Gishweek is over!

[tripperfunster]

Hold on to your panties, kids, because I've got some stuff to upload!

But first, a video that I made with my son, to get us ready for all of the editing and costuming that we would be doing. (he did the editing, I did the costume.)

That ridiculous dinosaur is Dinomite The half dinosaur half mite mascot of this year's hunt.

I felt that making a costume would give us a step up from the competition. Little did I know that that fucking head would be the death of me! I called to get some foam to cut the shape out of, and a 3x3x3' foam piece cost $300! hahahahahah NOPE. So I used insulating styrofoam, which turned out to be a total PIA to cut and shape. I ended up using a sander, and when I die and they cut me open, I'm quite sure that little foam pieces will come out. They don't biodegrade!

Link to video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IEs5LCg1Pug Gishtastic Park

Comments

[amberdreams.livejournal.com]

Woman, you are impressively insane. Really GISHWHES should employ you!

I'm gutted you weren't on our team LOL

[tripperfunster.livejournal.com]

I would love to work for Gishwhes! Sadly, I'm pretty sure most of the positions are volunteer. Plus, then I couldn't do the hunt!

How did your team do? I don't think I got more than 5 hours of sleep per night that week. I am VERY much catching up on my zzz's now!

[amberdreams.livejournal.com]

We had a lot of fun - failed on a lot of items where we thought there was half a chance of getting them done but managed to do a whole lot more, and some of us managed to get together for a day to play, which made it a lot more enjoyable.

I'm sticking the odd item on my LJ. Can't wait to see all of yours again!

[blackrabbit42.livejournal.com]

THAT IS AMAZING!!! And your actors really nailed it. I recently re-watched Jurassic park, and they got down every exact nuance of that scene.

Wow.

:)

[tripperfunster.livejournal.com]

Hee! Thanks! The 'actors' are me and my son. And yeah, I watched that clip a few times so we'd get it pretty close. Got a whole bunch of mosquito bites doing that last 'dino' scene too! :D

[foxestacado.livejournal.com]

Hahaha that was great!

[tripperfunster.livejournal.com]

Thanks! We had a blast making it!

[synn.livejournal.com]

Awesome!

My aunt (an artist) used to work with insulating styrofoam to make funky kids furniture - she once put a HUGE block of it in our driveway to work with -- 'snow' everywhere.

[tripperfunster.livejournal.com]

It sounds a lot more fun that it is. That stuff is just gross and clings to you!! That furniture sounds cool, though!

[synn.livejournal.com]

yes, that's the feeling I got from watching her - also that it was much more difficult to work with than you might expect, though she called it easy.

The furniture was great -- she made a big giant chair shaped like a frog once, and little toadstool seats to go with it.

[dickgloucester.livejournal.com]

That's such an awesome video! Great acting, particularly from the dinomite...

That dino head is brilliant.

[tripperfunster.livejournal.com]

I am a method actor. I BECAME the dino for that scene. ;)

[sra-danvers.livejournal.com]

OMG you make a good Laura Dern! And your son is wonderful, too!! The T-Rex was hilarious XD
Great!

[tripperfunster.livejournal.com]

Thank you, dear!!