DIY Backdrop - Lifesize Box Photobooth

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  • Опубликовано: 9 фев 2025
  • We made a lifesize photobooth which looks like a vintage Ben Cooper mask and costume window box. This giant retro kids costume window box prop makes the best backdrop display. It's a fun and spooky retro style photo op idea that was meant to bring back some Halloween season nostalgia and serve as a photo booth for a haunted house attraction. Some of us remember those smelly vinyl costumes with the plastic vac-u-form masks and how they never seemed to last through trick or treating. Between Ben Cooper, Collegeville, and Rubie's there were so many great characters to choose from. We thought this was a fun idea and would make for a colorful fun pic with all our horror and Halloween fans. The wall panels were built like our standard studio flats or haunt wall panels. We had two sides of the huge costume and mask box printed on vinyl graphic material. We then cut out the center so people could pose inside the product box. We plan on turning the Ben Cooper vintage costume box into a themed shelf for Jeana's vintage Halloween monster collection.
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Комментарии • 81

  • @timbaxter6653
    @timbaxter6653 11 месяцев назад +5

    Hollywood Haunter is back in the house ! Oh yeah !

  • @RevenantManor
    @RevenantManor 11 месяцев назад +2

    Despite all the decades between, I can 'feel' every single element of those Ben Cooper costumes and have vivid recollections of the box, and counting down the days until we could put it on...I can feel that elastic-string thing that was ready to snap at any moment, the rigid and unforgiving interior of the masks, and most especially that crazy fire-hazard vinyl smock that could somehow simultaneously make you overheat and allow you to freeze.
    I love absolutely everything about those wacky costumes and the Halloweens they represent, and I’d have been thrilled to have a shot at getting some photos in that booth…great concept and execution, guys!

  • @sandyd6602
    @sandyd6602 11 месяцев назад +4

    You guys are total Halloween Freaks! I'm also obsessed with Halloween and enjoy watching your awesome videos so much. Love you guys.

  • @toy_room_of_insanity
    @toy_room_of_insanity 11 месяцев назад +1

    This always amazes me to look at. It's mind blowing that you guys did this and chose the perfect box. So glad you added back the white border!

  • @azntrtnmnt
    @azntrtnmnt 11 месяцев назад +2

    Kindergarten through third grade, I had the Ben Cooper tiger costume. Every year I noticed the costume getting a little tighter and shorter.

    • @HollywoodHaunter
      @HollywoodHaunter  11 месяцев назад +1

      I bet that was so cute! I'm gonna have to look that one up.

  • @PumpkinPails
    @PumpkinPails 11 месяцев назад +4

    I only had one of those costumes as a kid, and I can still smell the vinyl! 😄 I was Casper.

    • @dirk4926
      @dirk4926 11 месяцев назад +1

      I had a Casper costume one year, I also remember having astronaut and Batman costumes

    • @HollywoodHaunter
      @HollywoodHaunter  11 месяцев назад

      I love the Casper costume! I'm hoping to find one at a yard sale one of these years 🤞

  • @spinsandneedles
    @spinsandneedles 11 месяцев назад +4

    You did such a great job. I bet this catches on in the haunt industry.

    • @HollywoodHaunter
      @HollywoodHaunter  11 месяцев назад +3

      That would be awesome. Hope they hire us to make them 😆😂

    • @spinsandneedles
      @spinsandneedles 11 месяцев назад +1

      @@HollywoodHaunter They should. 🎃

  • @HMFan2010
    @HMFan2010 11 месяцев назад +3

    The “mis-registration” of the printing plates around the faces is the perfect detail. I remember getting costumes like this, trying to enlarge the eyeholes a bit with a pair of scissors, and inevitably straying from the desired cut line which resulted in a narrow “finger” of styrene that would poke me in the face. But I didn’t care because... IT WAS HALLOWE’EN! What a great oversized prop. It looks like it belongs in Disney’s Toy Story or A Bug’s Land...

  • @missanthropy5808
    @missanthropy5808 11 месяцев назад +2

    LOVE this!🎉👏❤️❤️

  • @demonoid7469
    @demonoid7469 11 месяцев назад +2

    That was the perfect spot for it and the Halloween Museum. When I got done with the first path thru the house, I was out there getting something to eat and drink and kept seeing people file thru the museum and taking pictures in the photo op.
    Funny thing is...that photo op is WAY better than the ones at Universal Studios Hollywood and my girlfriend who works for finance in entertainment there is always complaining about the money they waste on terrible photo ops lol

    • @HollywoodHaunter
      @HollywoodHaunter  11 месяцев назад +1

      Thank you so much! So glad you got to see it in person.

  • @robertwagner1510
    @robertwagner1510 11 месяцев назад +3

    That might be the greatest thing I see all year. Fantastic idea/ job.🎃👻👍

  • @leeroderick
    @leeroderick 11 месяцев назад +4

    I was 5 years old in 1972 and I was a Ben Cooper Spook Town Devil with a DIY cardboard pitchfork. After recently seeing a Halloween picture of my Devilish self annoying my little sister (a Ben Cooper Gorilla) I decided I needed to find that Devil mask. I knew mine was long gone so naturally.... eBay. Within minutes I found THE same mask, same size (small) and it was in near mint condition - no box and no elastic band though. Made an offer of $22 and it arrived this week. I'm 5 years old again, even if for a few minutes. The magic is still in the mask over 50 years later.

    • @HollywoodHaunter
      @HollywoodHaunter  11 месяцев назад

      I love it!!! I'm so glad you are reunited 🖤🧡🖤

  • @jpendowski7503
    @jpendowski7503 11 месяцев назад +2

    What a super fun way to pay tribute to that era of dress up

  • @edsonglutes8947
    @edsonglutes8947 11 месяцев назад +1

    yay! miss you all

  • @williamjensen7042
    @williamjensen7042 11 месяцев назад +1

    love it!!!!!

  • @scottrousseau496
    @scottrousseau496 11 месяцев назад +3

    What an amazing idea! LOVE this. I wish I had thought of this at my park. Great job.

  • @knowyourjoe8826
    @knowyourjoe8826 11 месяцев назад +2

    What a great idea!

  • @ThatGuyGabeToo
    @ThatGuyGabeToo 11 месяцев назад +2

    I never had one of these as my costume but remember them vividly as they were sold when I was a child!
    I always wanted scary costumes and i’d buy those flimsy masks like those included in these boxes, but always asked my mom to make the rest of the costume!!!
    The final photo up turned out amazing and so nostalgic!!!
    You could even rent it for events!!!! I bet there’s a market for it! Like in conventions and swap meets, even at comicons… 😃

    • @HollywoodHaunter
      @HollywoodHaunter  11 месяцев назад +1

      It's funny how something so simple brought us so much joy. I bet you had some amazing costume ideas.
      We would absolutely love to make more of these. People had so much fun taking their picture. You could see their faces light up.

  • @PixPete
    @PixPete 11 месяцев назад +2

    Wow great work guys. This is fantastic for marketing as in a lot of haunts guests can’t really take pictures inside but having proper photo opportunities gives people a reason to take them and share on their social media 👏

  • @dirk4926
    @dirk4926 11 месяцев назад +3

    I love this! Now I'm thinking about finding a pic of one of the old monster costume boxes and having it printed on a shower curtain. I think Walmart Photo will print a photo on a shower curtain for around $75.

    • @HollywoodHaunter
      @HollywoodHaunter  11 месяцев назад +2

      That would be fun! I know someone put the masks on fabric before and made pillows.

  • @pauldinehart6971
    @pauldinehart6971 11 месяцев назад +5

    I don’t remember what the costume was, but I sure do remember the smell that it had. that has stuck with me all these decades. 🎃

  • @JBIRDRN8
    @JBIRDRN8 11 месяцев назад +1

    Wow that is so cool!

  • @KerriGilpin
    @KerriGilpin 11 месяцев назад +3

    I was going to ask about the vinyl- that’s a pretty perfect installation! Something that large is always a challenge to handle, much less install!! I worked with vinyl graphics for years and I gotta say how impressive this is! (I hope it’s UV protected) The concept is awesome, the choice of box, all of it works so well. I was thinking about your Happy Meal Boo Buckets the other day and was curious if you ever displayed them, and this project seems in line with them, like they’d go well together in a big display.
    Also love the idea you mentioned about making it into shelves, it would look great!

    • @HollywoodHaunter
      @HollywoodHaunter  11 месяцев назад +2

      The buckets still need lids 😆🤣 But they are patiently waiting and hopefully we can get to them this year. They would go great together. Thanks always for your comments 🧡🖤🧡

  • @meloneeleddington7664
    @meloneeleddington7664 11 месяцев назад +2

    So awesome, brings back memories. I was Casper with the old plastic mask and costume. I don't remember the brand exactly but the old costume box looks familiar. Great job guys 🧡

  • @Mpact-75
    @Mpact-75 11 месяцев назад +1

    I love it!!! Ben Cooper costumes were everything as a kid. I only remember wearing two... Luke Skwalker in X-Wing gear and Wicket the Ewok. Those were the days!

  • @meloneeleddington7664
    @meloneeleddington7664 11 месяцев назад +2

    Awesome, love this idea. I remember the plastic mask and vinyl costume. I was Casper. I don't know for sure the brand but the boxes look familiar. Great job guys 🧡

  • @kristapoulter5145
    @kristapoulter5145 11 месяцев назад +2

    Welcome back it's been so long. I was wondering what happened to you guys. As always it looks great that is so cool I love it. ❤

  • @artamussumatra6286
    @artamussumatra6286 11 месяцев назад +1

    Great work, and such a cool idea!

  • @lddcavalry
    @lddcavalry 11 месяцев назад +1

    I remember being Bingo of the Banana Splits . Tra La La.

  • @VintageSoulThrifter
    @VintageSoulThrifter 11 месяцев назад +1

    Amazing 🤩 I love the idea of turning it into a shelving unit for your Monster collection 🧟‍♂️🧡🧛🏻‍♀️

  • @terrymyers699
    @terrymyers699 11 месяцев назад +1

    Groovy idea.

  • @darkdimensionshauntedhouse
    @darkdimensionshauntedhouse 11 месяцев назад +1

    it is awesome, I was a witch when I was a kid

  • @donnytucker
    @donnytucker 11 месяцев назад +1

    Wow, it turned out so nice!

  • @mrscb5303
    @mrscb5303 11 месяцев назад +1

    That is so fantastic!!! I love it!! 🥰 🧡🖤🧡

  • @MadLabGadgets
    @MadLabGadgets 11 месяцев назад +2

    Incredible!! So, was the graphic printed on vinyl?

  • @stunner55
    @stunner55 11 месяцев назад +1

    I remember Spiderman ... it was not Marvel's Spiderman . HAHA!!!

  • @BansheeBecky
    @BansheeBecky 10 месяцев назад +1

    I love this! I was asked to decorate a photo op for our Swamp Meet at Oaks Amusement Park in Portland Oregon. Do you have another tutorial or steps to take to my my own? Thank you for all you do to make Halloween so much fun!

    • @HollywoodHaunter
      @HollywoodHaunter  9 месяцев назад

      That's great! We dont have another vid. What we did is just had the graphic printed and then built to the size we needed. I wish we had more time to film, but it's hard when you have deadlines.

  • @kmonnier
    @kmonnier 8 месяцев назад

    So cool! How did you protect the print in transit! I would definitely have scuffed it up 😊

  • @edward3dofficial
    @edward3dofficial 11 месяцев назад +4

    I had the Pink Panther costume and I couldn’t stop sticking my tongue through the mouth hole on the mask. Did other people do that or was it just me?

    • @PumpkinPails
      @PumpkinPails 11 месяцев назад +3

      Yup, I did that too. I probably still have scars on my tongue because the edges on those masks were SHARP!

    • @HollywoodHaunter
      @HollywoodHaunter  11 месяцев назад +2

      Lol!!! I think it's a must try when your a kid 😆

  • @GregPackard
    @GregPackard 11 месяцев назад +1

    Dig it

  • @nolove175
    @nolove175 7 месяцев назад +1

    I was spiderman.