host movie themed halloween parties
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Halloween is the perfect holiday for parties, allowing guests to let loose and play around creatively with costumes and characters. A movie-themed event gives guests inspiration for their wardrobe, and helps the host create a fun and exciting atmosphere that all party goers can participate in. Guests get to show their own interpretations of the characters and share favorite scenes, quotes and trivia. When you host movie-themed Halloween parties, you can create memorable events your friends will look forward to every year.
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Things You'll Need
- Character costume
- Scene-inspired decorations
- Movie memorabilia
- Movie-themed accessories
- Refreshments
- Movie DVD and CDs
- Movie-era music
- Screen capture software
- Printer paper
- Picture frames
- Trivia games
- Prizes
- Movie postcards (optional)
Instructions
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Consider the age and interests of your guests. Try to select a movie that you know most of your friends have seen and enjoyed. If there will be children present, choose a movie that's age appropriate and doesn't require racy costumes. Fantasy epic themes can be elaborate and fun, but remember your guests' budgets. Make sure they'll be able to create an affordable costume.
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Select a film with plenty of characters. Epics, high school and war films are good choices because guests can dress up as the leads or as one of the many unscripted background characters. Movies with a definable style, like the black leather outfits and sunglasses of "The Matrix," make easy costume choices. Films with sequels work well, offering three films worth of characters to choose from.
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Consider a movie that strongly depicts a certain era. Victorian period pieces or '70s disco films give guests the option of dressing the part without having to perfectly emulate one of the main characters.
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Buy the DVD and soundtrack to the film. Playing the music to the movie during your party will help guests get into the mood. Run the movie at full volume, or display on mute to provide background images without distracting the guests. Play CDs from the era of the film to add to the official soundtrack.
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Add some decoration to the outside of the house to entice your guests as they arrive. Fill the front yard with hay and cornstalks to indicate the Kansas farm for "The Wizard of Oz," and place a pair of fake legs with ruby slippers under the front porch. Set up a mock cemetery for a horror film theme, or rent an exotic car to park in the driveway for your James Bond movie party.
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Set the stage inside with elements from the whole movie or a particular scene. Tack up streamers and hand-painted signs for a prom scene, or set up long tables with white cloths and elegant place settings for a wedding. Scary films like "The Others" can be easily recreated by draping white sheets over all of the furniture, drawing the curtains and keeping the lights dim.
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Use movie memorabilia to add to the ambiance and as topics of conversation. Hang up movie posters and screen stills. Display any character figurines or props that you have. Use your computer to collect screen captures of memorable scenes from the DVD, and print them out. Frame these screen caps, and hang them on the walls or place on top of the tables.
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Make movie-inspired food choices. Serve lamb, baclava, and other Greek food choices for a "My Big Fat Greek Wedding" movie party. Have an entire table of chocolate desserts for "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory." Even small touches will add to the movie theme, like offering martinis for a James Bond party, or putting out bowls of red and blue M&Ms to symbolize the red pill vs. blue pill choice in "The Matrix."
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Accessorize with fun movie-inspired pieces. Add some dead flowers with the blooms cut off for an "Addams Family" party. Put an umbrella stand at the front door to hold light sabers for your "Star Wars" event. Hang a disco ball in the den for your "Saturday Night Fever" dance party.
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Play movie trivia games and offer prizes. Easily create your own game by asking every guest to bring a trivia question about the film. Provide the guests with paper, and have them write down their answers as you read all the collected questions. The guest with the most correct answers wins the prize. If you choose a mainstream film, you may find a ready-made Trivial Pursuit or Scene It! game for your party. Give away inexpensive plastic movie figures or key chains as prizes, or stretch your budget by giving away movie soundtracks, posters or other memorabilia.
Tips &- Warnings
Movie postcards make great invitations to a movie-themed party. You can send snail mail cards or e-cards online.
As the host, you should do your best to create a memorable costume. Showing dedication to your own party theme will entertain the guests as well as inspire them to participate more fully the next year. If you don't wear a costume or only make a feeble attempt, it can ruin the fun and atmosphere. Guests will feel foolish for spending time and money on their own costumes and will be less likely to join in for the next party.
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