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HOLLYWOOD’S HAUNTED CAMPUS
GIVES CHILDREN A TREAT
Located just a few miles from the real movie
studios of Los Angeles, The Art Institute of
California—Hollywood, a campus of Argosy
University, had plenty of inspiration and
resources to create its own scary Halloween
set for neighbors in the North Hollywood
Arts District.
To offer the community a treat, the school
invited children from Lankershim Elementary
School for an afternoon party where they would
receive candy and experience the festive
decorations imagined by the Bachelor of Science
candidates in the Set & Exhibit Design program.
The students demonstrated their technique
and skill by transforming the campus entrance
into a spine-tingling cemetery haunted by the
spirits of old-generation movie stars. The team
utilized tricks such as stringing clear fi shing line
to simulate an unexpected feel of spiderwebs
and pulling apart white yarn to create the look
of the webs on headstones and other props.
A soundtrack of ghostly screams and tolling
bells also added to the scary scene. More than
30 children dressed in costumes experienced
chills and thrills thanks to this spooky design
displayed in the front lobby of the campus.
The fi nishing touch was Set & Exhibit Design
Academic Director Gary La Vassar himself. La
Vassar joined in the festivities by dressing up as
one of the creepy characters “on set” the day
the Lankershim students came by. “Halloween
in Hollywood is a big celebration,” he said. “Our
haunted campus was a fun way to be a part of
the community.”
Connecting With The World Is In Our DNA.