by [email protected] | Oct 9, 2018 | Disney, Halloween, props, special effects
I created a “spooky face in-the-mirror” special effect in 2009. The effect is of three green glowing framed mirrors that have a spooky face which appears to move from frame to frame on a continuous loop throughout the event. The effect was created with...
by [email protected] | Oct 7, 2014 | Halloween, props
I live in a gated courtyard building in Chicago’s Uptown neighborhood. We have two columns at our entryway that I wanted to design large, realistic, but thematic statuary for their tops during the Halloween season. I also love crows, and that classic Edgar Allen...
by [email protected] | Sep 23, 2014 | Disney, Halloween, props, special effects
In 2001, Disneyland introduced the Nightmare Before Christmas elaborate holiday overlay to their Haunted Mansion attraction. In the section normally featuring the beloved bust statues singing “Grim Grinning Ghosts”, they are displayed with singing,...
by [email protected] | Jan 3, 2014 | lighting, props, special effects, special event, Uncategorized
We were contracted by a Chicago event promoter to create a tank/DJ booth for their “Paint Wars” event in Milwaukee, WI. Originally it was designed to shoot fluorescent tempera paint 30-50′ from the end, along with confetti and CO2 blasts. It was no...
by [email protected] | Dec 31, 2013 | Disney, props, special effects
Disney Parks developed a really innovative product with their Made with Magic(formerly Glow With The Show) Mickey ears. They are their iconic Mickey ear hats but with illuminated ears. When worn during evening shows they are controlled with Infrared technology to...
by [email protected] | Feb 19, 2012 | props, puppets
I am part of a very small group of friends, artists and creative engineers who are constantly dreaming up fun ideas for projects. A burlesque dancer friend hired me to create a set of four giant butterfly puppets for a new routine. They had some specific challenges:...
