My Epic Re-Imagined Bride of Frankenstein

[Acid PopTart]

So due to the new jobs I've acquired, I don't seem to have a lot of free time (but whoa boy is having money again nice, I certainly do like eating every day!) and with trying to fund my movie still, I had to make a decision to either work on costumes or a Halloween display. Since it's one of my friends' birthday Halloweekend, I chose costumes plus once I got the sketches down of my idea for a Bride of Frankenstein, I just had to do it!

If anyone remembers I was working on a goat lady costume, I still am, it just was going to take a lot more time than I had, so I shelved it to be worked on later. As it were, this Bride of Frankenstein costume took somewhere I think around 60 maybe more hours.

I made the wig and the costume is scraped from an amazing amount of "found objects" including a bunch of stuff I bought in auction lots earlier this summer. So all those metal bits you see are either 1950's tractor springs or actual 1950's electronics. I tell you... one good thunderstorm and I was gonna be more ALIVEEEEEEE than I bargained for, haha!



Those giant test tubes and tubing you see are all filled with liquid that originally I wanted to glow but all experiments from this glow in the dark powder I got to busting open various light sticks all failed. It's a lovely putrid colour that fits into the costume, but it don't glow at all. Now a black light on the other hand was lovely, but I wasn't walking around a huge street carnival with a black light display, I already had too many touchy feely drunks and in 8 inch platforms and sfx lenses that greatly limited my vision - not a good plan!



Of course I tested all the tubing and test tubes for leaking, I sealed off the tubing with hot glue inside and the test tubes are these marvelous things from Steve Spangler science store that come with screw caps and they work well! I threw some tractors springs inside. There are indeed bolts on my neck, largest I could find without making them myself, just hard to see.



It's hard to see but besides another large test tube with tubing and wire, there's this great colour changing tube strapped to my other leg, it would pulse this red then green then purple then blue and I screwed a lot of bolts to the side plus added more rusted springs to the top so it looked more like some kind of necessary electronic piece to keep the Bride alive.



This is the most intensive costume I think I've made and I feel I really outdid myself compared to previous years, I'm pretty proud although I know what improvements I need to make before I got to shoot this in a more pro setting versus before we go out partying shots. This also marks the first time I am literally bolted into this costume! I wish you could see the metal bits on my elbows better.

[Spooky1]

The costume looks great! Nice job on the reimagined Bride.

[Rahnefan]

Everything about this is cool. I can't think of a worthy comment!

[goneferal]

Great job. I love the details, you do amazing work!

[kiki]

as all your creations I have seen this one is also astounding.. very industrial flavor..
I live in New Orleans.. I feel for you on all the drunk groping hands... and even joked this year about figuring away to make next yrs costume with an automatic zapper.. give the pervs a good jolt as reward to their uninvited hands...
:-)

[debbie5]

This costume is amazing. If this helps for next time: You can use either glow in the dark earrings (very small tubes) or mouthpieces (again- small tubes) to light up liquid. WalMart also sells immerse able, golf ball sized lights in the floral section that glow either in several solid colors, or 2 diff rotating multicolors. Two for five dollah.

[Acid PopTart]

Thank you all for the kind words!!!

Originally Posted by kiki

..... figuring away to make next yrs costume with an automatic zapper.. give the pervs a good jolt as reward to their uninvited hands...
:-)

Hahaha! Indeed!

Originally Posted by debbie5

This costume is amazing. If this helps for next time: You can use either glow in the dark earrings (very small tubes) or mouthpieces (again- small tubes) to light up liquid. WalMart also sells immerse able, golf ball sized lights in the floral section that glow either in several solid colors, or 2 diff rotating multicolors. Two for five dollah.

Thanks so much dear!

Forgive my stupidity here... okay so glow in the dark earrings that look like small tubes? Or mouthpieces? Where would one get such a thing? I'm guessing you just put the whole item in the test tube? I wonder if just that small item would glow or if the liquid would... I tried a mixture of glow in the dark paint with water but it didn't glow well at all, excellent under blacklight which doesn't help me at all until they make some waterproof tiny blacklights!

These floral lights you talk of from Wally World sound pretty useable though, for that price I think I'll test them out. I still have yet to do a proper shoot with this costume plus we're talking about filming it. Thanks for the help!

[debbie5]

Glow in the dark earrings & mouthpieces are just like a regular crack & glow lightstick only tiny. (Some earrings are large hoops..the ones I'm talking about are straight tubes.)About 2 inches long. Most party shops will sell them. They are sealed/waterproof just like a reg glow stick. I found that if the solution or goo they are suspended or sitting in in is not totally clear, they will light up & glow the entire fluid they are suspended in. I put them in the gelatinazed goo from a diaper (activated with water) to make a toxic spill pool one year. One diaper= 2+ gallons of goo. And it can be dyed as well. Might be a good alternative to carrying liquids in the bottles on the costume.

Mouthpiece..the glow stick pops out. http://www.littlebrightlights.com/si...roduct/1096-07

Earrings..uber cheap! http://www.glowwithus.com/glow_jewelry.htm

[Frighteners Entertainment]

I LOVE it!
Though you are almost too pretty to be effective! lol

[Lauriebeast]

You look absolutely amazing! You're very talented and creative......BRAVA!!!!!!