2010 Schedule of Events and Activities

Meals will be provided at Great Lakes FrightFest, however we ask that you help out by bringing both a dish to pass for the pot luck dinner as well as additional food supplies that will be used to help feed everyone (See the registration form or email us at KK@GreatLakesFrightFest.com for information on how to do this).

We will provide:
Coffee, tea, creamer, sugar, hot coco, OJ, plates, bowls, napkins, plastic silverware, styrofoam cups, condiments

What to bring:
Your beverages, snacks, munchies, a Dish To Pass for the pot luck dinner and canned goods for the food drive!

THURSDAY:
 ♦ Set up camp, assemble Haunted House
 ♦ Meals on your own

FRIDAY:
 ♦ Breakfast and Lunch "on your own"

 ♦ Finish assembling campsite
 ♦ Set up individual sites
 ♦ Campfire social
 ♦ Movie Night
 ♦ Dinner

SATURDAY:
 ♦ Show n Tell
 ♦ Haunt Related Demos
 ♦ Children's activities throughout the day
 ♦ Pot Luck Dinner
 ♦ Raffle & Mid-Way games
 ♦ Children's hayride
 ♦ GLFF "Fog Off" (sponsored by Froggy's Fog)
 ♦ Haunters Against Hunger Haunted House
 ♦ Children's Haunted House
 ♦ Breakfast, lunch & dinner

SUNDAY:
 ♦ Haunted House / Show & Tell
 ♦ Haunt Related Demos
 ♦ Children's activities throughout the day
 ♦ Tear Down
 ♦ Breakfast & lunch

Opens at 8:30

Registration - Please register at the registration tent to receive your GLFF wrist band (one per person) and "goody bag" (one per family) this allows us to keep an accurate head count of who attend. New this year will be a designated "Can Good" drop off tent. Where at the time you drop off your can goods you will receive a 2nd wrist band for your and your family's entrance into the haunted house(s)

8:00 - 9:30

Continental Style - Cereal, fruit, coffee cakes, coffee, tea, milk, OJ etc.

8:00 - 9:30

Haunter's Show and Tell - Bring your pictures and DVD's of your haunt, home haunt or party to share with others. A TV and DVD player will be available.

9:15 - 9:30

- Welcoming Announcements -

There is going to be an instructional class on performing the "Thriller" dance so that you can be one of the "cool" zombies with rhythm. Exact time to be announced.

Kkrazy Kkaren

Sew Scary & Vanessa

9:30 - 10:30

Projective Illusions - Video projection is one of the latest, high tech ways to WOW your patrons. These illusions can add a realistic looking effect that can't be achieved any other way. They can be used as a prop in and of themselves or they can be entertainment and fun for your audience. Jim will explore some of the many basic ways to set up different illusions using video projection as well as show and demonstrate some of the varieties of videos on the market today and how they can be adapted for your haunt.

Jim Wieme

M.C.H.C.

9:30 - ?

Buckey Corpsification - Demo - Throughout Saturday Robert with be corpsifying our beloved Bucky. During this time he will be show the proper techniques of how to turn your bucky into a corpse of rotting flesh as well as answer any question that your may have about the process.

Robert Beech

Brandywind Cemetery

10:30 - 11:30

Home Haunter's Insurance - Cary, from Kemner-Iott Agency will be discussing various scenarios of unfortunate things that could happen in or at your "home haunt" that might not necessarily be cover by your home owners insurance. Followed up by an open Question and Answer period.

Cary Carrico

Kemner-Iott Agency

11:30 - 12:00

Molds, Molds, Molds - Molds come in a variety of kinds, there are specific uses for each kind. Also, some casting materials have specific mold needs. This session will help you learn the differences and what the pros and cons of each mold type so you can get the most out of your molds for Halloween.

Sean Overton

Haunt Club Chicago

11:30 - 12:30

Photographing Your Haunt (One on One with Your Camera) - Work Shop - So you tried taking those pictures of your haunt and they didn't come out the way you wanted. You put it into auto mode and the flash fired or you got a blurry shot. Well now you can learn those "scary" settings know as manual mode. Bring your camera and maunual (if you still have it) and Brandon will help you figure out how to get great shots of your haunt with YOUR camera. Class limited to 15 people / cameras. To sign up contact Brandon directly at Dr.Ravenscroft@gmail.com

Brandon Tucker

(aka Ravenscroft)

12:00 - 1:00

- LUNCH -

12:30 - 1:00

Resin Casting - Bob discuss and demonstrate how to create multiple copies of a unique piece using silicone molds and polyurethane casting resin.

Bob Vailliencourt

12:30 - 1:30

Jim Wieme

M.C.H.C.

1:00 - 1:30

Kitty Litter Fog Chiller - Randy will demonstrate how to take a standard 40 lb Kitty Litter pail and turn it into a fog chiller. He will discuss the proper use and even the capability of "stacking" which allow you to use more than one cooler at a time.

Randy Goddard

Anubis Crypt

1:30 - 2:30

Zombie Crawler - Toby will discuss and demonstrate his remote Zombie Crawler. With details on some of the intricacies and pitfalls of building this awesome interactive prop.

Toby Wrolson

Haunt 31

2:30 - 3:30

Flame Thrower - Bacon, the head pyrotechnician for Detroit's own Theatre Bizarre will demonstrate the basic parts it takes to build a bodasious flame thrower as well safety tips when using pyrotechniques in your haunt

Bacon

Theatre Bizarre

3:30 - 4:30

Papier Mache Pumpkins- This will be a start to finish demonstration on how to construct two different armature styles, application of strip mache, sculpting with papier clays and painting techniques. Hopefully the demonstration will provide you with enough information to make you want to add papier mache to your prop building arsenal.

Scott Stoll

Stolloween

4:30 - 5:00

Faux Wood from Foam - Stacey and Mary will demonstrate how to take pink foam board and turn it into a piece of wood...well at least ti looks like wood. They will take you though the steps from carving a pattern into the foam with a hotknife or wood burner then painting your work to look just like the real thing.

Stacey Ashley

Mary McKeon

4:30 - 5:30

Fun with Foam - Hands on - Make n' Take - A hands on introduction on using two-part hard foam. Cost: $5.25/ person Payable (PAYPAL) to tobmaster340@gmail.com This will cover the cost of the supplies and will allow you to take home a actual casting that you made. A skull, arm, hand etc... Demo of this AWESOME product will include a brief mold overview and casting with foam followed by a "fun with foam" build session. Participants should consider a smock or old shirt (just in case) and latex gloves if they wish to keep their girlie hands clean. We will also provide some typical types of molds including latex, plastic, ceramic and even sand. Also, participants are encouraged to bring anything they would like to try to pour foam into: plastic skull, latex mold, etc.

Toby Wrolson & Sean Overton

Haunt 31

5:00 - 6:00

Toxic Waste Zombie - Watch Goldie do a full start to finish demostation of a "Decomposing toxic waste zombie" makeup. When she is done her actor will like the zombies from "The Return of the Night of the Living Dead"

Goldie

6:00 - 7:00

- Dinner -

Enjoy a feast you have never experienced before.

7:00 - 8:30

Raffles - During this time we will be raffling off our fantastic prizes so graciously donated by our sponsors. Do remember that proceeds from the raffles go to St. Anne's Parish food bank and the Monroe County Humane Society.

8:30 - ?

Carn-Evil - Thirsty's (Dave Doxey) own twist on all the beloved midway games at your local carnival. Yes, there will be prizes, but remember this is a group of haunted minds so you never know what you will win. Also there will be a "Dunk-A-Witch" dunk tank so get that arm in shape. Again proceeds from the games will go to St. Anne's Parish food bank and the Monroe County Humane Society. Carn-Evil is sponsored Defrightful Industries and the Dunk Tank by Defrightful Industries and Rick George.

8:30 - 9:00

The Great Annual "Fog Off" - Bring you biggest and baddest fogger and/or chiller and help us celebrate the kick off of the annual "Haunters Against Hunger" Haunted Houses. This also helps eradicate the mosquitoes by fogging out the entire campground. A sight to be seen. Also Corey Minion will be showing off some of VEI's new high output 20,000 and 35, 000 cfm foggers - fog your entire neighborhood.

Froggy's Fog

Dusk - ????

"Haunters Against Hunger" Haunted Houses. This is our 9th Annual event to raise non-perishables for both the St. Anne's Parish food bank as well as the Monroe County Humane Society.

Haunters Against Hunger

9:30 - 10:30

Pancakes, sausage links, cereal, fruit, coffee, tea, milk OJ etc.

10:00 - 10:30

Skull Topped Stanchions - Bob will show how he makes his stanchions for his post-and-cahin fence. The stanchions are made from ABS pipe, screw hooks and cheap plastic skulls.

Bob Vailliencourt

10:30 -11:00

Prop Building on a Budget - Synyster will demonstrate the step by step process of replicating skull heads for almost next to nothing. Since there are many variables in this process the end result is wonderful because you never end up with any two exactly alike.

Synyster & Ubel

11:00 - 12:00

FCG - (Flying Crank Armature) - This class will be an in depth look into the world of the Flying Crank Ghost concept. Randy will discuss items such as the structure to use, which motor, AC or DC, what type of string and even the building of your ghost itself. He will also be diving into the possibility of using this same concept for other props as well.

Randy Goddard

Anubis Crypt

12:00 - 12:30

Cheap and Easy Giant Spider Illusion - Sometimes simple is the best way to go when it comes to freaking people out. The unseen can be more terrifying at times. With this prop you will create the illusion of a giant spider without having the complete thing, which saves time, money and storage.

Ginny Henry

M.C.H.C.

12:30 - 1:00

- LUNCH -

Also announcement of our winners of the Best Haunted House Room and Best Campsite Awards

Kids Goodies Bags

Waterballon toss

Camp Grounds - Hayrides

Piñata

Crafts

Fishing

Basket Ball

Bike Rental

Children's Haunted House

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