How exactly does one get into the business of being a professional haunter? The acting is understandable and so is makeup and costume. But quite frankly, I'm stumped on how one can actually get into this industry. Sure, every year there's houses upon houses of folks that spend tons of money on Halloween stuff. There are thousands of people that will pay money to stand out in cold weather at night in the middle of nowhere, sometimes, to walk through a haunted space. They are, in fact, a majority of what makes the haunted industry what it is; they are the people that we market to. Granted, I'm speaking outside of theatre and movie.
Anyone that I know of that has a passion for something will find a way to do what they can do. I want to know how it works. What is the process? Clearly, this isn't an industry that anyone can get into because not everyone is into Halloween. Wouldn't you agree that most of us are, ya know, a little off and weird? Lol. I'm going to bring in the saying that some people will say: "it's easy and anybody can do it; taking pictures, painting, what-have-you is easy, anyone can be a photographer, anyone can paint. I'll say it here, no they can't. True, anyone can snap a picture and anyone can throw paint on a canvas but it's not the same thing.
Are most of the people who do hauntings professionally coming from some kind of art field? Are they coming from a technical design, electronical engineering field? Is it a bunch of people who have a common interest getting together, throwing stuff in a space and having at it? Or is there someone or several people in the bunch that actually know how to paint, set up lighting, sew, etc? How does it work?
Anyone that I know of that has a passion for something will find a way to do what they can do. I want to know how it works. What is the process? Clearly, this isn't an industry that anyone can get into because not everyone is into Halloween. Wouldn't you agree that most of us are, ya know, a little off and weird? Lol. I'm going to bring in the saying that some people will say: "it's easy and anybody can do it; taking pictures, painting, what-have-you is easy, anyone can be a photographer, anyone can paint. I'll say it here, no they can't. True, anyone can snap a picture and anyone can throw paint on a canvas but it's not the same thing.
Are most of the people who do hauntings professionally coming from some kind of art field? Are they coming from a technical design, electronical engineering field? Is it a bunch of people who have a common interest getting together, throwing stuff in a space and having at it? Or is there someone or several people in the bunch that actually know how to paint, set up lighting, sew, etc? How does it work?
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