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Jessica Hatfield
Приєднався 4 гру 2015
With a background in wildlife ecology, videography, and good old fashioned arts-n’-crafts, I strive to contribute to wildlife conservation research through both the sciences and the arts.
Moaning Caverns Expedition Crawl
Join me on an exhilarating adventure through Moaning Caverns, a natural wonder discovered in the 1840s. With my go-pro (in my way -- bonk!), I navigated the undeveloped paths of the caverns like the Meat Grinder and the Birth Canal -- no lights, no stairs, just crawling and climbing in the dark with only a lighted helmet. If you've ever wanted to writhe underground like a worm, I highly recommend you take on this adventure and witness its wonders for yourself!
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Forest Creature Haunts The Farmers Market! Halloween 2023
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It's that time of year again... The air is crisp, the leaves are changing, and I'm throwing my spine out chasing the townsfolk in my 4-stilted "forest creature" costume. and it's all worth it for the reactions it inspires in the people I encounter along the way! 🍂🎃 Learn more about its construction at jdhmultimedia.wordpress.com/costume-gallery/. Until next year, have a safe and happy Halloween!
Forest Creature Haunts The Bay Area! Halloween 2022
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After the overwhelming success of last year's award-winning costume, I knew the fun couldn't stop there! In 2022, I took everything I learned (the hard way) about mobility, ergonomics, and structure to bring you my Four-Stilted Forest Creature 3.0. Learn what worked and what didn't, and what I have planned for the Next Big Thing! Special thanks to my friend Emily for helping out with transporta...
How to Make a Custom Head for a 4-stilt Costume
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In this video, learn how I used pipe foam and paper mache to create a brand new custom head for my 4-stilt costume! If you have any questions or suggestions for future art tutorial videos, please leave a comment :)
Forest Creature Haunts National TV! Halloween 2021
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When I first took on this project in May 2021, I never imagined it would get the kind of attention it did by Halloween. It is so gratifying to have all my time and effort pay off (literally!) after winning the grand prize on Live with Kelly and Ryan, and all the opportunities for appearances that followed. Enjoy this short highlight reel while I prepare for the next big thing!
How I Built My 4-Stilted Costume! Halloween 2021
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After 2 years of tinkering with my original 4-stilt costume, I decided it was time to take it all apart and rebuild it from the foam up complete with a fully articulated skull with bite force! Presenting my forest creature costume 2.0, and everything that went into creating it over these last 6 months. If you have any questions or would like to see any of the steps explained in more detail, ple...
Forest Creature Haunts San Carlos! Halloween 2020
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One year after its construction, the forest creature once again makes its way to the streets for Halloween. You may have seen it on Laurel Street in San Carlos. Every aspect of the design was hand-cut, dyed, and stitched entirely from scratch - and it couldn’t have been done without help from my grandma! Foam blueprints by Mel2Dalssa on Etsy: www.etsy.com/listing/206658064/4-legged-stilt-spirit...
Forest Creature Haunts Reno! Halloween 2019
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After only 8 years of contemplating, 3 months of work, $426.87, and 4 stilts later, my most elaborate Halloween costume to date has finally come to life. Every aspect of the design was hand-cut, dyed, and stitched entirely from scratch - and it couldn’t have been done without help from my grandma, friends, and complete strangers in the construction, filming, and transport of the whole productio...
Back Yard Coffee Memories
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Notice: This video was originally uploaded on March 11, 2018. The associated GoFundMe campaign has since ended. This video remains for archival purposes only. Back Yard Coffee Co. has impacted my life in so many ways I honestly can't imagine what my life would look like without having been a part of the family. To hear that the landlord sold out was devastating news for everyone, but it's not o...
EcoLIFE Vets in the Wild - Trailer 2018
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EcoLIFE: Vets in the Wild; 2018 Group 02 In June of 2018, the 12 of us (and 2 guides) spent a month participating in veterinary work and outreach with wildlife and rural livestock in the South African bush. After an additional 7 weeks of intensive editing of all the raw footage collected throughout the expedition, our month abroad has been successfully condensed into just over a 45 minute-long ...
Not gonna lie, at 9:31 it looks like lava rock. I bet you (or really anyone if they wanted) could make a lava themed costume with glowing red LED’s or something to look like lava
Bro you are so underrated
Hello! I’m in the planning stages of making my own version of this type of stilt monster, I was wondering what crutches you used for the front legs?
The tallest pair we had in the attic, haha. No idea what the brand is, but it shouldn't matter. I recommend getting the tallest ones you can find so you don't strain your back while hunched over -- a pair made for someone at least 6ft tall. Have fun!
Not in this video but I know that you’ve made a stilts thing(spirit walker) what stilts did you use.
How was the meat grinder section of the course? 😳
The meat grinder is tough but it isn't as challenging as the birth canal!
I shall call it a skull walker
This is truly amazing! I wanna do something like this, but I'm not sure where to start. I guess stilts are step 1. Lol
Holy moly, yall! I couldn't do that, you two did great! You must really love that because of the dangers and the tight places that yall were in. My hat's off to you!
How scary was this??? Lol I really want to go here but I'm so scared lol.
The music I used definitely dramatizes it, haha. The crawl is very physically demanding, but it's only scary if you are uncomfortable in tight spaces. I highly recommend giving it a go!
How long did it last? And how long where the parts where you have to squeeze through lol? Like are you on your hands and stomach the entire time? Or do you go through a tight squeeze then you stand up and continue walking then again another tight squeeze? Basically , are you in a hunchback the entire time lol. T@@jdhatfield723 curious to know which part was the scariest for you/ and more fun 😊 I'm booking a reservation next week , would love to get all the details lol thank you!
Ahh awesome okay definitely have to do this now! Does most of the tour include crawling? Or is it like, you go through a main squeeze (like pancake squeeze by example) then afterwards you walk for a while then again another squeeze? . @@jdhatfield723
@@maytegallegos6073 After the first couple chambers you will be mostly crawling. Each squeeze generally leads to a small chamber where your group can regroup and rest, though there are few opportunities to fully stand/walk until you loop back around to the primary chamber at the end. :)
Thank you soooooo much for replying. This is so much information I need to know before doing this 😅 which "squeeze" was the easiest/ hardest for you? And is it really hot down there? I saw on another video a girl saying she couldn't breathe and that freaked me out lol@@jdhatfield723
I never realised how creepy caves look like
Stilt creatures are my favorite type of costume
Im working on a spirit walker currently 😁
i wanna make a Wendigo Costume for this years halloween, i just dont know where to start, this vid helped me tho, i need to get so much stuff done, and alone its realy hard
So much fun!!!
Me and my siblings had an idea and this helps with a lot of it! My little sister wanted to be a forest elf and we thought how about we go as guards? So imwatching a ton of videos oh how people make these costumes, this gave me so many ideas!!!
I have a pretty good idea for another one and would like to purchase it so I can use it but I’m not sure if I’ll have enough for what I would like you to make. If your interested just view the comments on my comment
So it’s a robot spider tank that has a gun on its back and the head would be the cock pit
it’s the mega blocks destiny fallen walker set I would love to have one of these as a costume just look it up to see what it is
VERY COOL!
Nothing is perfec-
Great,but best at night.
THIS IS SO SIIIICK!
Wow, nice costume. Really a jump from that old one. Cant imagine what the future costumes will look like... I do have a question, though: how long did you menage to stand in there? Seeing the posture will probably make your back hurt
go watch the dark crystal. original 4 stilt walkers
Amazing work. For those without access to a 3D printer, I've found that coating clay in casting latex improves durability for things like fangs and horns. But you do lose some of the cool texture rough clay has to make it look more like teeth and bone.
been obsessed with your videos for hardly a day now worried you wouldn't upload again, and out of nowhere! an upload! so cool, love ya work
Looks great until you have to pee!
I have been working on a costume like this but with my head working its head and couldn't figure out what was wrong(this is my first costume project) and now I realize whats been wrong! I just use some plain old crutches I had lying around with some fabric glued on.
Was thinking of having my dream haunted house and having an actor in a costume like this and you made EXACTLY what I imagined. AWESOME JOB!!!
Wow, what an amazing costume. This is really fun to see! I hope you'll do more of this in the future :)
I really enjoyed your videos and have watched a few of them. I do a similar thing with a stilts costume, but my ogre is upright and bipedal. The texturing with paper towels looks great for texture. Do you have problems with rain and wetness? or are they sealed up with the paint? I hope your 2023 one is going well!
Thanks for the kind words :) That's a great question -- I'm sure the house paint provides some kind of sealing properties, but I haven't dared put it to the test since everything else (paper towels, acrylic paint) is super water soluble. Might be worth experimenting with in case rain is unavoidable, though. Good luck with your ogre costume!
@@jdhatfield723 Thank You, I am in the Pacific NW, so rain is just a part of life and with his height, I can only really do outdoor festivals. Right now, I am getting him back in shape and making improvements (Ogre-hauling) Looking forward to seeing your next creation.
I love watching you interact with the kids; their enthusiasm and particular gleeful fear is so adorable. But also, all the dogs! All of the curiosity, confusion, and the way that some of them couldn't make up their minds if they wanted to be nosy or to run was just beautiful. Absolutely precious.
the bicycle cable for moving the jaw is genius. I just got my first stilts. I cant wait to build a walker costume
I would love to say that i wouldn't be startled if this rounded a corner of a misty foggy night. Love to say i wouldn't make some garbled squawk, have a small heart attack before tripping over my own feet in attempt to flee. Love to say that. Except i can't. You see i happen to know a lot about me. Been in my life for, well my whole life. So i know me and I'd likely make some noise that's a mix of cussing and other primal fear sounds before the more rational part of my mind catches on enough to at least get the message to my legs: Pivot dangit! Lift foot place, repeat quickly.
Should I make my mask last ?
Good question! The benefit of doing the mask last is you can use the rest of the body to gauge its dimensions so it doesn't end up being too big or too small in comparison. Although, if you don't already have concept art drawn out, doing the mask first helps inform some creative direction for the rest of the costume, too. I've approached it both ways so it's mostly up to personal preference. Good luck!
Where did you get the stilts
I already had the crutches for the arms, and a friend of mine found the running stilts in a junkyard. There are definitely better places to look for stilts, though.
pov i have 2 months to make something like this
It can be done!
What kind of stilts did u use im tryna make a costume like this for next halloween
The front legs are crutches and the back legs are running/ kangaroo stilts. These aren't necessarily the best stilts for a costume like this but they're what I had already on hand. Good luck!
I started making one 👍🏻
How do you see out of the costume?
Poorly, haha. I cut some windows into the belly area so I can look down to see where I'm stepping, a small window in the top of the neck so I can peer out over the head, and can see out to either side through the arm holes. Lots of blind spots, though, so I always have a spotter to help give me directions and alert me of nearby obstacles and people.
I actually finished mine yesterday! The WIP is on my page, don’t worry it looks way better now that I worked on it more, I will post a video of the finished product
That looks so dope! Also, I just wanted to let you know that your videos have actually inspired me to take a crack at making my own stilt monster costume to scare my family on our annual camping trips
I'd love to see how yours turns out!!
Can u do a tut for the head? I'm gonna be making my own 4 legged spirit walker and the head for the classic own is just to basic.
Hey there! I did a tutorial on making custom heads/ masks for 4-stilted costumes last year: ua-cam.com/video/r13pvKXIwYo/v-deo.html. Hope this helps!
this costume design really inspired me to think of my own costume design. great job👍
That is so fucking cool
This is a gorgeous costume! Your "stiltwalker" forest creature videos have been a primary source of motivation for me to attempt to create my own this year. I love the boar's head on this one, it's so cool! I can't imagine how terrifying it would be to have that charge at you while drunk like I'm sure some of the clubbers were. LOL
Hey just coming back to thank you for being a huge inspiration. These types of costumes are top of the line but take So Long to make. Seeing what it could look like and having a final product to work towards is relieving. I’m also remaking my costume this year. Keep making weird art we love you!
Love this build and we're using it as a jumping off point for our building of our monster for our stage version of "A Monster Calls" at the high school I teach at. Question: is there a reason you use medical tape to hold stuff in place? Would painter's tape or the like work as well?
Thanks for the kind words! I used medical tape because (I already had a bunch on hand) and the porous surface absorbs the paper mache substrate pretty effectively. It’s not the most cost-effective material so it’s worth experimenting with painters tape, however I worry the slick surface may repel the paint/ paper mache in comparison. Let me know how it goes for you and your theater team!
Hey, is there a way I would be able to purchase this costume? If so how much would it be
Great job. The stilts where not the most expensive?
Thank you! I already had the stilts (found in a junk yard) before getting to work on this costume, so I did not factor them into the project's expenses.
12pm on a Sunday, the most cursed time of them all
Jessica, this is stellar as always! Your creativity is awesome! Love it!