Another Fall, another Haunt project! Chris B.
caught many more shots of the day-of event itself which are
available here.
[To download the whole set as a convenient .ZIP file, change the "?dl=0"
at the end to "?dl=1" and expect about 225 Mb to arrive.]
Here I can help round out that view by looking at more of the backend
preparation and infrastructure, as usual.
[Previous years going back, within my experience, for reference: '14 '13 '12 '11 '10 '09 '08 ] |
Painting day
[Images are linked to larger-detail versions.]
Beginning to add details to the "pond scene", backed by a truly brilliant blue to represent the water. |
With excellent drying conditions, we had the leisure to add lots of nice little details. |
In general the artwork came out really nicely this year, and everyone was pretty happy as we put things away in the storage -- nice and *dry* this time, unlike last year. |
Event day
My main role was technical infrastructure as usual, although I had some help from a visiting friend this year. I started on Friday with putting lights in the air and running some wiring out, but didn't go totally crazy on it -- my checklist had become routine enough that I didn't have to sweat the design details. This time I took one of the big CFL clip-fixtures and added a third light to the tall pole over the pavilion and tot-lot, making that a fairly heavy lift to get into the fencepost, but it definitely helped brighten up the area some more. |
The canoe-skit turned out really well after the varous mechanics got worked out. |
The fun house got some serious deco on top of the black paint, all done in fluorescent colors lit by blacklights, which the Chromadepth glasses they issued at the door really punched up into a somewhat disorienting walk-through experience. They did a great job on it. |
The last golden glow of sunlight touched the treetops, and things swung into evening mode. |
The Dance School girls arrived and started their warmups. |
Graveyard cast rehearsed some quick vignettes they'd just do over and over for the passing groups. |
Tour guides were oriented on how to keep the flow going. |
The dance piece was interesting and odd, with a lot of reference to time, and quite tightly choreographed. |
I didn't catch the pumpkin patch at the optimal dusk time, but it looked great in the dark too. |