Brilliant idea w/ the picture opacity. I'll definitely be adding that this year. My projectors mostly the cheaper LED projectors from ebay for 60-70 bucks, so I need all the luminosity I can get. I thought of a cool idea you could add for some additional effects on the cheap. Sound or motion activated lightning flashes with an arduino, microphone or motion sensor, relay, and 5m strip of clear LED lights...you could build in a triggered lightning system...just figured I'd throw out the idea...I love this stuff :)
Wow! I absolutely love your Halloween House....it looks great. It's so spooky, and I love the sound effects too. I love when ppl put that much time and money into making their house look scary for Halloween. It just makes trick or treating so much more fun. Great Job!!!
I bought the frosted shower curtain liner , but it seems there's too much background light around the apparitions ..is it because of the lighter screen ? do I need to go to the gray mesh to have the black background ?
One questions. According to atmosfearfx.com. A 1800 lumens projector is recommended. I was wondering if your 60$ bucks projector is 1800 lumens. If don't what is the luminous intensity or lumens? Thanks in advance!
The frosted gray materials is supposed to be the best choice for better contrast when rear projecting and it's the best choice to use in a window, otherwise your window will look like you have a white sheet hung up between shots. People have used a clear, frosted shower curtain (not white) and it has worked just fine.
Hi Zombie, what's the projection material you use...tried using cloudy shower curtains last year, and the effects we kind of 'eh' and blurry. Any tips?
It's actual material they sell for the stage/production industry, but don't let that scare you. It cost $20 in material. Google rear projection screen material and you should find a suitable alternative to the shower curtain. I bought mine from a company called Rose Brand (www.rosebrand.com).
I am looking to do this this year... any other tips? I have NO prior knowledge with any of this.. BUt i want this and also be able to do little drive in movie night with my son in the garage..
Wilder Rua If you are playing movies, definitely purchase the frosted gray material or shower curtain. White will not yield the best results. Making your own frame and stretching the screen carefully will prevent any wrinkles.
Hi Shawn. Sorry for the delay. For this effect, the best material is an opaque, or frosted material. It is not clear, so if you say "solid (frosted)" that you cannot see through, but light is able to pass through (hence opaque) then you should be fine. Again, there are websites that you can purchase rear projection material from directly.
+Tracy McMillen Hi Tracy. You would have to rip the DVDs to your computer and then export them as MP4 files. Then, import them to your iPad. It's tricky if you are not computer savvy, but doable. Just google "how to rip a DVD to your computer". That's the first major step. Then you can use a video editing program to make one continuous clip using your favorites from each DVD. I hope this helps.
Whatever you're using for your input into the project would need an audio signal sent to an amplifier, which is connected to speakers outside. Or, you could use a bluetooth device etc.
AngryAdo They have a lot of options and it's kind of a labyrinth to navigate their website. Just find material suitable for rear projection. Again, I've heard people have used a gray, translucent shower curtain-much easier to find locally I'm sure.
Hi there really great video btw! I was wondering if you can see behind the screen as it might be distracting. I'm interested in using the method alongside stop motion animation to create a backdrop which I can change using a laptop. As using monitors probably wouldn't work that well when taking high resolution images. Would clear perspex work instead of glass? Any information would be really appreciated thanks.
No, you can't see behind the screen. I'm intrigued by your idea--it might work really well for you. This is not glass--it's a translucent vinyl placed over glass (not mounted to, just placed an inch behind it. So, to answer your question, you don't even need glass, just the translucent material to project onto.
Hi, thanks for the response it was very helpful. If all is well then I could see it working like a green screen without the hassle of editing and the bonus of lighting the set realistically. Do you have a suggestion for which translucent material I could use? Preferably cheaper to see if it works at all. Many thanks!
A frosted, gray, translucent material is best---so try using a frosted shower curtain or go to this website and look for "rear projection material" www.rosebrand.com/category12/projection-screens.aspx
awesome.. but i think the size of the video to the window and the house is not proportional.. it looks bigger... audience may think right away that its just a projector.. not so believable... but still awesome..
Allan Canlas Thanks Allan. I decided to maximize the size of the video to fit the window. It was much more impressive to have the video a bit larger for people driving by at a distance. This got RAVE reviews from the entire neighborhood. Great observation though--thank you for sharing that.
Ummm yeah. Not that technical.. Have no clue what the hell your doing.. I have the save DVDs however I just had enough issues trying to line up the projector and connecting speakers up outside my window and getting this dark material right.. Apparently I got a white shower curtain I'm guessing all wrong.. I'm so annoyed with this. I know atmosphere fx now has their own self adhesive material to put on the window.. I bought double sided tape for this bit I'm thinking now I will just using a shower curtain rod that expands and just tape the curtain over it.. Thanks for this tutorial. It looks great!
looked like green smoke just like my neiborhood and my friends did,project it on a wall or something,plus the neiborhood association and neiborhood watch made them both actually take them down do to scaring children.
Thanks. This is a hologram on a window. A hollusion refers to an image projected on a mesh fabric (like scrim or bridal mesh) that is hung in an open space. I'll be doing this on my rooftop this year and I'll post a follow up video.
I guess I'm quibbling over words. To me, if the character isn't transparent (i.e. you can see THROUGH the character to the environment behind it) it's not a hologram. And you can put mesh in a window and have the character be transparent so you can see what's in the room. Like I said, splitting hairs. Anyway, it IS a well-done effect and a well-done video. I'm looking forward to seeing your rooftop thing.
Excellent points my friend. I'm super excited for this year's decorations. I'll post a follow-up. Happy Halloween! (Early I know, I just love saying it)
The neighbors kids in front must be getting nightmares the entire year after that spooky show😂
Brilliant idea w/ the picture opacity. I'll definitely be adding that this year. My projectors mostly the cheaper LED projectors from ebay for 60-70 bucks, so I need all the luminosity I can get. I thought of a cool idea you could add for some additional effects on the cheap. Sound or motion activated lightning flashes with an arduino, microphone or motion sensor, relay, and 5m strip of clear LED lights...you could build in a triggered lightning system...just figured I'd throw out the idea...I love this stuff :)
That sounds like a fantastic idea! I may have to try that! Thanks for the tip!
Wow! I absolutely love your Halloween House....it looks great. It's so spooky, and I love the sound effects too. I love when ppl put that much time and money into making their house look scary for Halloween. It just makes trick or treating so much more fun. Great Job!!!
Thank you! It's exactly why I do it. As a kid, I always appreciated when people went over the top for Halloween, just as some do for Christmas.
I bought the frosted shower curtain liner , but it seems there's too much background light around the apparitions ..is it because of the lighter screen ? do I need to go to the gray mesh to have the black background ?
My house is a replica of the amityville horror house i.e. a Dutch colonial. I want this for my quarter windows.
Year round.
I really wish my apartment was street facing, because this would be perfect to do in my patio window.
what kind of projection material did you get from www.rosebrand.com website?
One questions. According to atmosfearfx.com. A 1800 lumens projector is recommended. I was wondering if your 60$ bucks projector is 1800 lumens. If don't what is the luminous intensity or lumens? Thanks in advance!
Just curious what model projector that is and how many lumens does it have?
i know this vid is old but what's the difference if you use this material or the white shower curtain?
The frosted gray materials is supposed to be the best choice for better contrast when rear projecting and it's the best choice to use in a window, otherwise your window will look like you have a white sheet hung up between shots. People have used a clear, frosted shower curtain (not white) and it has worked just fine.
That is really cool and i really want to do one of those next year
Hi Zombie, what's the projection material you use...tried using cloudy shower curtains last year, and the effects we kind of 'eh' and blurry. Any tips?
It's actual material they sell for the stage/production industry, but don't let that scare you. It cost $20 in material. Google rear projection screen material and you should find a suitable alternative to the shower curtain. I bought mine from a company called Rose Brand (www.rosebrand.com).
Thank you for sharing such experience!!
i want mine! nice skills
terrific video ZH! Thank you for time spent explaining. I'm a little nervous about the expense, but just got to give it a go now :)
Best wishes--you will be the talk of the neighborhood if you do--trust me!
How did you rip the dvd? I’ve been trying to do the same but nothing I do works.
Google DVD ripper. You have to be fairly tech savvy to do this.
I am looking to do this this year... any other tips? I have NO prior knowledge with any of this.. BUt i want this and also be able to do little drive in movie night with my son in the garage..
Wilder Rua If you are playing movies, definitely purchase the frosted gray material or shower curtain. White will not yield the best results. Making your own frame and stretching the screen carefully will prevent any wrinkles.
Hi Shawn. Sorry for the delay. For this effect, the best material is an opaque, or frosted material. It is not clear, so if you say "solid (frosted)" that you cannot see through, but light is able to pass through (hence opaque) then you should be fine. Again, there are websites that you can purchase rear projection material from directly.
I used a cheap frosted shower liner from Wal-Mart-- it worked great
Wilder Rua r
How do you get audio outside if the projector and computer are inside the house?
I've never put audio outside. I just don't think it's needed. I guess you could airplay it to speakers outside or something or run your own wiring.
Thank you so much for your quick response. Your displays are INCREDIBLE!!!!!! I'm excited to start my own displays for this Halloween.
HOLY CRAP!!! THAT WINDOW IS 3 BY 2!
I bought 4 of their dvds and a projector this year. How did you get the clips on your ipad?
+Tracy McMillen Hi Tracy. You would have to rip the DVDs to your computer and then export them as MP4 files. Then, import them to your iPad. It's tricky if you are not computer savvy, but doable. Just google "how to rip a DVD to your computer". That's the first major step. Then you can use a video editing program to make one continuous clip using your favorites from each DVD. I hope this helps.
thank you so much!
Не могли бы вы выложить этот DVD через торрент или .ISO-file?
Could you put this DVD via torrent or .ISO-file?
Nice video! And it has a great quality! I love it!
Thank you that's very kind.
Awsome. Thanks for the help with how to set it up☺
I think they should have been smaller
Yes, a few have said the same. I'll consider that if I do it this year!
How do you add speaker with projection to play outside
Whatever you're using for your input into the project would need an audio signal sent to an amplifier, which is connected to speakers outside. Or, you could use a bluetooth device etc.
Really cool setup. I did this last year but out of my garage. How did you do the sound effects?
great idea
Your projector, how many lumens is it? Thanks.
2000 Lumens.
Where can I find that background music you were playing at the end? Thanks
It's called, "The Haunted Mansion" and you can get it on iTunes etc. There is an album called Resurrection FX by The Scare Factory that it's on.
awesome, thank you very much!
So cool and looks room
Hey great video...just checked out the link to the fabrics you posted. I see several options, could you tell me which one you bought? Thanks.
AngryAdo They have a lot of options and it's kind of a labyrinth to navigate their website. Just find material suitable for rear projection. Again, I've heard people have used a gray, translucent shower curtain-much easier to find locally I'm sure.
Hi there really great video btw!
I was wondering if you can see behind the screen as it might be distracting.
I'm interested in using the method alongside stop motion animation to create a backdrop which I can change using a laptop. As using monitors probably wouldn't work that well when taking high resolution images.
Would clear perspex work instead of glass?
Any information would be really appreciated thanks.
No, you can't see behind the screen. I'm intrigued by your idea--it might work really well for you. This is not glass--it's a translucent vinyl placed over glass (not mounted to, just placed an inch behind it. So, to answer your question, you don't even need glass, just the translucent material to project onto.
Hi, thanks for the response it was very helpful.
If all is well then I could see it working like a green screen without the hassle of editing and the bonus of lighting the set realistically.
Do you have a suggestion for which translucent material I could use? Preferably cheaper to see if it works at all. Many thanks!
A frosted, gray, translucent material is best---so try using a frosted shower curtain or go to this website and look for "rear projection material" www.rosebrand.com/category12/projection-screens.aspx
awesome.. but i think the size of the video to the window and the house is not proportional.. it looks bigger... audience may think right away that its just a projector.. not so believable... but still awesome..
Allan Canlas Thanks Allan. I decided to maximize the size of the video to fit the window. It was much more impressive to have the video a bit larger for people driving by at a distance. This got RAVE reviews from the entire neighborhood. Great observation though--thank you for sharing that.
welcome zombie hunter... i really like it..
That's bad ass 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
How did you put the dideo on your iPad?
Think he ripped the clips from the DVD and installed in in final pro cut then down loaded it into his iPad.. How? I haven't a clue!
Ghosts be like
“ we don’t sound like that” 😏
Well done! You didnt want to use the sounds that came with the video? I find them to be pretty great.
has anyone got a video i could use and i can try it, i would like the scary videos like in this
Awsome
I think this guy made this before had coffee
Thanks
Ummm yeah. Not that technical.. Have no clue what the hell your doing.. I have the save DVDs however I just had enough issues trying to line up the projector and connecting speakers up outside my window and getting this dark material right.. Apparently I got a white shower curtain I'm guessing all wrong.. I'm so annoyed with this. I know atmosphere fx now has their own self adhesive material to put on the window.. I bought double sided tape for this bit I'm thinking now I will just using a shower curtain rod that expands and just tape the curtain over it.. Thanks for this tutorial. It looks great!
I came across another video, a guy used white tissue paper for his and it looks like it turned out great. I'll probably try it myself
looked like green smoke just like my neiborhood and my friends did,project it on a wall or something,plus the neiborhood association and neiborhood watch made them both actually take them down do to scaring children.
This is just too much work.. don't they have a regular projector and a hologram video??
so the ghost is a giant. sweet
Troppo bello!!!
cool
I just got ghostly apparitions on Amazon for $14 bucks.
Anyone made anything better 4 years on?
Nice video, but this is not "hollusion."
Thanks. This is a hologram on a window. A hollusion refers to an image projected on a mesh fabric (like scrim or bridal mesh) that is hung in an open space. I'll be doing this on my rooftop this year and I'll post a follow up video.
I guess I'm quibbling over words. To me, if the character isn't transparent (i.e. you can see THROUGH the character to the environment behind it) it's not a hologram. And you can put mesh in a window and have the character be transparent so you can see what's in the room. Like I said, splitting hairs. Anyway, it IS a well-done effect and a well-done video. I'm looking forward to seeing your rooftop thing.
Excellent points my friend. I'm super excited for this year's decorations. I'll post a follow-up. Happy Halloween! (Early I know, I just love saying it)
10 out of 10
Go to 9:00 for the video and skip the crap.
Larger than life size. 😕
Yes, in hindsight, I should have scaled down the images a bit, but I wanted to maximize the size to the viewing space. Thanks for the comment.
Can you email me the files? LoL
Does the gray material cut down from the big bright spot Im getting from the projector?