Midwest Haunters Convention
Posted by Dawn Subhasiriwatana at 7/16/2007 9:05 PM and is filed under SPFX make-up,Trade Show Convention,Prosthetics 
This weekend I attended the Midwest Haunter's Convention in Columbus, Ohio. This convention was primarily for owners and operators of haunted attractions. Their community is friendly and a positive environment where everyone is willing to share their experiences.
I was able to catch a few make-up workshops that were quite outstanding. A 2 part prosthetics workshop instructed by Scott Sliger was great because it was actually hands on. We built a few molds that we could take home and later build more latex prosthetics. Gene Flaharty from Mehron gave a Moulage class and the Wolfe Brothers had demos on their paints, which I love. All instructors were very generous with their wide scope of knowledge.
Last year I worked at a haunted attraction in the Lincoln Park neighborhood of Chicago. It was Cherry Red's Twisted House of Terror. It was my first experience with the fast paced SPFX make-ups that are required of a live action attraction and I found it very satisfying creatively. The make-ups that are needed are much more theatrical due to lighting and quickness of their viewing. I am hoping to find another haunting this Halloween that will be as challenging and as rewarding as last years.
I was able to catch a few make-up workshops that were quite outstanding. A 2 part prosthetics workshop instructed by Scott Sliger was great because it was actually hands on. We built a few molds that we could take home and later build more latex prosthetics. Gene Flaharty from Mehron gave a Moulage class and the Wolfe Brothers had demos on their paints, which I love. All instructors were very generous with their wide scope of knowledge.
Last year I worked at a haunted attraction in the Lincoln Park neighborhood of Chicago. It was Cherry Red's Twisted House of Terror. It was my first experience with the fast paced SPFX make-ups that are required of a live action attraction and I found it very satisfying creatively. The make-ups that are needed are much more theatrical due to lighting and quickness of their viewing. I am hoping to find another haunting this Halloween that will be as challenging and as rewarding as last years.
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