TomInSeattleDec 13, 20202 minMaking a Halloween Cemetery FenceLast year, I set up a bunch of cool Halloween decorations (like the Haunted Mansion Singing Busts) in my front yard, and little kids were...
TomInSeattleOct 29, 20205 minMaking Your Own Halloween VFX VideosIf you read my previous post (Amping Up Your Halloween Display with VFX Ghosts), you learned how to use commercially-available VFX videos...
TomInSeattleOct 22, 20205 minMaking a Beetlejuice TombstoneThis project dovetails nicely with a previous project (Animated Beetlejuice Graveyard Sign). I could have bought a Beetlejuice Tombstone....
TomInSeattleMay 27, 20202 minAmping Up your Halloween Display with VFX GhostsPepper's Ghost is an illusion that's been used for decades to fool audiences into believing that an apparition is hanging in the air in f...
TomInSeattleMay 12, 20202 minEstimating the Size of Objects in ImagesQuite often, when you're trying to make something that you've seen in a movie or a photograph, you need to calculate the dimensions of th...
TomInSeattleMay 10, 20207 minMaking an Animated Beetlejuice Graveyard Sign [DISCLAIMER: This website and the material covered is for informational purposes only. Electricity is dangerous and can cause personal i...
TomInSeattleJan 29, 20191 minWeather-Proof Projector BoxSeattle has some pretty unpredictable weather, but you can be pretty certain that the probability of rain starting in October is greater ...
TomInSeattleNov 21, 20189 minHalloween Project: Making the Haunted Mansion Singing BustsThe Haunted Mansion is one of Disney's most popular attractions, and it's no wonder why. It brings together some rather sophisticated (an...