Hauntcon Weekend and Tour Of Universals Halloween Horror Nights

Well Ghouls and gals this week starting Thursday April 29th is the
kick off of Hauntcon!!! Don't know what Hauntcon is? Well it is Haunted
Attraction National Tradeshow & Convention Hosted by Leonard Pickel.
http://hauntcon.com/

The event is in it's 3rd year of providing the entertainment industry
with all kinds on neat stuff like, seminars, trade show floor, Hearse show, tours
and more.

This Thursday night I attended the behind the scenes event at Universal Studios Orlando
to be part of a meet and greet with members of Art and Design.

There was a small presentation that was given after our dinner, that consistent
of the members explaining a little bit about what they do. A small video
explaining brief history of Halloween Horror Nights, followed by a session of Q & A.

It was great to hear the masters of their craft talking about the grueling schedule and budgets,
key points that make or break events in my opinion. As a Concept artist one can only marvel at the challenges
they face on a year basis. From conceptual drawings to completed maze in three weeks per house!

Balancing content, handling crowds, and creating an event that is loved by many fans, and satisfying the general public.
Universal does it's finest work without anyone even knowing it, although many try to dig into the minds involved they handle it well.

We also got to see a short film on The Wizarding World of Harry Potter, before our break out. Here we got to see a glimpse
of the latest attraction to hit Orlando.

In the break out session of the event we were able to have a one to one with the Industry Professionals in there own stations.

People like my mentor and friend Ray Keim who handles Web Design and makes models for the event along with signature, etc.
http://www.haunteddimensions.raykeim.com/

T.J. Mannarino - Art Director, David Hughs, Rick Spencer, Michael Burnett, to name a few.

They covered everything from prosthetic, make up, wardrobe, house construction, to web design. truly a spectacular event, for
fans and Industry Professionals alike.

Below are photos from the event take by my friend Jeramy Walton.
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Til next time HAPPY HAUNTING!!!

The Skoolhouse HHN18 ( Halloween Horror Nights Inspired ) HIGH RESOLUTION VIDEO

Mr. Renshaw’s class has always been good. Mr. Renshaw’s class has never broken the rules. Mr. Renshaw’s class has always been perfect little angels. All of that changes when the kids from the Skoolhouse “cut” class. The children of the quaint town of Carey, Ohio are out to teach everyone that their version of Trick or Treat may be the difference between your life and death.

Entertainment Designer Forum 4.23.2010

Well I don't write much here on my art blog, but decided to do so today. Last night I attended the Entertainment Designer Forum at the M.A.D.C.O.W. Theater. Interesting little place, nice atmosphere and great staff.

Last night's event was to help raise funds for the fight against Cancer, and what a great night it was for all involved. I got a chance to meet new people and some friends again.

The main speaker was Stephanie Girard who is currently battling cancer and the person that the event was for. For those who don't know she is a Freelance designer that created the Skoolhouse for Halloween Horror Nights 18.

The interesting thing is that I was building a 3D model of the Skoolhouse using Lightwave because I was inspired by her work and the work of my Mentor Ray Keim. Ray runs a great site called http://www.haunteddimensions.raykeim.com/ here he builds and post paper models of different attraction like The Haunted Mansion and Screamhouse for donations, which he started to keep himself occupied during the battle. I found out that Ray had battled Cancer too, and so I needed to attend this event and lend my support.

But like I always say everything happens for a reason, and so here I am creating a model at the same time people are putting this event together. And me not knowing that the event was for Stephanie, I just assumed that it was a relay for Cancer and a neat way to hang out and catch up with all my mentors, and friends from the industry.

So in short I am attaching links to http://www.cancer.org/docroot/par/content/PAR_1_Relay_For_Life.asp to my video of The Skoolhouse in the hopes that you all will lend your support as well.

Here are some links:

Ray Keim ( Haunted Dimensions )
http://www.haunteddimensions.raykeim.com/

American Cancer Society
http://www.cancer.org/docroot/par/content/PAR_1_Relay_For_Life.asp

Youtube Model Video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C0hX2sRZ1PM

The Skoolhouse HHN18 ( Halloween Horror Nights Inspired ) LOW RESOLUTION VIDEO

The Skoolhouse HHN18 ( Halloween Horror Nights Inspired )

I have been working on this model for the Skoolhouse for about two weeks and here are some high resolution stills.

The Model was created using Lightwave 09. The lighting and animation was done by Eion-Ray Patterson.

Original Drawings by Stephanie Girard

2D / 3D Paper Model by Ray Keim

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