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Proposed Schedule of Events
Friday Night: June 6th 2008
(PropMaster's Home/Yard)
 | Meat n' Greet/Show & Tell Dutch Oven Dinner/Pool
Party: 6:00PM-10:00PM: Our own Dennis is a Dutch Oven Master and will prepare a Dutch Oven
Dinner. The Idaho Boys will provide Famous Idaho Potatoes and Desert. We will need an accurate count of those attending and we will
provide a list of items you may bring if you feel so inclined to create a
real pot luck haunters dinner. Bring your swimsuit and a towel if you (or
your kids) want
to swim The pool will be heated and open.
| During this time haunters will share (Show & Tell) the props they
have brought. Based upon previous years, this is a most interesting and
entertaining part of the gathering. |
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Friday Night Demo's
| Show and Tell: Flaunt it if you got it!!! |
All |
Unlimited |
Bring anything you want to share during the Prop
Show and Tell. |
| Prop-1 Demo: Meet "Chucky" and see how a Prop-1
can bring your props to life! |
EFX-TEK Team John B. & Jon W. |
15-30 min. |
Just a little Prop-1 Tease!!! |
| Projection Your Haunt: Dave Bates explains and
does a demo of his award winning haunt projection technique. |
Dave Bates |
15-30 min. |
Make my house come alive and make those Pumpkin Leaf Bags Sing Dave! |
| Projecting onto Scrim or Screen: How to project
onto scrim or black/grey nylon window screen |
PropMaster |
15-30 min. |
Projecting on Screen/Scrim
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Saturday: June 7th (Held at
1122 N. Grand Ave. in Provo: Church Pavilion:
No drinking, smoking, or cussin'
please)
| Continental Breakfast:
7:30AM-8AM: (Donations
Accepted!)
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| Continental Breakfast.
Unload Show & Tell
items. Set Up Time.
Meet your fellow haunters.
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| Prop Swap and
Halloween Music/Video Swap (On-going all day)
(VHS/DVD/LP/ CD) Some haunters that also collect
music/videos have requested this and I think it's a great idea. Bring
anything Halloween related that you might want to give away, swap or sell. If
you have a "collection" of anything Halloween related please bring
it to "show and tell". We will have both show and tell and swap
tables set up in the pavilion.
Individual (One-On-One) help programming
your Prop-1 (On-going all day)
Bring your Prop-1 and your Prop you are trying to get it
to operate. The EFX-TEK Team will work with you to write the code needed or
answer any questions related to your Prop-1. |
| Morning Seminar #1: (1 Hr 30 min..)
8:30AM -
10AM.......................Timing is Everything!!!
Prop Controllers: How they work and how to program
them!
Comparing the features and costs of different commercial timers
you can use to activate your props.
Click here to be taken to the Haunt
Controller info page!
Click on the controller below to go to their web page for info.
Prop-1,
PET-III, Flex ECT,
RCT,
picoboo, |
Braindead Vern is one of the founders of the FrightFest NorthWest
haunters group and managers their email list. Vern presented this
seminar at last years FFNW Gathering. |
Seminar, no prop will be build.
45-60 min. |
No sign up required. |
| Prop-1 Prop Controller Overview: What components
make up the Prop-1 control system?
How do you do AC, Audio, etc.?
What new in hardware and software for the Prop-1 |
EFX-TEK Team John B. & Jon W. |
Seminar, no prop will be build.
30-45 min. |
No sign up required. |
Morning Seminar #2: (90 Min.) 10-11:30.......................Crank
it up!
Flying Crank Ghost:
Aluminum Frame w/Styrofoam Wig head and Cheese Cloth Ghost. |
Dennis |
Parts Kit Cost: Approx. $85 |
You will leave with a Complete Working Prop.
To sign up make an $85 PayPal payment to
Dennis dhowen@sfcn.org or contact Dennis directly at this email to make
payment arrangements.
If you plan to bring your own motor and power
supply the cost is only $59. PayPal payment to
Dennis dhowen@sfcn.org or contact Dennis directly at this email to make
payment arrangements. |
Morning Seminar #3: (1 Hr.) 11:30AM - 1:00..........................Build
your own Variable Event Timer!
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Heat up your soldering irons and grab your printed circuit
boards. Order the kit and make a timer to operate a prop. This
prop will likely take only 60 minutes, but we have allowed 90
minutes to insure everyone finishes. The last 30 minutes overlaps
with lunch. |
Hugh |
Parts Kit Cost:
$28 |
You will leave with a Complete Working Prop.
To sign up make a $28 PayPal payment to Hugh
at isuroot@gmail.com
or contact Hugh directly at this email to make
payment arrangements. |
 
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| Lunch and Learn: Prop-1 Seminar and BBQ Burger & Fries Lunch: (60 Min.) 12:30 -
1:30PM |
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| To make the most of our time, while
you eat you will also learn!!! |
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No sign up required. Please bring a cooler with your own
drinks and snacks. |
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| You may bring a sack lunch or have
burgers and hot dogs from the grill. The Idaho Boys will
provide Famous Idaho French Fried Potatoes. We will not have time to go out for
lunch. Too many props to build with so little time. I will bring a gas
grill and have some burger and hot dogs w/buns available. Bring a cooler
with your favorite drinks or snacks. (As with Breakfast: Donations Are
Welcome (needed)!) |
| Afternoon Seminar #1: (2 Hrs.)
1:30-3:30PM...................................Step Up to the Bar:
Building a 4 Bar Pneumatic Lifter |
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| This 4 bar lifter could be used with your 1/2 coffin
or another prop to propel a skeleton or other monster.
This could include the screen door cylinder and valve. |
Jason |
Parts Kit will be available.
Watch this space for a link to sign up and buy
the kit. |
You will leave with a Complete Working Prop.
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| Break: 10 min.
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| Afternoon Seminar
#2:
(2 1/2 hrs.) 3:40PM - 5:25PM.......................The Dark
Arts: Projecting Ghostly Images
| Projected Talking Bust: As seen in Disney's Haunted
Mansion, The Hallowed Haunting Grounds and The Davis Graveyard How-2 explaining the process of creating a video of a talking
head/face and then projecting that video onto a plaster/clay bust. |
Jeff & Chris Davis Davis Graveyard |
60 min. |
Jeff has confirmed his travel plans from the
pacific northwest. No sign up is required. |
| Pepper's Ghost Explained |
Tom & Doug |
45 min. |
No sign up is required |
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| Break: 5 min.
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| Afternoon Seminar
#3:
(1 hr.) 5:30 - 6:15PM.......................Everything You
Ever Wanted To Know About Servo's...But Were Afraid to Ask!
| Servo Seminar |
EFX-TEK Team |
45 min. |
No sign up is required |
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Sunday: June 8th
| Continental Breakfast:
8:30AM-9AM........................................
Continental
Breakfast.
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| Morning Seminar: 9AM - Noon.............................................Suggestions
for Sunday Seminars Include:
| Programming the Prop-1 Bring you
Prop-1 and your laptop. The EFX-TEK Team will show you
their new software and provide a hands on programming
session and individual help with YOUR Prop-1 and YOUR
Prop. |
Team EFX-TEK |
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| Vixen/VSA lectures:
45 min. (This is the new user friendly software for the
Prop-1.) |
Team EFX-TEK |
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| Prop-1 Programming
Basics: 1 hour |
Team EFX-TEK |
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| Audacity: 45 minutes.
(Music/sound editing software) |
Team EFX-TEK |
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| Shiatsu Neck Massager Ground Breaker
Zombie |
Spencer Carter |
Future Seminar
Not 2008 Gathering? |
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| Hitchin' Ghosts (ala Disney's Haunted
Mansion) |
PropMaster? |
Future Seminar
Not 2008 Gathering? |
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| Skeletal Organist |
Mark? |
Future Seminar
Not 2008 Gathering? |
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| PVC Yard Boy w/Neck Movement for Talking
Skull |
PropMaster |
Future Seminar
Not 2008 Gathering? |
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| Afternoon
Event: Visit to the
Castle of Chaos in SLC:
(2 1/2 hrs.) ?PM - ?PM.......................This is a behind
the scenes tour of a great local haunt! As we get closer we will
finalize the time. We will need a count to provide to the Castle
of Chaos. This will likely be schedule to start at 1 or 2 PM and
last 1-3 hours. |
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