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Posted by Janice Glesser (Member # 2758) on November 01, 2014, 02:47 PM:

I had a stream of kids all night. The hardest thing was juggling answering the door...handing out candy...and manning the projectors. Kids don't understand..."Just a minute...I have to rewind the film."

I'm putting together a video...but here are some pics.

Elmo ST800 on the left...and Chinon 7800 on right.

Posted by Dominique De Bast (Member # 3798) on November 01, 2014, 03:42 PM:

Last night (the 31st October, there is a time difference between Europe and the US), I was invited for a dinner. In the middle of it, someone rang the bell and the lady who was hosting was confused until I remind her it was Halloween (popular not so followed in Belgium as in Anglo saxon countries). I will have a Halloween screening tonight (as I was away yesterday) but for sure it will not beat yours, Janice.

Posted by Timothy Duncan (Member # 4461) on November 01, 2014, 04:04 PM:

It looks like GREAT FUN was had there at the witch's castle!

Posted by Pasquale DAlessio (Member # 2052) on November 01, 2014, 04:47 PM:

Looks like fun Jan!

Posted by Timothy Duncan (Member # 4461) on November 02, 2014, 05:19 AM:

Janice,
What films did you show?
-Tim

Posted by Dominique De Bast (Member # 3798) on November 02, 2014, 05:59 AM:

Timothy, Janice said in the Halloween show thread that she spliced digests of Dracula
A&C Meet Frankenstein
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Star Wars
Godzilla vs. The Thing
The Giant Behemoth
The Werewolf

Posted by Roger Shunk (Member # 2836) on November 02, 2014, 11:56 AM:

Sounds like Janice you could have used some help!
Looking forward to seeing the video.

Posted by Clay Smith (Member # 4122) on November 02, 2014, 12:46 PM:

Thanks to Janice's instructions she gave me last month, I was able to back screen on our front window Halloween night. It was a hit with everyone, lots of nice comments. Some of the parents commented that they hadn't seen projected film since being kids themselves. We showed Nosferatu, The Invisible Man, a reel of The Cat People and some assorted shorts. Thanks again Janice.

Posted by Timothy Duncan (Member # 4461) on November 02, 2014, 01:12 PM:

Great pics Clay! Nosferatu was indeed a great one to show.

Posted by Dominique De Bast (Member # 3798) on November 02, 2014, 01:29 PM:

Waw, well done, Clay !

Posted by Janice Glesser (Member # 2758) on November 02, 2014, 02:04 PM:

Well done Clay. I'll bet you had a lot of fun putting it together too [Smile]

With my son's grown and out of the house...I hadn't really enjoyed Halloween until last year when I did my first window show. I'm so glad you did it and I'm sure the trick-or-treaters and their parents were happily entertained.

Posted by Steve Klare (Member # 12) on November 02, 2014, 02:11 PM:

Excellent: very creative!

Do you have speakers outside?

Posted by Paul Adsett (Member # 25) on November 02, 2014, 02:39 PM:

Those back projected shots of Nosferatu on Clay's front window look really creepy! I think Janice has started a whole new Halloween thing here, I may have a go myself next year. [Smile]

Posted by Janice Glesser (Member # 2758) on November 02, 2014, 03:32 PM:

Yes Paul...you should do this next year.

Steve... I didn't use any sound from my projectors this year...just made a custom Halloween CD and played it on a portable DVD player connected to a small guitar amp. I just opened one side on my sliding window and aimed the speaker out the window. Last year I showed sound cartoons while rewinding the other projector. My amp has two imputs so I plugged both the projector and the DVD player into the amp.

Posted by Janice Glesser (Member # 2758) on November 02, 2014, 06:09 PM:

Here's the link to my Halloween window show video on YouTube.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hJuhgpVWw_U&feature=youtu.be

...also on Vimeo (no ads [Smile]

)
https://vimeo.com/110736160

[ November 03, 2014, 12:42 PM: Message edited by: Janice Glesser ]

Posted by Timothy Duncan (Member # 4461) on November 02, 2014, 07:04 PM:

JANICE,
I wish that I could have been one of your trick or treaters! GREAT VIDEO! Everyone go to YouTube and give it a thumbs up!

Posted by Douglas Meltzer (Member # 28) on November 02, 2014, 07:36 PM:

Janice,

Brilliant!

Doug

Posted by Adrian Winchester (Member # 248) on November 02, 2014, 11:58 PM:

Amazing - I wonder if all the kids were brave enough to come to the door of such a spooky house!

Posted by Janice Glesser (Member # 2758) on November 03, 2014, 12:38 PM:

Adrian... I think the pics and video made it look scarier than it really was. Except for some teenagers the little kids came with their parents. They all looked pretty brave walking through the scull lights to the front door. They were so adorable...and some very creative costumes. One kid had a zipper pasted to his face and when I opened the door he said..."Lady...can you zip me up?" [Smile]

Posted by Timothy Duncan (Member # 4461) on November 03, 2014, 03:41 PM:

Janice were any of the kids fascinated or in awe of the movies being projected in the window? If so, what kind of comments did they make?

Posted by Janice Glesser (Member # 2758) on November 03, 2014, 04:14 PM:

Timothy, I wouldn't say the kids were in awe. Moving pictures to this generation aren't that unique...even on a window. However, I think the teenagers and parents enjoyed the over-all Halloween ambiance. Many commented on how much they liked the decorations and the effort I put into it. That's good enough for me.

[ November 03, 2014, 06:41 PM: Message edited by: Janice Glesser ]

Posted by Graham Ritchie (Member # 559) on November 03, 2014, 10:16 PM:

That's excellent Janice... well done [Big Grin]

Posted by Roger Shunk (Member # 2836) on November 04, 2014, 12:52 PM:

Well done Janice nice presentation! What do you have in store for Christmas?
[Cool]

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