Blocking Out the Scene
For every Halloween house, I create previsualizations to help me plan the layout of the set pieces and props. I do sketches, create Photoshop mockups,…
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Making a Model
After creating the design in Photoshop, I often build a quick prototype of the structures out of paper to help me visualize how things will…
Video: Production Update 10-9-16
Here is a production update video for the first week of October. In it, I show the model of the Halloween house, the structures for…
A Model School for Witchcraft and Wizardry
Sketches and Photoshop mock ups help a great deal in planning the Halloween House. Sometimes, though, I find it hard to envision how the scene…
The Great and Powerful Oz
What would a Wizard of Oz themed Halloween house be with out the Wizard of Oz? One of the most striking images in the original movie…
Oz in Miniature
Sometimes it is challenging to envision how parts of the Halloween house will go together. I find it really helpful to work out some of…
Video: How to Make a Mos Eisley Halloween House in 2 Minutes...
This video documents the creation of the Star Wars: Planet of Tatooine 2012 Albertson Halloween House. As you can see, it was a whole lot of…
Mini Mos Eisley
In order to help plan out this year’s Halloween house, I employed the analog process of model making (that’s a fancy term for me printing…
Model Citizen
Today I erected a mini shark head to help me with my planning. It is 1/12 scale (one inch = one foot). Some bamboo skewers,…