[dionicia]

I found this on youtube but I want to know how he made the pumpkins sing. I am thinking of something like this for next year.

Any ideas?

 

[Drake]

I would guess it is just computer animations and some projectors. That is some really cool stuff, makes me wish I could do animations.

 

[Sickie Ickie]

I LOVE those Jacks!!! Thanks for sharing!

 

[dionicia]

I'm already thinking of next year since it's on a Friday. Then kids will not have to worry about school the next day and they have time to really enjoy the holiday.

I thought this might be a great way to welcome kids to the haunt.

 

[berzerkmonkey]

I saw an article somewhere on how he does it. If I rmember correctly, he makes his face up to look like a pumpkin cutout. Then he records himself as each pumpkin singing the song. After all the editing and stuff, he projects the finished film onto the surface.

The last video of his I saw (which I liked better) was his home haunt. It had ghosts zipping along the front of the house and some large bags on the front lawn that "became" the pumpkins.

 

[Shakes]

I saw an article somewhere on how he does it. If I rmember correctly, he makes his face up to look like a pumpkin cutout. Then he records himself as each pumpkin singing the song. After all the editing and stuff, he projects the finished film onto the surface.

The last video of his I saw (which I liked better) was his home haunt. It had ghosts zipping along the front of the house and some large bags on the front lawn that "became" the pumpkins.

I think this may be the house:

:jol:

 

[Sickie Ickie]

That's effin' awesome!!! What kind of program does he use to make theimages and what kind of projector? Where can I get that huge eye image? Is that a tv projection?

 

[NecroBones]

Yeah, the faces are recordings that are put through some filters to make them negative and filter out a lot of the details so you're just left with solid black and white areas for the eyes, mouths, etc. It's quite clever.

 

[Big Howlin]

I dont know about filters, you could just turn the contrast up and brightness down.
I like how they did this onto styro heads:

but what kind of projector would you need?
Are there cheap ones?

 

[berzerkmonkey]

but what kind of projector would you need?
Are there cheap ones?

From one of his posts: "Crummy Sharp Notevision. 1200 lumen LCD. Amazing what you can do with event the wimpiest projectors." From Googling, looks like a grand. Not a cheap tool...

 

[Big Howlin]

ouch

 

[DeathTouch]

I can't see the video from work but I think you are talking about the same one. He uses a video projector to cast the images. He also uses them on his house. The first time he had to put the video projector in his neighbor's house. He made it look like his house had eyes and ghosts were flying around. It was cool. He told me he paid a pretty penny for the projector.

 

[NecroBones]

I dont know about filters, you could just turn the contrast up and brightness down.

Yep, that would be one example of a filter.

 

[Hallowennie315]

Hey. Their is a program called crazy talk (http://www.reallusion.com/crazytalk/default.asp) that is really cool and lets you make inanimate objects talk. it would be good for pumpkins.

 

[Big Howlin]

ooh nice i might just have to get that

 

[Sickie Ickie]

Very nice. For $200 though that could be a talking skull.

 

[Spooklights]

Thanks for sharing such a great clip!

 

[dionicia]

Wow. I am glad I am not the only one who likes this.

 

[Big Howlin]

Got the software and its AWESOME!
Worth every penny and I will post a sample of what i created soon!

 

[scare-m]

I saw that clip a few months back and have still been working on the effect myself for awhile now only I am using Adobe After Effects. (on a FREE 30 day trial)

Bought the pumpkin from Michaels to project on.. the whole bit.

After effects is awesome from what I can see only I cant figure it out. Its a juggernaut of an application.

After Big Howling posts his demo maybe i'll just switch over to crazy talk instead..