Thanks Clara! My years of the the big Halloween display are behind me, much of it has to do with the fact that I now have a very small front yard space. What you see in these videos is the outcome of decades of building my own props (long before there were seasonal Halloween stores) and sets. Thanks so much for watching and also for being a subscriber.
Simply fantastic. Combine this with the techniques used for the Ghostly Statue, and you can also make the bride's consort; the Hatbox Ghost! *_THUNDER CRASH!!!_*
@@chadtarver1522 I did... then the prefect storm of unfortunate events happened. I will have a video out before Halloween to explain things for the future. Thanks for checking in.
Thanks CFAO. Yes you did, however I actually built this one before the Levitating Table, but because the video editing was more involved it came out second.
So awesome! Now our son is making his own bride out of a cardboard box and a white sheet 😄 Thanks always for the amazing inspiration and detailed instructions. Your scenes look amazing too!
Amazing - the vision for the bride is incredible. I can’t believe how you capture ever detail and then translate it so clearly to the viewer. I’m gobsmacked (my new favorite word) by not only the creation but the staging - it’s like something out of a Hollywood movie. Bravo 👏
Thanks Arlen for your continued support and especially for calling out the staging. The set dressing can really set the tone for props and make them shine.
Hi Laura, Would you be interested in a HALLOWEEN DIY & HOW-TO giveaway?! I have all kinds of odds and ends left over from my builds and videos, they are not complete sets of items to build a prop, but enough to get viewers started. I would probably have several "Prop Packages" from specific How-To videos to giveaway as FREE PRIZES! To enter viewers would just need to complete a contest or task. Please respond if this sounds like something that you would be interested in. If I get good responses such as thumbs up, then I will publish a video during this off season that will give everyone all the details, rules, how to enter and prize descriptions. Thanks! Paul
Paul, this particular project is very close to my heart . None of my props have motors only because when I began making them; there wasn’t a lot of how to’s. My dress form came out of my family’s Century farmhouse ( est. 1837) in my great grandmother’s sewing room. The cast iron base is the only thing that hadn’t been affected by being completely encrusted in mud dauber nests. My form isn’t all wire so it absorbed the years of being in an abandoned room, of an old farmhouse, in the middle of 278 wooded acres! It was stinky 🤢. I turned it into a witch using a lot of techniques you did with pvc, pool noodles, foam etc. I used electrical wire I found on a spool in the old barn. It did the job but not as good as the flexible you used. Who knew cutting the foam noodle at a 45* angle would have solved one of my head scratcher moments! I used a mannequin head from beauty school , latexed the witchy features and painted her face. One arm bent, the other straight out to hold a lit lantern, hoping some time in the future to make that arm lift a little with a motor. I wish I had thought of the large pvc coupler(?) to extend her neck as that was another head scratcher. I’m always amazed how you engineer your creations and truly appreciate your detailed yet easy to understand instructions. Stacy
Hi Stacy. Thank you so much for this wonderful look into your personal journey of building a very similar Halloween prop. Thanks also for the complimentary words. If your dress form witch should ever need an update, I hope my ideas might help you out.
Thank you for this. Your videos are very well done with precision explanation. You definitely have the mindset of an engineer...which promotes the question...are you one? For myself, I'll need to watch this several more times since I'm more of an art guy, and mechanical constructions with moving parts can really confuse me at times. However, the video is done really well. Thanks again.
Hi hawwkee79. No I am not an engineer, my background is in home construction and set design. I was fortunate to have a wonderful father who would help me as a kid with my harebrained inventions. He was an Iowa farm boy that could fix anything, he instilled that ability in me with his patience and never once did he discourage me. We worked together on many projects out in the garage ... all those years ago. I dearly miss him.
@@HALLOWEENHOWTObySaulFilms Wow! Well, he did a great job and taught you very well! On a side note, I'm very interested in your education as a set designer. I struggle with that a bit. My strong suit is weighted mostly in art. I also build static props. I've wanted to dabble more in animatronics, but it's difficult without guidance. Thanks again.
Most of my education was on the job training since I could not afford much beyond two years of college. As a general contractor, a friend asked if I would be interested in possibly designing sets and running the crew to build them for a locally shot movie (she had seen my Halloween displays). I said sure and landed the job, which in turn led to other jobs as Art Director/Set Dresser/Prop Master for local small movies, documentaries, public service announcement, commercials, industrial films, etc.
@@HALLOWEENHOWTObySaulFilms Wow! I'm impressed. Perhaps I could send you some of my work? I could use a hand getting my name out there. If not, that's fine, but I thought I'd ask. The haunt world is a tough industry to crack. Thanks again.
Though this video is older it is still relevant. I made this Bride with the swing. Despite it seemingly being locked in place with the same clamps you used, it is top heavy as you said, but mine seems to "sway" (my wire stand is a 4 leg base and not as wide as the one you have) alot of the weight seems to lean toward the front. Twice the swing has a made a loud knocking sound (I assume from the weight distribution.) I repositioned it as best as I could, and though it sways without noise the entire Bride still seems "wably" when in motion. IDK if what I am describing is normal? Not sure if you had a similar experience....maybe I should unclamp it and reclamp it? Or maybe the base needs some weight to it? But overall it turned out great.
Hi and thanks for asking. I would try attaching 4 wire tethers up at the waist, under the skirt and evenly spaced around the circumferance of the waist. Have those then come down and attach to the oval ring, using additional claps. Those claps should also be evenly spaced and corresponding with where each wire connects to the waist directly above them. The wires should angel out as they connect to the oval ring, giving the dressform more stability. Additionally make sure that your swing's base is sitting on a level and sound surface. Placing a weight or weights (such as a theatrical sandbag) on the base can also help with it's stability. I hope that those suggestions help.
Thank You so much for your quick response, I will try the wire tethers, I think that should do the trick, I will let you know. Again Thank You so much. 😊
The added support from the waist helped along with adjusting the swing a bit back vs forward. She still tends to "lean" but not nearly as bad and the swing is running normal (no loud knocking noise).
Hi Sandman. The led candles can be found at many hobbie and housewares stores as well as online. There are many different versions, brands, shapes and sizes to choose from, some have a moving flame and some do not. The hand I used is a styrofoam hand and partial forearm, the bad news on those is that Halloween products came and go each year. What was available last season may not be avilable this season. The good news is that there are many hands (some with forearms) available out there, from hard plastic to soft rubber, some are posable and some are not. I would order two or three that look like they may work and see which one does. Then I would find the candle that best fits the hand, not the other way around.
Wow! she's fabulous absolute fabulous!!!! Just a question about the glowing paint. Can that be thinned so it could be lightly misted over a face or well anything so a hint of dimension could be seen?
Hi Finding Magic. Interesting question, that depends on the paint. All paints can be thinned, however sometimes with these paints, as you thin they also lose their luster.
FYI - Just keep in mind that there is a difference between glowing paints (i.e. glow in the dark type) and blacklight fluorescent paints, which do not glow in the dark until activated by a blacklight.
LOL, that kinda destroys mystique of the loan bride. If my idea for the next prop gels, then I will have one more video before Halloween. We shall see.
That would probably be a rotating wheel like his floating candle.That ride is getting old.The mechanics were used a lot like film projection for the statues and head in crystal ball.
Hi xxSandmanxx1873 and thanks for asking. No, I do not sell the props that I make but I appreciate the compliment. The used infant seat was $45, thrift store costume $35, miscellaneous bits and pieces another $35, the dress frame was free ... so I would say roughly $150. A lot depends on what you can find on sale, at thrift stores, for free and things that you might already have on hand.
@@xxSandman1873xx thanks for asking. That is done with the use of a SFX Scrim, here is my video that shows you how: ruclips.net/video/Uc28FfiudDM/видео.html
Hi Sandman, Would you be interested in a HALLOWEEN DIY & HOW-TO giveaway?! I have all kinds of odds and ends left over from my builds and videos, they are not complete sets of items to build a prop, but enough to get viewers started. I would probably have several "Prop Packages" from specific How-To videos to giveaway as FREE PRIZES! To enter viewers would just need to complete a contest or task. Please respond if this sounds like something that you would be interested in. If I get good responses such as thumbs up, then I will publish a video during this off season that will give everyone all the details, rules, how to enter and prize descriptions. Thanks! Paul
Sorry i missed your message. Yes id be interested. If you ever sell this or can make me one id pay you good. I will try and make it 1 day but it looks difficult.
me gustó mucho la visión tan imaginativa de transformar esa silla para bebé en el efecto fantasmagórico de la novía fantasma. 👻👻👻👻👻👻👻👻👻👻👻👻👻👻 el intro tam bien fue muy bueno. quiero hacer unos efectos para una casa embrujada. nos podrías compartir como se hace la voz fantasmagórica de la intro? por favor es un gran proyecto, muy minucioso gracias por compartir
Hi Paul, Jacqueline asked if you would share how you record your ghostly voice in your intros. I have a translator app(?) on my Apple devices. You’re so kind to share your talent with us, I would like to help you in some small way. 😊
Hi Paul, Me again, your Peculiar (Missouri)😂 follower. I thought it would be best to translate Jacqueline’s entire comment as you take the time to reply .😊 My translator reads her comment as : I really liked the imaginative vision of transforming the baby chair into the ghostly effect of the ghost bride. The intro was also very good. I want to do some effects for a haunted house. Could you share with us how the ghostly voice in the intro is made, please? It’s a great project, very thorough. Thanks for sharing
It's GOOD to document our mistakes as well as our successes. We won't be around forever to tell the tales.
Hi Bret. Yep, you learn far more from your failures than your successes that for sure!! Hope you like and thanks for watching.
ANOTHER great prop!!!! Your house must be the BEST haunted house in the whole neighborhood....no..city!!!!!!
Thanks Clara! My years of the the big Halloween display are behind me, much of it has to do with the fact that I now have a very small front yard space. What you see in these videos is the outcome of decades of building my own props (long before there were seasonal Halloween stores) and sets. Thanks so much for watching and also for being a subscriber.
I making this, I found the seat at goodwill today. I’m gonna post a video once I’m finished ❤
What a great find, please let me know how it turns out. BTW, thanks for watching!
Simply fantastic. Combine this with the techniques used for the Ghostly Statue, and you can also make the bride's consort; the Hatbox Ghost! *_THUNDER CRASH!!!_*
Yes Bob, they are quite the duo ... are they on your to-do list? Thanks for all of your supportive posts.
@@HALLOWEENHOWTObySaulFilms
Once I'm at the point where I'm no longer renting and I finally get my own house, Hellz yeah they're on my to-do list! lol
This is absolutely amazing work, Paul
Thank you so much for this very nice compliment. I appreciate you taking the time to both watch and comment on my video.
Amazing work!
Thanks for the nice comment Chad.
@@HALLOWEENHOWTObySaulFilmsdo you plan to do more videos for this Halloween?!
@@chadtarver1522 I did... then the prefect storm of unfortunate events happened. I will have a video out before Halloween to explain things for the future. Thanks for checking in.
Very good job Paul! I knew you were going to use the baby bouncer for this one too!
Thanks CFAO. Yes you did, however I actually built this one before the Levitating Table, but because the video editing was more involved it came out second.
@@HALLOWEENHOWTObySaulFilms ok ya got me.lol
I made a static bride about 10 years ago or so. I think it's time for her to get an upgrade!
Even a static bride can come alive just by attaching it to the infant swing. Good luck with the upgrade Little Red Hen and thanks for watching!
Looks incredible. And that music - Wow! Move over, Disney!
Thanks Kelley, I take that as the ultimate compliment.
These are still so cool Paul!
I'm glad that you still find them cool! Thanks for the nice comment.
So awesome! Now our son is making his own bride out of a cardboard box and a white sheet 😄 Thanks always for the amazing inspiration and detailed instructions. Your scenes look amazing too!
Thanks Hollywood, sounds like your son is following in his parents footsteps! I appreciate the comment about the scenes ... it's all about atmosphere.
IMPRESSIVE!
Amazing - the vision for the bride is incredible. I can’t believe how you capture ever detail and then translate it so clearly to the viewer. I’m gobsmacked (my new favorite word) by not only the creation but the staging - it’s like something out of a Hollywood movie. Bravo 👏
Thanks Arlen for your continued support and especially for calling out the staging. The set dressing can really set the tone for props and make them shine.
Wow so cool, you have such a great imagination. Awesome job🧡🤎💛🍁🍂
Yes, she is a show stopper. Thanks for taking the time to leave a comment.
Great job! Been excited for the bride since the first video of the year. Great job!
Thanks SkellingtonGhost, This was a very dense one and a bit hard to explain ... thanks for your positive input!
O man Paul I have to stop what im doing. And watch this! Thanks
It is all about priorities CFAO!
pretty cool - thanks
Thanks Richard!
Daaammnn, that's awesome! Involved too, much more than even the animated tombstone was.
Hi Kevin, yes this is a big build. Thanks for watching, I appreciate the comment.
Wow so cool.
Thanks Omar and thanks also for being a subscriber!
Fantastic build- another great use for the baby swing!
I love it in the draped hallway, but the graveyard is SPECTACULAR! The lighting is superb.
Since I had found two used ones at a great price, I had to put the second one to good use. Thanks Kerri for the nice comment.
Thanks Kerri for the compliments on the lighting and the graveyard set. Perhaps next season I will do a How-To on my DIY tombstones.
Awesome prop!
Thanks Dana!
You are always so creative. I love it!!! You are by far one of my favorite channels!! Thank you for sharing and teaching us 👻
Thanks Laura for the very nice compliment, it is great to hear such positive feedback.
Hi Laura,
Would you be interested in a HALLOWEEN DIY & HOW-TO giveaway?! I have all kinds of odds and ends left over from my builds and videos, they are not complete sets of items to build a prop, but enough to get viewers started. I would probably have several "Prop Packages" from specific How-To videos to giveaway as FREE PRIZES! To enter viewers would just need to complete a contest or task. Please respond if this sounds like something that you would be interested in. If I get good responses such as thumbs up, then I will publish a video during this off season that will give everyone all the details, rules, how to enter and prize descriptions.
Thanks!
Paul
I see you got the right frequency UV lights for the Wildfire invisible black light paints. Are they LED panels?
Hi gravemarker, actually I used a small LED black light spotlight that I picked up at a SPIRIT Halloween store.
Paul, this particular project is very close to my heart . None of my props have motors only because when I began making them; there wasn’t a lot of how to’s.
My dress form came out of my family’s Century farmhouse ( est. 1837) in my great grandmother’s sewing room. The cast iron base is the only thing that hadn’t been affected by being completely encrusted in mud dauber nests. My form isn’t all wire so it absorbed the years of being in an abandoned room, of an old farmhouse, in the middle of 278 wooded acres! It was stinky 🤢. I turned it into a witch using a lot of techniques you did with pvc, pool noodles, foam etc. I used electrical wire I found on a spool in the old barn. It did the job but not as good as the flexible you used. Who knew cutting the foam noodle at a 45* angle would have solved one of my head scratcher moments! I used a mannequin head from beauty school , latexed the witchy features and painted her face. One arm bent, the other straight out to hold a lit lantern, hoping some time in the future to make that arm lift a little with a motor. I wish I had thought of the large pvc coupler(?) to extend her neck as that was another head scratcher. I’m always amazed how you engineer your creations and truly appreciate your detailed yet easy to understand instructions. Stacy
Hi Stacy. Thank you so much for this wonderful look into your personal journey of building a very similar Halloween prop. Thanks also for the complimentary words. If your dress form witch should ever need an update, I hope my ideas might help you out.
Thank you for this. Your videos are very well done with precision explanation. You definitely have the mindset of an engineer...which promotes the question...are you one? For myself, I'll need to watch this several more times since I'm more of an art guy, and mechanical constructions with moving parts can really confuse me at times. However, the video is done really well. Thanks again.
Hi hawwkee79. No I am not an engineer, my background is in home construction and set design. I was fortunate to have a wonderful father who would help me as a kid with my harebrained inventions. He was an Iowa farm boy that could fix anything, he instilled that ability in me with his patience and never once did he discourage me. We worked together on many projects out in the garage ... all those years ago. I dearly miss him.
@@HALLOWEENHOWTObySaulFilms Wow! Well, he did a great job and taught you very well! On a side note, I'm very interested in your education as a set designer. I struggle with that a bit. My strong suit is weighted mostly in art. I also build static props. I've wanted to dabble more in animatronics, but it's difficult without guidance. Thanks again.
Most of my education was on the job training since I could not afford much beyond two years of college. As a general contractor, a friend asked if I would be interested in possibly designing sets and running the crew to build them for a locally shot movie (she had seen my Halloween displays). I said sure and landed the job, which in turn led to other jobs as Art Director/Set Dresser/Prop Master for local small movies, documentaries, public service announcement, commercials, industrial films, etc.
@@HALLOWEENHOWTObySaulFilms Wow! I'm impressed. Perhaps I could send you some of my work? I could use a hand getting my name out there. If not, that's fine, but I thought I'd ask. The haunt world is a tough industry to crack. Thanks again.
Amazing as always
Thanks Cam!
this looks so good!
Thanks Pickledcow!
Though this video is older it is still relevant. I made this Bride with the swing. Despite it seemingly being locked in place with the same clamps you used, it is top heavy as you said, but mine seems to "sway" (my wire stand is a 4 leg base and not as wide as the one you have) alot of the weight seems to lean toward the front. Twice the swing has a made a loud knocking sound (I assume from the weight distribution.) I repositioned it as best as I could, and though it sways without noise the entire Bride still seems "wably" when in motion. IDK if what I am describing is normal? Not sure if you had a similar experience....maybe I should unclamp it and reclamp it? Or maybe the base needs some weight to it? But overall it turned out great.
Hi and thanks for asking. I would try attaching 4 wire tethers up at the waist, under the skirt and evenly spaced around the circumferance of the waist. Have those then come down and attach to the oval ring, using additional claps. Those claps should also be evenly spaced and corresponding with where each wire connects to the waist directly above them. The wires should angel out as they connect to the oval ring, giving the dressform more stability. Additionally make sure that your swing's base is sitting on a level and sound surface. Placing a weight or weights (such as a theatrical sandbag) on the base can also help with it's stability. I hope that those suggestions help.
Thank You so much for your quick response, I will try the wire tethers, I think that should do the trick, I will let you know. Again Thank You so much. 😊
The added support from the waist helped along with adjusting the swing a bit back vs forward. She still tends to "lean" but not nearly as bad and the swing is running normal (no loud knocking noise).
Holy cow. This is so good
Thanks Joey, I'm glad that you liked it!
Hey Paul, I started building this prop. I was wondering do you have a link to buy the hand/candle? Or know where to find them?
Hi Sandman. The led candles can be found at many hobbie and housewares stores as well as online. There are many different versions, brands, shapes and sizes to choose from, some have a moving flame and some do not. The hand I used is a styrofoam hand and partial forearm, the bad news on those is that Halloween products came and go each year. What was available last season may not be avilable this season. The good news is that there are many hands (some with forearms) available out there, from hard plastic to soft rubber, some are posable and some are not. I would order two or three that look like they may work and see which one does. Then I would find the candle that best fits the hand, not the other way around.
Awesome!!!! Well Done!!!! Thank You For The Idea!!!! 😲👏🎃👍😎
You bet Wolfman, I'm glad that you like it.
that's genius right there !! thanks for sharing !!! HFL!
Well thanks deoblo85, you are very generous with the genius compliment ... but I'll take it.
That is amazingLy awesome 🤗. You’re the best! Love you ❤️
Thank you so much Jane ... your opinion means a great deal to me.
@@HALLOWEENHOWTObySaulFilms 😉😍
Wow! she's fabulous absolute fabulous!!!! Just a question about the glowing paint. Can that be thinned so it could be lightly misted over a face or well anything so a hint of dimension could be seen?
Hi Finding Magic. Interesting question, that depends on the paint. All paints can be thinned, however sometimes with these paints, as you thin they also lose their luster.
@@HALLOWEENHOWTObySaulFilms Thank you. That's what I thought but I've never worked with glowing paints before.
FYI - Just keep in mind that there is a difference between glowing paints (i.e. glow in the dark type) and blacklight fluorescent paints, which do not glow in the dark until activated by a blacklight.
The Wildfire invisible black light can be thinned and used in an airbrush.
@@gravemarker Thanks, great to know.
Whats next Paul? An animated Ghost groom?!
LOL, that kinda destroys mystique of the loan bride. If my idea for the next prop gels, then I will have one more video before Halloween. We shall see.
Is this based on the Haunted mansion brides?
Hi Aleithea, that and Miss. Havisham from literary fame. What is it about a ghost bride ... so spooky!!
That would probably be a rotating wheel like his floating candle.That ride is getting old.The mechanics were used a lot like film projection for the statues and head in crystal ball.
Omg this is amazing! How much does it cost to make this? Do you sell these or can i buy the one you made?
Hi xxSandmanxx1873 and thanks for asking. No, I do not sell the props that I make but I appreciate the compliment. The used infant seat was $45, thrift store costume $35, miscellaneous bits and pieces another $35, the dress frame was free ... so I would say roughly $150. A lot depends on what you can find on sale, at thrift stores, for free and things that you might already have on hand.
Thanks for quick response. At 23:00 mins into video how did you make her go black?
@@xxSandman1873xx thanks for asking. That is done with the use of a SFX Scrim, here is my video that shows you how: ruclips.net/video/Uc28FfiudDM/видео.html
Hi Sandman,
Would you be interested in a HALLOWEEN DIY & HOW-TO giveaway?! I have all kinds of odds and ends left over from my builds and videos, they are not complete sets of items to build a prop, but enough to get viewers started. I would probably have several "Prop Packages" from specific How-To videos to giveaway as FREE PRIZES! To enter viewers would just need to complete a contest or task. Please respond if this sounds like something that you would be interested in. If I get good responses such as thumbs up, then I will publish a video during this off season that will give everyone all the details, rules, how to enter and prize descriptions.
Thanks!
Paul
Sorry i missed your message. Yes id be interested. If you ever sell this or can make me one id pay you good. I will try and make it 1 day but it looks difficult.
i feel like it could have gone better with a beating heart like in the haunted mansion tho
HOLY CRAP ITS HERE OMGOMGOMFG
Yes AJ, SHE is here. I hope that you like and enjoy the video.
me gustó mucho la visión tan imaginativa de transformar esa silla para bebé en el efecto fantasmagórico de la novía fantasma.
👻👻👻👻👻👻👻👻👻👻👻👻👻👻
el intro tam bien fue muy bueno. quiero hacer unos efectos para una casa embrujada. nos podrías compartir como se hace la voz fantasmagórica de la intro? por favor
es un gran proyecto, muy minucioso gracias por compartir
Hi Jacqueline, I need an interpreter ... but I gather that you liked the video.
Hi Paul, Jacqueline asked if you would share how you record your ghostly voice in your intros. I have a translator app(?) on my Apple devices. You’re so kind to share your talent with us, I would like to help you in some small way. 😊
@@stacykelly9962 gracias que linda por ayudarme 😊🌼😊🌼😊🌼😊🌼👻👻👻👻👻👻🎃🎃🎃🎃
Hi Paul,
Me again, your Peculiar (Missouri)😂 follower. I thought it would be best to translate Jacqueline’s entire comment as you take the time to reply .😊
My translator reads her comment as :
I really liked the imaginative vision of transforming the baby chair into the ghostly effect of the ghost bride. The intro was also very good. I want to do some effects for a haunted house. Could you share with us how the ghostly voice in the intro is made, please? It’s a great project, very thorough. Thanks for sharing
@@jacquelinevazquez2721 😊
👏👏👏👏👏
Thanks again Michael, I'm glad that you are enjoying my videos.