Comments on: Halloween Prop: The Asylum http://seasonofshadows.com/blog/halloween-prop-the-asylum/ Sun, 18 Sep 2011 19:21:16 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.4 By: John Wolfe http://seasonofshadows.com/blog/halloween-prop-the-asylum/comment-page-1/#comment-13541 John Wolfe Tue, 17 Nov 2009 20:50:50 +0000 http://seasonofshadows.com/blog/?p=2437#comment-13541 <strong>Goldie</strong>, Oh man, that would be bad to have an asthma attack during a haunted house! Did you have an inhaler with you? <strong>Stephanie D</strong>, LOL! That's what I love about the up-and-coming professional prop industry and pro haunts as well -- the ante keeps getting upped! A while back, I saw a video on You Tube discussing how many of Hollywood's FX artists have now moved into designing Halloween and haunt decor, since the movie industry has moved to CGI. Haunts and their special effects just keep getting better. :) Goldie,

Oh man, that would be bad to have an asthma attack during a haunted house! Did you have an inhaler with you?

Stephanie D,

LOL! That’s what I love about the up-and-coming professional prop industry and pro haunts as well — the ante keeps getting upped! A while back, I saw a video on You Tube discussing how many of Hollywood’s FX artists have now moved into designing Halloween and haunt decor, since the movie industry has moved to CGI. Haunts and their special effects just keep getting better. :)

]]> By: Stephanie D http://seasonofshadows.com/blog/halloween-prop-the-asylum/comment-page-1/#comment-13537 Stephanie D Tue, 17 Nov 2009 03:45:44 +0000 http://seasonofshadows.com/blog/?p=2437#comment-13537 Now that's just flat out frightening! You'd have to hand out Depends at the entrance. Now that’s just flat out frightening! You’d have to hand out Depends at the entrance.

]]> By: Goldie http://seasonofshadows.com/blog/halloween-prop-the-asylum/comment-page-1/#comment-13535 Goldie Tue, 17 Nov 2009 01:47:10 +0000 http://seasonofshadows.com/blog/?p=2437#comment-13535 Very nice, thank you for the deeper clarification John. It looked more like it was the whole door but it's easy enough to create the door and then attach the small screen of sorts. No problem, please, no apology needed. Yes, strobe lights DO create that very effect. That experience I had when I was 13 at the haunted house, the room, or scene that pushed me over the edge was the room where it was pitch black, the floor was slick, I was all alone, somehow separated from my 5 friends, and these creepy 8 feet tall creatures were slowly floating towards me with no feet and ropes wrapped around their necks and began surrounding me. I tried to run, I slipped on the floor which made them look all the more enormous as they continued to come after me. I'll never forget the effect that strobe lights had on them all. Next thing I know, full blown asthma attack and one of the ghouls carry me out to the witches so I could rest in their rocking chair next to their kettle full of blood and bats wings. LoL, life with me is never normal ;-) Very nice, thank you for the deeper clarification John. It looked more like it was the whole door but it’s easy enough to create the door and then attach the small screen of sorts. No problem, please, no apology needed.

Yes, strobe lights DO create that very effect. That experience I had when I was 13 at the haunted house, the room, or scene that pushed me over the edge was the room where it was pitch black, the floor was slick, I was all alone, somehow separated from my 5 friends, and these creepy 8 feet tall creatures were slowly floating towards me with no feet and ropes wrapped around their necks and began surrounding me. I tried to run, I slipped on the floor which made them look all the more enormous as they continued to come after me. I’ll never forget the effect that strobe lights had on them all. Next thing I know, full blown asthma attack and one of the ghouls carry me out to the witches so I could rest in their rocking chair next to their kettle full of blood and bats wings.

LoL, life with me is never normal ;-)

]]> By: John Wolfe http://seasonofshadows.com/blog/halloween-prop-the-asylum/comment-page-1/#comment-13530 John Wolfe Mon, 16 Nov 2009 22:25:18 +0000 http://seasonofshadows.com/blog/?p=2437#comment-13530 <strong>autumnforest</strong>, That would be awesome to showcase his work in a display similar to "The Asylum Door!" Very creative idea! <strong>Goldie</strong>, I know what you mean -- that's why I've always enjoyed jerky movements like that. Strobe lights often came in handy for creating that exaggerated movement during our past haunts. This goes back to when we used to "act" in the scenes playing out throughout the maze/haunted house. Sorry, I should have given a better description of the prop. From other videos I've seen of "The Asylum Door" in action, it is an entire door and not just a small facade. autumnforest,

That would be awesome to showcase his work in a display similar to “The Asylum Door!” Very creative idea!

Goldie,

I know what you mean — that’s why I’ve always enjoyed jerky movements like that. Strobe lights often came in handy for creating that exaggerated movement during our past haunts. This goes back to when we used to “act” in the scenes playing out throughout the maze/haunted house.

Sorry, I should have given a better description of the prop. From other videos I’ve seen of “The Asylum Door” in action, it is an entire door and not just a small facade.

]]> By: Goldie http://seasonofshadows.com/blog/halloween-prop-the-asylum/comment-page-1/#comment-13524 Goldie Mon, 16 Nov 2009 06:22:02 +0000 http://seasonofshadows.com/blog/?p=2437#comment-13524 Ok....that was really super creepy. Movements like that in a "human" always reach down into that disturbing area. I'll have to check out the youtube page but was the whole door a prop or was this something they placed on the door to make it look like a window but it was actually a small screen? Either way, this was truly spooky to watch my friend. Great find as always ;-) Ok….that was really super creepy. Movements like that in a “human” always reach down into that disturbing area. I’ll have to check out the youtube page but was the whole door a prop or was this something they placed on the door to make it look like a window but it was actually a small screen? Either way, this was truly spooky to watch my friend. Great find as always ;-)

]]> By: autumnforest http://seasonofshadows.com/blog/halloween-prop-the-asylum/comment-page-1/#comment-13522 autumnforest Sun, 15 Nov 2009 23:31:19 +0000 http://seasonofshadows.com/blog/?p=2437#comment-13522 That's sooooo cool! I had my son look at it because he's always looking for new interesting ways to project his films for art classes and gallery showings. The killer thing is that he has a great source of abandoned things including doors and windows. That would be so cool... That’s sooooo cool! I had my son look at it because he’s always looking for new interesting ways to project his films for art classes and gallery showings. The killer thing is that he has a great source of abandoned things including doors and windows. That would be so cool…

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