About five years ago Mr. Chicken created a Madame Leota prop for his yard haunt. It turned out fantastic and I’ve wanted to build my own ever since (yeah, I know, I’m a procrastinator). Well, things have just gotten a little bit easier for me because Mr. Chicken has just taken care of a big portion of it for me, and boy does it look good. Sybil the Clairvoyant is a new video projection effect kit offered by Mr. Chicken that includes the video as well as the head form you’ll need to get started. The dvd includes two versions of the video projection, one which is just the head, the other includes the head and some eerie ghosts floating above Sybil for added effect. The kits cost $55.00 plus $10.00 for shipping. I must admit, when I checked it out I figured I wouldn’t like it because, let’s face it, Madame Leota is a pretty tough benchmark to beat, but boy was I wrong. Mr. Chicken has done a great job here, this video looks and sounds great, but what really makes it work is that it’s completely fresh content. Nobody’s ever seen Sybil before and I can guarantee you it’ll be more than just a head turner at your haunt. Don’t get me wrong, I still plan on making a Madame Leota (one of these days), but until then, it’s really nice to have Sybil the Clairvoyant as an...
Mr. Chicken’s Madame Leota...
posted by Tony
This prop tutorial is an oldie but a goodie. I first saw Mr. Chicken’s Madame Leota tutorial when it appeared on HauntForum. He moved it to the Mr. Chicken’s Yard Haunt blog quite a while ago and it deserves to be featured because of the great job he did on it. Positioning of the projector on this prop is just as essential and tricky as creating the form inside the globe and will make or break this effect....