Now that SpookyBear Weekend has finally come and gone, I can finally post about some of the things that I had to keep under wraps for months leading up to the event. We design an plan for months for every last detail of how the Paramount Nightclub will be transformed for the big party, and we keep it all top secret, so that the "big reveal" on Saturday night has the biggest impact. This year's plan was to create the sense of stepping into a giant comic book. The wall art, which I will describe in another post, accomplished this, but there had been a lingering desire to use the screen behind the big bar to bring the theme to life with light and motion. The Event Coordinator, Chris Grasso, and I, plotted to what extent we would delve into the concept, listing out pages of shows and movies that needed some representation in our "Heroes & Villians" video. At some point, the powers that be agreed that a 20ish minute video would be enough to give the crowd the sense that something new was on the screen every time they looked at it.
After several weeks of research, and several near-sleepless nights, the video finally came together. It included finished photography from PhotoBearNE, the original animation I produced as Hairyer Parts Comics, portions of the wall art set to motion, and lots of rapid-fire action shots of Superman, Batman, Avengers, and so much more. If you were at the party and peered behind the bar, you probably didn't realize that the footage was all set to music so as to ensure a sense of timing. I previewed the finished product a few hours before the party to the postcard models who made it to Provincetown. They convinced me it needed to be seen online by the community at large. Later in the evening, I wiggled my way to bar and noticed everyone waiting for their drinks were transfixed to the screen, which made my night.
We wanted to create something that captured the spirit of the SpookyBear Weekend, that would be fun, sexy, and maybe even a little campy. I think we succeeded in this. So, here it is, the entire video. Please enjoy. And if you did, please share it, so that others can see it!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SxBzoZLF7WU
