Add new life (or death!) to your Halloween haunt with custom video editing and projection: everything from eerie underwater effects to swing-dancing skeletons. Discover how the use of projectors, simple editing software and affordable animation programs can add professional quality thrills on a budget.

Explore the complete range of video solutions from “cheapo” hacked DVD players with looping clips to synchronized animation using advanced control software. Then discover the most effective ways to integrate video into your show. If you’re not making use of this show stopping technology, you should be. Your audiences will love it!

Geoffrey Holmes is an award winning professional video director, editor, and 3D animator with over twenty years of experience. Over the last several years, his attention has been focused on presenting an annual Halloween spectacular in the Niagara Region of Canada that has garnered much media attention, local fans, and internet praise. As creator of the website “holmeshauntedhomes.com” and member of “Garage of Evil” he has offered advice and shared trade secrets with fellow haunters for years. He’s thrilled to be presenting his first lecture at MHC.