There is so many unique things for campers to spend their days doing at Long Lake Camp Adventures! Want to tap into the creative side of the adventure? Look no further than our special effects activity. Every year we make sure special effects is staffed by amazing professional makeup artists with formal education and experience working in diverse environments such as films and haunted houses to ensure that our campers have a plethora of activities to learn about and create in. Whether transforming into a creature from their wildest imagination with a specially crafted mask, creating realistic injuries for a horror scene with blood tubing, or learning how to do professional quality prosthetic makeup, it is your camper’s choice what kind of new crafts they get to try every day. At the end of each session, the campers have the opportunity to use their skills and creations to participate in the Spooky Trail, our unique open-air haunted house performance! Read further below to learn more.
The most popular SFX make up activities hosted on a day-to-day basis are prosthetic makeup and mask making. Under the guidance of our staff that are hired from diverse SFX make up backgrounds, the campers learn to create professional quality fake wounds, exaggerated features, transformative face paint, specially molded masks and so much more. Campers can recreate their favorite character from a movie, bring their favorite character from a book to life, and showcase their wildest imaginations. Our especially diligent SFX make up enthusiasts help the counselors to coordinate the Spooky Trail at the end of each session and assist in doing the makeup and fitting masks for the cast of the trail. It is an amazing hands on experience that gives campers a taste of the creativity and teamwork that is so important to us here at camp.
One of the most exhilarating SFX makeup activities we offer is how to use fake blood. Under the guidance of our lovely staff, campers learn how to use professional-quality fake blood to achieve realistic splatters, drips, and spurts. Using hidden tubing and hand pumps, they master the art of simulating dramatic blood effects for both live performances and set pieces, combining technical skill and timing with creativity, as campers design their own blood effects and experiment with different techniques to bring their visions to life. For those with a flair for the dramatic, it is a hands-on, messy, and unforgettable learning experience that showcases the magic of special effects!
The Spooky Trail is one of our coolest activities we save for the final night of camp as part of our finale of adventure and fun for the summer. Campers spend all session long creating cool and creepy works of art in special effects, blacksmithing, and woodworking, and help craft a scary story to create an unforgettable spooky experience for anyone who’d like to be a part of it! The Spooky Trail is similar to a haunted house performance filled with scary stuff, strange sounds, and crazy monsters! With the help of the campers, our staff all dress up in make-up and get into character as each bunk walks the trail. The campers then take turns hearing the story screaming, jumping out of their socks, and laughing at their friends and counselors! Campers have the option to participate in the performance, walk through the trail, or just sit by a roaring bonfire and cook smores while they wait for the night to progress to our rock show and pizza party. As each year goes by, we add more and more to the trail with the help of your campers to make it bigger, better, and spooooookier!
