Making Monsters
October. 02,2011
Ed Edmunds has been scaring people since he was a teenager. He parlayed his interest in science fiction and his artistic skills into a mask-making business before he graduated high school, which led to the creation of his Colorado-based company, Distortions Unlimited. That was more than two decades ago, and today the company is world-renowned in the monster and creature animatronics industry. "Making Monsters" spotlights the work done at Distortions Unlimited, which Ed co-owns with his wife, Marsha, who handles client relations and sales, among other duties. Ed works closely alongside Jordu Schell, a veteran monster-maker whose work has been seen in films such as "Avatar." Together, the Distortions Unlimited crew creates lifelike creatures that populate haunted houses, Halloween stores and other fright attractions.
Seasons & Episode
The Distortions crew works around the clock creating a new line of "shocktronics" in hopes of a record-breaking sale at the Houston Halloween & Party Expo in Texas.
The Distortions team takes a stab at reinventing the classic "Photo Op" piece for Halloween Express. Ed and his crew come to the rescue of the band Megadeth, and Ed's office becomes a tattoo parlor.
The TransWorld trade show is creeping up and the Distortions team creates Hell's Rider (a Grim Reaper character with a motorcycle), plus they bring back the huge Black Widow for her second appearance.
Distortions must create a giant, spitting centipede for one of the top haunted houses in America -- Netherworld in Atlanta. But that's not the only challenge ahead; Ed invites Jordu to a monster sculpt-off as well.
Ed, Marsha and Jordu head to beautiful Hawaii where a local company has asked them to create, build and install an evil tiki statue in their entryway.
The Distortions team creates 3-headed "Dino Pods" for the traveling "Discover the Dinosaurs" attraction. Mike repurposes the Zombie Gusher, and Morris Costumes needs 4,000 monsters ASAP!
The Distortions team pairs up with Microsoft Kinect to create an enormous demon, as well as demon dogs, for an interactive entrance to The 13th Floor haunted house in Denver.
The USS Nightmare needs an eerie "sea creature" mask for a spooky scare at its riverfront attraction. The Distortions team also turns an entire high school marching band into zombies.
Distortions has made some very impressive monsters, but when TV and film legend Dick Van Dyke orders a huge scare for his Malibu home, the team turns to new technology to get it perfect.
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