10 DIY Halloween Lighting Upgrades!

[@pennst1179]

I’m looking to up my lighting game for our family’s haunt this year. So the timing was great and this will be a great resource for future reference.

[@AIM54A]

Another great video. One thing I've learned over the years is flickering point source lighting like candles really makes a graveyard.. And it's better to error on too much light then too little.

[@prsstephenvessell]

The OG of home haunts gets an upgrade? Beautiful

[@costumesforalloccasions]

Great job Derek!

[@agundrum1]

Thanks!

[@VanOaksProps]

Thank you!!

[@crocholiday]

Easily my favorite DIY Halloween prop videos. I've followed quite a few and they work like a charm!

[@prenticefamily7128]

I love learning from your videos. Your directions are clear and easy to follow and not full of extra things that can be confusing. I noticed the Olde English D on your Orange and Blue hat and it looks great! Greetings from Detroit! Keep up the great work.

[@VanOaksProps]

Thanks so much!

[@surfbuf1]

Just wanted to say thank you for all your great videos.

[@VanOaksProps]

My pleasure!

[@shanelewis961]

Awesome video, awesome haunt. Smartly done, fun to watch.

[@VanOaksProps]

Thanks a bunch!

[@Ktamsor2]

Awesome video! Thank you for the hard work you do.

[@Biokemist-o3k]

Good compilation!!

[@brianstone6463]

Hello, bot.

[@VanOaksProps]

Thanks a lot!

[@Biokemist-o3k]

@@VanOaksProps Thanks my friend.....Your talent is on another level...

[@Biokemist-o3k]

@@brianstone6463 Hello bot back...lol

[@migueelmunoz]

Great video! Could you explain your whole audio system? And are the rca connections used for both audio and lighting?

[@VanOaksProps]

The rca connector lighting is its own separate thing. Our audio setup is just a few speakers and amplifiers. Not very high tech at all.

[@creatrix_britt]

Best Halloween videos on KZbin! ❤

[@DavidNance]

I created a power distribution center using a waterproof hinged box and DIN rail mounted Wago blocks. I brought 120VAC into the box with its own circuit breaker in the box. I then used a AC to DC power converter to get 12 vdc at 5 amps. So I have a mix of 120vac and 12vdc 5a available depending on my decorations. Then I used lamp cord and vampire plugs to run power to each display point.

[@VanOaksProps]

Nice work!

[@mcglashenmann2181]

This is a fantastic video. You should really consider making another video tutorial about sound/ adding sound effect to props! With Halloween fast approaching we could use it! Great work!

[@VanOaksProps]

Noted!

[@jamesday4547]

Thanks just ordered some lighting from interstellar. Right now they are on sale

[@VanOaksProps]

Awesome!

[@deanhunt9376]

This was a great refresher and I learned something new. I ordered those Ustellar LED lights.

[@dougcasey5012]

Great video! I am going to do 4 of the 12 Volt LED pumpkins with 4 male RCA plugs. Can I make a junction box? If so, what kind of AC adapter do I need going to the box? Thanks!!!

[@VanOaksProps]

If you click through to the original video from the description there’s a parts list with links to everything.

[@jaboywiles1861]

Sir you deliver such quality and long content, I lowkey feel like I should be paying for it. Hey I also have a question, are there any lightning light effects out there on the internet because I can’t find any?

[@VanOaksProps]

You could become a Patreon supporter at Patreon.com/vanoaksprops or buy a shirt at shop.vanoaksprops.com if you wanted to support. Or just tell a friend about my channel. All of it helps. As for lightning effects, there’s the Perfect Storm lightning fx box, there’s the Lights Alive line of lightning fx boxes. It’s check out frightprops.com to see what’s out there.

[@jaboywiles1861]

@@VanOaksProps awesome, thanks so much. I’ll ask my mom if I can sub to your patreon

[@Mo-P]

Can I ask how you waterproof the power supply that is outside of the waterproof box? Do you have it inside your house/garage and then run the cables out?

[@VanOaksProps]

Basically. It’s inside of one of our columns safe from the elements.

[@sarahstoll6577]

Great ideas here! Thanks!

[@jender7]

Great video and information as always. I found some of the products in your affiliate links but would love to see direct links in the description.

[@TalmageL-pn2pv]

I use solar candles.🌞🔥

[@OjaiHaunt]

Lighting is my favorite part of the haunt. 👻

[@dancascino701]

Hey, as quoted in Young Frankenstien, "Nice Grouping". great to have a collection of similar focused builds on one page. I have a portion of my Halloween display on the hill behind my house. Boot Hill cemetery kinda thing. White crosses and a hanging Skeleton from a tree. I use a perfect storm for a lightning effect and it works ok. I want to step it up by attempting a lightning strike effect, I thought a series of LED's in an 8 or 16 channel chase from top of a branch to the ground ending with a Large strobe and a billow of smoke at the strike point. Do you know of any resources that may offer some guidance in accomplishing this? Thanks for you work.

[@sergiorodriguez-ks4rr]

I love it!!! it's the best of the best!!! 🦇🕸️👻🕷️🎃

[@MasatoKay]

One thing you can do is tie a loose knot in the wire before you feed it through the pumpkin for strain relief

[@JustcallmeDebbieB]

Inspired. Problem is, I have exactly ONE outlet in the front and lots of animatronics...

[@TheUnofficialMaker]

great ideas!

[@VanOaksProps]

Glad you like them!

[@diyfireking]

How awesome 😍😍

[@theloststoryteller9288]

Love your videos... Watch them every chance I get

[@erikaamerica4546]

Very good video🎃

[@RestlessHollow]

Just now watching this video - I really enjoyed it! So much great information. The section on gobo lights was especially interesting - something I hadn’t considered before, but now I’m intrigued and definitely plan to create some in the future. Thanks for sharing!

[@devilman2465]

For your homemade lightning box, I noticed during the demo that the lightning looks like it was in bands of light. Was this the case or due to how it was picked up by your camera?

[@VanOaksProps]

It's the rolling shutter on the camera that's capturing those bands. You'll see the same when trying to film LEDs if they're not refreshing at the same shutter speed as the camera.

[@hardiehardley]

Hey boss! You talk about flicker circuits in a few of these, and looking at them they are usually barrel connectors. How do those work with your new lighting system? An adaptor?

[@VanOaksProps]

Exactly. You could do a more permanent installation by cutting, stripping, and soldering the connections but I like the option to remove or replace parts, so I just went with adapters.

[@hardiehardley]

​​@@VanOaksProps I'll add it to my list of shopping. What size do you use to save some time?

[@VanOaksProps]

@@hardiehardley I use the 12-24 awg version amzn.to/3TrnaAS

[@hardiehardley]

​@@VanOaksPropsand so this would take the place of the barrel adapter? Electronics in your country confuse me

[@VanOaksProps]

@@hardiehardley sorry. I misunderstood the question. The barrel connector adapters need to match whatever size is on your power supply. You’ll want to measure the outside and inside diameters as well as the depth of the plug to find the correct size for your power supply.

[@pennymorrissey4462]

I live on a corner lot with traffic lights and much light pollution. Do you have any idea how I can create spooky mood lighting for Halloween in my yard? What would you do to filter out this pollution?

[@VanOaksProps]

Unfortunately light pollution is a haunts worst enemy. There's not a lot that can be done to create moody lighting when dealing with traffic/street lights.

[@pennymorrissey4462]

@@VanOaksPropsthank you for giving it some thought. On the ‘bright’ side I don’t pay much in hydro bills as my house is fully illuminated both inside and out. Sucks for trying to be festive though.

[@Pete_or_Peter4Long]

Where did you get the candles?

[@VanOaksProps]

I made them.

[@devedsmith]

I've looked around and can't find any reference to which flicker circuit you use. SimFlame? Or?

[@VanOaksProps]

I use this circuit for the flicker effect: amzn.to/3kENdSL

[@richliebke1632]

Where can i find a 12v flicker module that you mentioned

[@VanOaksProps]

Flicker Controller - amzn.to/3kENdSL

[@t.annebowden4606]

Wondering why instead of dealing with cords you don't use solar spotlights?

[@VanOaksProps]

I’m a recent convert to solar.

[@t.annebowden4606]

@@VanOaksProps Noice. It's a great set up, regardless!

[@AlchemiUnlimited]

How about links to materials used. 😃

[@VanOaksProps]

Links to the original videos are in the video description and everything can be found there. Clunky, I know, but listing everything for all ten projects in the description looked WAY worse.