I made these two remote control rats for a local production of the musical Hairspray. The photos have captions describing each step of the process. The key to making them wobble when they move is a bolt extending out from the side of both rear tires. As the tires rotate, the bolts push up on alternating sides of the rat’s body.
I was hired to create the special effects for the musical “The Pajama Game”. The special effects consisted of:
- 4 fake throwing knives
- 7 mechanical knives that pop out from behind walls to simulate the knives being thrown
- small puff of smoke for a sewing machine having mechanical problems
- giant sparks for the same sewing machine having bigger problems
I was hired to make the mouse and bird puppets for a local high school production of the musical Cinderella. I made a total of 4 mice. One has animated arms. All 4 have animated heads.The bird’s wings can flap.
I was also responsible for designing the pumpkin carriage and the fire in the fireplace.
Their bit with the mousetraps at the end of the show had me crying. The nicest pair of guys you could ever hope to meet.
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Caught In Halloween’s Web is an original musical written by me and my brother in 2003. It featured original costumes made by me and ProMo Costumes, original music written and recorded by Kyle Johnson of Moontech Studios, and was performed by a cast made up of several local families in Marion, OH, which made the entire production very special to everyone involved. We performed the show on October 29 & 30, 2003 at the Palace Theatre in Marion, OH.
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