It's about 7:30 on October 31st. Amber is out with Atom and some friends of ours, collecting treats and I'm holding down the Frightening Fort. I just thought I'd hop online a record a few of my thoughts about this whole process.
...First, I'm very happy with how things turned out. Yes, there were more than a few compromises, but I haven't been on a job yet where that doesn't happen, and the end product is always satisfactory. In the hour or so that kids and families have been stopping by I've heard more than a few screams and exclamations of haunted delight. I've heard several folks say that it's the best in the neighborhood. Take that, stupid neighbors with better things to do!
...I'm thinking that I should have thought to somehow reinforce the back of the dresser drawers, where the pneumatic pistons push them in and out. The first thing that happened tonight was that the upper drawer broke and is now motionless. Good thing I animated two drawers. Live and learn.
...Putting a container of candy in the room was a bad idea. The first group of kids to come in emptied it tossed it on top of my haunted bed. This leads into my next thought...
...Kids are inconsiderate twerps and deserved to get scared. No, you can't reach into my candy bowl and grab more candy. You get what you get.
...I'm amazed the whole room hasn't been torn apart. I'm anxiously waiting for someone to jump on or get pushed on top of the bed, destroying it.
...It's a little after 8pm and I'm getting low on candy. I hope things slow down soon. I hope I get to keep some of those Hershey Cookies 'n Cream bars for myself. I suppose if Atom and his friend get back soon I can give away some of their candy if I need to. It's Halloween Socialism!
...Surreptitiously videotaping people who come into the room is problematic. It's very hard to do it discretely while I'm sitting there behind the curtains because the camera screen can be seen. If I leave it there unmanned it will undoubtedly get found and stolen. It's also probably illegal.
...The dresser, hobbled as it is, still mostly works, but it hasn't been the source of screams that I thought it would be. I think the overall atmosphere in the room is spookier than any one element. Just goes to show the importance of a good audio mix and lighting scheme.
...Atom and company returned a little while ago bringing a much needed candy infusion. I don't think he'll miss a few packets of Nerds.
...About a quarter after 9 now. Traffic has declined to a trickle and no one has come by in 10 or 15 minutes. My choice is either to keep things open and continue to blog about it or shut down for the night and relax in bed with some wine (red wine, of course). I think I'm going to choose the latter.
Happy Halloween, everyone!
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