We told you our students set the bar on what event or experience they want to produce for their Major Project, right?! Well, look no further for the perfect example of letting loose with the skills our students hone in their three years of study to create a scare maze experience and all-round fright fest! We bring you a showcase on the Meat Factory Murders …

Hosted in the new Studio 003 at Backstage, this group of students were hell-bent on creating an immersive experience that would scare your socks off. An ambitious project that made use of a huge amount of set and staging construction, the students produced a horror house style paranormal investigation into the home of a serial killer.

Guided by a particularly odd character and local enthusiast of the serial killer’s story, otherwise known as Stage Performer & Magician, Paul Forster, you ventured into the darkened corridors of the murderous home.

Using a dramatic combination of vivid lighting, and contrasting light and darkness, the student group produced a truly hair-raising experience. Along with triggered sounds of creeks, bumps & thunder that were timed to perfection to make you jump out of your skin.

The entire production called for masses of prop making. From the set design of the bedroom where victims were held against their will and the photography-dark-room-come-killers-lair, to the gruesome photographs and blood-soaked butcher knives.

A story of kidnap, murder and mystery gave the audience a frightful experience that ended with one heck of a jump scare! 

The Meat Factory Murders was an event by:

Abi Conroy, BA (Hons) Live Events Production

Aiden Agovich-Lee, BA (Hons) Stage & Production Management

Adam Blake, BA (Hons) Live Events Production

Erika Dobson, BA (Hons) Live Events Production

Daniel Hepworth, BA (Hons) Live Events Production

Joseph Bell, BA (Hons) Stage & Production Management

Leo Mathlin, BA (Hons) Live Events Production

Michael Prior, BA (Hons) Live Events Production

Once again, thank you to our brilliant industry partners who continue to back our students in providing technical and equipment support:

• ETC
• Showtec
• Midas
• JBL
• d&b audiotecknik
• ROE Visuals
• Green Hippo
• Acer
• Epson

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