- Paranormal Portraits: Dueling Portraits
Hi Rez Designs has built a reputation for delivering high-impact, cinematic-quality projection effects that elevate any Halloween setup—from home haunts to professional attractions. Their library of digital scares blends classic horror with cutting-edge visuals, allowing haunters to create immersive environments without the need for complex equipment or editing software. Whether you're projecting onto windows, doors, or custom props, their effects are designed to drop jaws and raise heart rates.
What truly sets Hi Rez Designs apart is the versatility and expandability of their products. Most effects can be used as looping visuals or activated by trigger, and many are optimized for integration with the Hi Rez Relay Decoder—a device that lets you sync the on-screen scare with real-world elements like fog machines, strobes, air cannons, or even animatronics. The result? Hollywood-level horror effects at a fraction of the cost and effort.
These Haunted Paintings Are Locked and Loaded
Hi Rez Designs takes the “living portrait” concept to a whole new level with Paranormal Portraits: Dueling Portraits—a double-barreled ghost story featuring two haunted gentlemen who take their post-mortem feud to the next level. This is the first effect of its kind that lets two separate digital paintings interact directly with each other, complete with pistol duels, insults, and eerie afterlife tension.
Included in the download are both single-screen and dual-screen versions, giving you full flexibility whether you’re working with one display or want to set up two portraits facing each other. The characters banter, shoot, react, and repeat—creating a wildly entertaining showpiece that blends humor, tension, and a touch of the supernatural. Party mode versions are also included, removing the frame graphics so you can project them onto custom frames, walls, or mirrors.
What We Love:
🖼 Dual-Portrait Interaction
Most animated portraits only stare or occasionally move. These two literally talk, taunt, and shoot at each other across screens, making the effect feel theatrical and immersive.
🎯 Flexible Display Options
You can run the effect on one screen or two, depending on your setup. It even includes portrait rotation and seamless loop tech, making it ideal for framed screens or gallery wall illusions.
🎉 Party Mode Ready
Want a more modern or edgy use case? Use the frameless versions to project the duel into unusual places—perfect for digital art walls, themed bars, or haunted speakeasies.
Use Case Ideas:
- Gallery of Ghosts: Mount framed monitors side by side in a hallway and let the duel begin between guests.
- Haunted Library Installation: Use bookshelves or ornate fireplace mantels to frame each “gentleman” for an authentic Victorian haunted house vibe.
- Projection Wall Showcase: Run the party mode version on a loop at Halloween parties or interactive photo ops—bonus points if you pair it with subtle sound cues or smoke puffs during gunfire.
Final Verdict:
Paranormal Portraits: Dueling Portraits is pure fun. It’s one of the most creative uses of video FX in the Hi Rez library and offers a ton of bang (literally) for your buck. Whether you’re creating an elegant haunted mansion or an immersive escape room experience, this effect turns any portrait wall into a theatrical showdown. It’s both spooky and clever—and you won’t find another product quite like it.
🎃 Recommended for:
- Haunted mansions and libraries
- Ghostly gallery or museum-themed haunts
- Halloween parties and digital art installations
- Anyone looking to surprise guests with unexpected character interactions