OGCooDirty Projections
Halloween and Christmas house projection

Your house is the show.

Each show is built for one house. The scenes are painted onto your walls, windows, doors and garage, so characters walk along the porch, the garage door becomes a movie screen, and the whole house changes with the music.

The OG COODIRTY logo projection mapped onto the front of a house at night, with a projector on the lawn
Halloween and Christmas Built to 1920 × 1080 for your projector Fit to your house
Shows

Pick a season

Real shows I built, each one fit to its own house. Every act has its own clip.

Reviews

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← Home Halloween

Halloween shows

A different show every night of the week on my house, plus shows for other houses. Pick a show to see its acts, and tap any clip to watch it big.

These shows were made for private home displays and are shown here as examples of the work. See the note at the bottom of the page.

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Christmas shows

The cartoon Christmas show on my house, and three shows built for a single-story house. Pick a show to see its acts, and tap any clip to watch it big.

These shows were made for private home displays and are shown here as examples of the work. See the note at the bottom of the page.

Try it on your house

Put a show on your own house

Pick a photo of the front of your house, trace around it, and watch show looks play on it. Your photo stays on your device. Nothing is uploaded.

Straight on from the street works best, with the whole front of the house in the picture.

A quick preview made in your browser. A real show is fitted to every window, door and roofline and built to the music.

Effects menu

Pick your effects

Tap a picture to watch the effect on a house. Add the ones you like and they go into your request, so I know what to save for the biggest moments in your songs.

These run on a drawing of my own house. In your show they're fitted to yours and timed to the music, alongside the scenes and characters.

How it works

How I build a show

No measuring tape, no visit, and no outline for you to draw. A good photo of the front of the house is enough to start.

Drawing of a red brick two-story house with white trim, traced from the projector's spot The same house during a Christmas show, painted as a candy-covered gingerbread house with lights on the fence The houseThe show
My own house. Left: the house traced from where the projector sits. Right: the same view from one of my Christmas shows on it. Drag across to compare.
Front of the house, straight on,
from where the projector will sit

Send your house map

One photo of the front, taken from the spot where the projector will go, with the whole house in frame. Dusk works best.

Frost grown across the walls and trim of a single-story house, with an ice queen on the wall

The show is fitted to it

Every wall, window, door, garage panel and roofline is traced from your photo, so frost grows along the real trim, characters stand on the real porch, and nothing spills onto the lawn.

A house painted as a wrapped present with two cartoon ducks on the porch

Your show

You get a 1080p video made for your house. Plug it into your projector, line it up once, and play it on a loop.

A whole show

Drag through a whole show

Every house in a show, start to finish. Drag across the picture to watch the house change from the first note to the last.

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Projector check

Will your setup work?

Move the sliders to match your house. It's a rough guide built on the same numbers I use when I plan a show.

What the front of the house is made of
Brightness on your house
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Projector type
Detail
For a bright show

See this brightness on your house: the Try it preview follows these numbers. Assumes a dark street and the projector's full rated lumens. Street lights, porch lights and an older lamp all cut into it.

Show night planner

Plan your show nights

Set your hours and see when each run starts. Then make a sign for the yard so people know where to tune in.

Each run plays
Tonight's showtimes

    Screenshot the sign to print it. Run times are about four minutes a show, 12 to 15 for a full show, and two for a countdown; yours will match your songs.

    Show finder

    Not sure what to ask for?

    Three quick taps and you'll get a few ideas to start from.

    Which holiday?
    Who's watching?
    What feel?
    Prices

    Prices

    Every price includes fitting the show to your house. You get an MP4 video at 1920 × 1080, 30 frames a second, with sound, ready to play from a USB stick or media player.

    Countdown show

    $50
    • Plays before the main show while people gather
    • Countdown to showtime on the house
    • Your family name and greeting

    One show

    $110
    • One song, start to finish
    • New house looks on the big moments
    • Characters and effects placed on your walls, windows and doors
    Save $20

    Two shows

    $200
    • Any two shows together
    • Mix seasons or run them back to back
    • Add a countdown for $50
    Everything included

    Full show

    $500
    • 12 to 15 minutes, act after act, like a whole night on my house
    • Countdown with your family name, then a title and a big finale
    • A narrator who welcomes the street and introduces each act
    • A new house look for every act
    Add-ons

    Countdown, $50. Your family name and a countdown before the show. Included with the full show.

    Narrator, $50. A voice that welcomes the street, introduces each act and sends everyone off at the end. Included with the full show.

    Countdown preview

    See your countdown

    Type your family name and pick a greeting. This is how a countdown greets the street while people gather.

    Questions

    Questions people ask

    Do I need my own projector?

    Yes. The show is a video file made for your house, and it plays from your projector. Tell me what you have and I'll make sure the show fits it.

    How bright does the projector need to be?

    Brighter is better. Around 3,000 lumens or more works for most houses, and a dark or brick house needs more. A short-throw projector can sit closer to the house.

    Can I move the projector after it's set up?

    Keep it in the same spot. The show is lined up from that spot, and moving it even a few feet throws the fit off. Mark where the legs sit so you can put it back each night.

    How do people hear the music?

    Most shows play the sound through a small FM transmitter, so people tune their car radio to your station. Outdoor speakers work too if the neighbors don't mind.

    Will a street light wash it out?

    Bright light on the house fades the show. Tell me in the form, and the show can use bolder colors and keep the key moments away from the brightest wall.

    How far ahead should I order?

    Two weeks before your first show night. In the busy season, October and mid-November through Christmas, give it three weeks.

    What do I actually get?

    A 1080p video file built to the photo of your house. Play it from a USB stick, a streaming stick or a laptop, on a loop or on a schedule.

    Why do you need a photo from where the projector sits?

    The show is lined up to the house as the projector sees it. A photo from that spot lets every window and door land where it should.

    What if my house has a tree or a car in the way?

    Say so in the form. Shows can skip a blocked wall, or put the busiest moments where the view is clear.

    What's the difference between a show and a full show?

    A show is one song, about four minutes. A full show runs 12 to 15 minutes, act after act with a new house look for each, and opens with a countdown and your family name, with a narrator throughout. It's the same kind of show as my own nights on the Halloween page.

    What does the narrator do?

    A voice that welcomes the street, introduces each act and sends everyone off at the end. It's $50 on any show, and included with the full show.

    Can my family name be on the house?

    Yes. Countdown shows put your name and greeting on the house, and names can go into the main show too.

    Can I use any song or movie?

    Bring your idea and we'll talk it through. Some shows use original art and music, and some use media you supply for your own home display.

    What are you after?

    Season
    Effects optional

    Nothing is sent from this page. You'll get your request written out to copy and send.

    How did it go?

    Nothing is sent from this page. You get your review written out to copy into an email.