What to do with big, gaping vertical spaces other than investing time and space into big, vertical props? Fill the void with shadows! A low rent version of some of the projection FX that blends some of the new "technology" with some old school ingenuity.
The old place had lots of old growth hedges and trees that I never worried too much about height when it came to decorations. If anything, I was hanging stuff down rather than building things up. The new abode however recently had undergone a remodel, leaving the curbside clean and tidy and minus full grown plants. I'd stand back taking in the new set up and fixate on these massive gaps from the bottom of the curtain to the tops of the props. As much as I love Halloween, storage is always in the back of my mind as I dream up new stuff so how to fill these 6 foot gaps of reality that were interrupting the whole illusion?
I turned to a favorite source of inspiration - nature. I had a small stash of Manzanita branches leftover from the new scarecrow so I leaned them up against the wall and uplight them with an Orange Fire & Ice light. The result was even more than I had imagined. The following night I took the little one on a short hike to my Manzanita branch source and we hauled out some lovely, twisty fallen/cut branches that were a solid 6 feet. Total cost: the light, that's it! And no need to hold onto the limbs, each year we can go on a new adventure and create a spooky effect with a bit of nature spiced with light. Check it out!
 |
| During the day, the limbs look like a creepy, dying garden, perfect witchy landscaping. |
 |
| At night, the shadows climb the walls like the thorny bushes a wicked stepmother might incant |
zombie mask
ReplyDelete