boards and sheets of rigid foam insulation. During the recent trick-or-treat, the mausoleum housed an amusing punk rocker skeleton bought from Costco. Not sure what its future use will be.
Lightning Bolt Prop--Proof of Concept
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I want to add some storm effects to my Halloween display, including a lightning bolt. I'm trying out one way to make the prop combining two examples found on TH-cam. Those two examples: th-cam.com/video/gFftzla2APg/w-d-xo.html th-cam.com/video/4XrgGPtlUzk/w-d-xo.html
Pepper's Ghost in a Hearse
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The Pepper's ghost illusion is one of world's earliest illusions, based on the reflection of an image from a transparent surface such as glass, plexiglass or even heat-shrinkable window film. My goal was to use the technique to create the image of a ghost inside a prop Halloween hearse. I had intended to use inexpensive window film as the reflective surface but chickened out and replaced it wit...
Halloween Crypt with Ghost Footprints
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A ground-level crypt with moving lid was combined with ghostly footprints to create a spooky scene for this year's Halloween display. Previous how-to videos show the making of the props.
Ancient Portal with Flame Lights
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My yard is divided by a driveway. On one side, I created a cemetery scene with a bunch of skeletons and moving props. On the other side, I wanted something different and decided to make an ancient portal based on a similar prop made by the hosts of the Wicked Makers TH-cam channel. At first I was going to include videos copied from movies to project between the portal's columns, but most of the...
Bottomless Graveyard Monument
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A variation of the bottomless well prop, popular for Halloween displays. Instead of in a well, the illusion has been placed inside a graveyard monument to better fit into a cemetery theme. Infinity illusions despite being "old school" make especially fascinating props.
Party Tombstone
มุมมอง 401ปีที่แล้ว
Unintentionally, it seems several of my props this year are a bit silly. This was a project to make use of a new Fobbles machine, which can make fog, bubbles or fobbles, which are fog-filled bubbles. There isn't much need for a bubble maker in a cemetery, so I had to create a tombstone justifying use of the machine.
Home Depot 2023 Halloween Willow Tree
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Home Depot modified its Halloween willow tree for 2023. The tree, which had only purple lights in the past, now features the ability to be purple, orange or alternating between the two. However, the new tree no longer has the sparkling lights that I think made it unique and magical.
Inexpensive Reflector for Pepper's Ghost Illusion
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Inexpensive Reflector for Pepper's Ghost Illusion
Home Depot/Lightshare Multi-Color Willow Tree
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Home Depot/Lightshare Multi-Color Willow Tree
No-Cast Ghostly Footprints for Halloween
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No-Cast Ghostly Footprints for Halloween
Driveway 'Thriller' by the Juniata College Dance Ensemble
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Driveway 'Thriller' by the Juniata College Dance Ensemble
Noice!
Thanks for the inspiration. I've been driving myself nuts trying to come up with a spark effect using LED's at the base of the bolt. Glad to know I can copy your tree-base spotlights if I can't solve the spark challenge. I look forward to seeing any of your modifications.
That looks amazing. You put some real hard work into that
U could sell those, id buy them
Do the hustle, Dancing Queen come to mind!
My sister also said Dancing Queen.
😢👌
Wow! This is a super fun concept. How about Rick James Super Freak or Eddie Murphy My girl likes to party all the time for songs.
Both great suggestions. Thanks.
Love it
Big fan of your props. Your videos have inspired my family to see if we can come up with some of our own original creations.
Wow. Thanks. Learning how to use a controller to make things happen when I want them to happen has allowed creations that wouldn't be possible otherwise. But most of my displays begin with "Wouldn't it be cool if........"
Amazing work! 👏
I would imagine running lag bolts with large fender washers through the pipe connections would hold your pipes together. It would also make it easier to disassemble for storage.
I ended up gluing a wooden donut-shaped plug inside the lip of each pipe, giving me something solid to run screws into. However, your suggestion is a great one, and I'll keep it in mind as a backup.
Always so impressive. 🎃👍
Interesting solution. Last summer I had a 7" Android tablet backscreen die on me. "Can I turn the LCD into a Project?" I thought. The final outcome was a large home built projector that mostly worked. It needed a better Light Source but it did the trick. I think ended up dropping $60 on a cheap 1080p Projector from Amazon, and making a screen from some net curtain. The biggest issue I came across was the throw distance of the Project Vs the window I had the screen on. Now this provides a slightly different idea of how to accomplish a better effect without having the Projector pointed directly at the window. Thank you. Also gives me ideas for some of my spare 7" tablets.....
If the space to fill is wider than the sheet of plastic, is it possible to overlap a bit to create a wider piece?
The company makes a version large enough to cover a patio door.
@@ghostofautumnwood6379 Well then, I gotta find myself some! Thanks!
Amazing!! ❤
See the basic optical illusion now. Thx
Can you put the dimensions of everything should someone want to make it? Thanks!
This has given me an idea for my patio! I live in a second floor condo. Thought about using the ole projector but I think this would work much better!
Can you use a projector instead of a TV?
No. Think of the reflector as a mirror. If you point a projector at it, you will see the projector...or more likely just the light glow coming out of the lens. If you want to use a projector, you could make a screen out of a gauzy material, like the Hollusion material sold by Atmosfx. Although material like that isn't entirely invisible, you can see what's behind the screen. I used a Hollusion screen for this ancient portal project: th-cam.com/video/O7Q15c_P6e4/w-d-xo.html
Awesome prop and tutorial! Thanks for the detailed explanation.
I’m surprised that a wiper motor is strong enough to move a thing as heavy as the lid!
I doubt it would have worked without the roller bearings along the top. I've built a larger crypt this year with its lid on an incline. A wiper motor struggles to move it, so I'm probably going to replace it with a linear actuator, which is stronger but has a less interesting movement.
Really great suggestion to use shrink wrap!
The first one with the scream is absolute terror
This is truly amazing work. You're so talented in many different ways. I love everything about it, and how you put it together--it's so impressive! Awesome job!
If you're open to suggestions, mix some brown, green, and gray acrylic paints with water into spray bottles. Mist water/paint mixture across stones and allow it run. It will create an organic streaking and help tie the colors into your landscape.
I've always done a black and green wash on my previous "stone" props (mausoleum, tombstones, crypt, portal), but I'm not sure I'll go that route on the wall. I might just stuff some dried moss in the cracks...not sure. In any case, I appreciate your taking the time to make the suggestion. Best wishes.
Yep, my local Tractor Supply will not let people have them. They say they must be returned for recycling . I tried to buy them and say I would upcycle, but no luck 😢.
Of six stores I contacted, two said no, two said yes, and two were willing but didn't have any blocks available.
Another one of your incredible projects that has turned out fantastic
Sick!
I am in Awe of what you have done. And I know that you will have a wonderful Soundsystem to go with that. At the end of the evening, head out with a flashlight and a metal detector because you were going to find people dropping everything on the ground after experiencing this. Lol
Fabulous! So clever.
Fabulous!
Thank you for the step-by-step instructions! super helpful, and i hope to make something quite similar one day
Could u add stakes at the bottom to stake into ground for more support
I set up 30 trees along a long driveway. I used two or three sturdy tent stakes for each tree, attaching the ring on the tree to the tent stakes with thin strands of wire. None of the trees blew over.
@@ghostofautumnwood6379 oh so u dont put pegs in the tp tree shape to ground it into place from strong wind that's what I was trying to figure out
@@michaeldobis651 Correct.
ur a ledge
Brilliant
Can you share the dimensions
The pieces are in storage, but it is around 7 feet long 6.5 feet high (not including the roof), and 4-5 feet wide. Nothing special about the dimensions...it just had to be big enough to shelter the skeleton.
best infinity mirror everamazing hjobbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbb
My dad was apart of making this ... for the film.
Cool!
genius!!!
awesome to know you can pull off a peppers ghost with a cheap material! But have to ask, in a window why use pepper ghost? why not just project onto the window itself? they literally have a setting for that in the fearfx videos and projectors are like $100 these days. The hearse idea though is cool and should be a good use.
Hi. Projecting video directly into a transparent material results in zero image other than a glow from the projector's lens. The light goes straight through. But a transparent material will *reflect* an image from a screen of some sort or from a real object itself. Apologies if I don't understand what you are suggesting.
Very beautiful ❤
Cool
This inspires and gives me an idea of how to update my columns. This was great...Thank you
LOVE the music.... would you mind sharing? AAAAAND, thank you for your time in posting this valuable info!
The music "Skeleton Dance" is from TH-cam's free music library: th-cam.com/video/mDtBF9HXgyA/w-d-xo.html .
im trying to figure out the first method. i saw that video after i bought the perfect storm 2.0 module. hope you make more videos on this
I will add pipes to make a longer lightening bolt. And I'm working on a spark effect where the "lightening" hits the ground. I"ll add videos for anything that looks good.
Hi, Thanks for the video. Did you ever try the indoor version of the 3m Window Insulator? I assume it would be thinner and may produce a sharper reflection. ie. less of a double image.
I tried only the products shown in the video. There might be something better.
Wondered if the trick or treaters stayed behind the gate if they did good job because rail and road accidents are the e lead cause of death in many people
You are correct passenger trains do have lights that dine through the windows
Oh wait it can’t
Can the hearse be driven
Wow!