Projection Mapped Floating Head Kit!

Effects artist Jasper Anderson, aka Mr. Chicken's Prop Shop, brings another of his delightful haunt kits to our studio. This time, it's his take on a classic floating head in a bowl, using projection mapping. Jasper walks us through how he designed the sculpt and animation that combine for this eye-catching special effect.

Shot by Gunther Kirsch and edited by Norman Chan

Tested is:

Intro bumper by Abe Dieckman

Thanks for watching!

[RichSobocinski]

When I was 10 or 12 I saw an exhibit at the Smithsonian in DC that used this exact same effect. I'm 61 now.

[NickMcCowin]

The timing of the smile at 4:59 is perfect.

[Rolodzeo]

I thought the cristal bowl would interfere somehow with the projector beam. Interesting.

[karlkastor]

Live projection mapping is even cooler and can be applied to human actors. Instead of projecting a fixed video, the image is dynamically calculated for the current position and angle.

[VinluvAntonHandesbukia]

I would like to add motors in the jaw and mouth behind latex to make the fore head and chin movements more realistic

[memorandom]

Well, _that's_ the stuff of nightmares.

[johnsmitty]

he needs to make a futurama head in jar version

[rockyxbautista]

I love Jasper’s work! Hope to see more of him here!

[rdg]

These remind me of the Haunted Mansion ride.

[Depbu]

I saw this done on the USS Lexington in Texas. It is even creepier when it is supposed to be a normal human face.

[DarkNookShop]

Love it. So simple and so cool looking.

[Lair_of_Adair]

Remeber the Star Wars messenger droid cosplay, I wonder if they could put Palpatine's head and apply it with this.

[borimirtheboring]

Why does this remind me of 790 from Lexx?

[georgephilips]

Given the lack of the Pro item, can you project from the rear of the mask? And what type of projector can be used for a short distance that would allow you to project from INSIDE the pro version?

[donlee_ohhh]

Very cool though it is interesting how much you notice when a nose should be moving when the nose can't move.

[georgejetson]

looking for a projector that could be inserted in the back of a hollow head to project on the face from inside any ideas on what type would be able to do this?

[brentsander]

"Grim grinning ghosts come out to socialize"

[acexprt]

So this guy is definitely a Haunted Mansion fan. The raven, now this.

[lonelyboi]

Serpents, Spiders, tail of a rat, call in the spirits, wherever your at.

[TheRainHarvester]

It would be cool to use a snap chat filter to project other's faces onto it real-time.