Q: If you can, try to dress like you "belong" at the haunted house. Wear dark jeans, a black T-shirt or jacket, and comfortable shoes. This might seem like a strange strategy, but wearing dark clothes makes you seem like less of a haunted house newbie, which might discourage actors from targeting you. Dressing in black will also make it harder for the actors to notice you in the dark house. Haunted house actors tend to go for the people who are shrieking, laughing, running, or otherwise showing that they're freaked out! To avoid being targeted, try to stay as calm and in-control as you can and avoid singling yourself out. If you get scared, tamp down on your reactions as much as you can. Instead of lurching back or yelling, try to just jump slightly and gasp. Take deep breaths and move slowly through the haunted house to stay in control of your reactions. You're in a haunted house, so you can safely assume that you'll be face-to-face with a scare every time you turn a corner. The shock of this can be more scary than anything, so try prepare yourself ahead of time. Tell yourself calmly that something might jump out at you around this, but that you're ready for it, so you won't get scared. When something does pop out, diffuse the tension and lighten your mood by thinking something like, "Wow, big surprise!" Staying relaxed and acting unaffected in a haunted house might be hard, but it's a great way to show actors that you're not afraid. While some actors might take this as a challenge, most try to go for the people who seem like the easiest to scare, instead of the ones looking them in the eye. Taking a position at the front gives the impression that you're not afraid of what's coming up next. The actors at haunted houses know that easily-scared people tend to stay in the middle or back of a group, so they'll often target that area, leaving the people in the front alone. You might even be able to tiptoe past before the actors even notice you.
A: Dress in all black so you don't stand out as much to actors. Avoid screaming or laughing, which will make actors want to scare you. Expect a scare around every corner so they don't catch you off-guard. Make eye contact with the actors and stand up straight to show that you're not afraid. Stand at the front to show that you're not the most scared in your group.

Q: You can be serious or silly, dramatic or loose, but no matter what you need to fit your entire head in the shot. Getting the upper halves of your shoulders provides nice framing and puts everything in perspective -- floating heads come off as a little unsettling. If your friend is taking photos, check them every so often to make sure they're capturing the right things. Digital cameras have made head-shots far more affordable and easy for the budding thespian. There is rarely a limit on the number of photos you can take, but you'll need to variety to choose from. This is the one photo that is supposed to represent you, and you'll want a large collection of subtly different shots to choose from. Hold each pose for at least 2-3 photos. That way, if you happen to blink in one, you'll always have a few extras. If a pose doesn't feel comfortable, or "like you," then skip it. Genuine smiles and emotion will always translate better in the camera. For your headshot, you want to look right in the camera. But you also want to act natural, trying your best to act like there is no camera at all. While everyone has a different way of "warming up" to the camera, you can try to: Close your eyes, take a deep breath, and then open them with your big smile. Often this moment, right when you break out in a smile, is the most natural. Have a trusty, funny friend helping out. If they're yelling out jokes, poses, or ideas, it takes pressure off of you to think of something and perform at the same time. Move through emotions slowly. Don't try and force them. Instead, let your face change slowly. Subtly change your smile (which lip is higher, open or closed lips, etc.) and head angle, tilting it slightly up and down to see what looks best for you. Where you position the camera will subtly change your look. In all cases, the camera is shooting you almost entirely head-on, as if lined up with your nose. How you carefully deviate from "dead-center," can change the shot. For example: Putting the camera below your face and pointing up makes you seem bigger, stronger, and more masculine. Putting the camera slightly above your face and angling down makes you seem softer, more tender, and "quieter." It is often more feminine, but guys showing their softer side use it too. Putting the camera to either side gives you a slightly dramatic, theatrical look. Don't overdo it, however -- you should still be able to see at least 95% of your face. Don't just assume they all look good (or worse, assume they look terrible) without looking. The easiest time to retake photos is right now, so run through them with a trusty friend to see if you have enough strong material. If you're really dedicated, change your outfit and take another set. You'll already be "warmed up" to the camera, and everything is set up.
A: Make sure your entire head and upper shoulders fit in the frame. Take both serious and smiling shots, taking far more than you think you need. Ignore the camera as much as possible, even as you look right at it. Think about camera angle to help determine the "mood" of the shot. Review the photos periodically to find looks you like or shots you might re-take.

Q: The easiest damage-free way to hang a tapestry is with push pins. Push pins leave much smaller holes in the wall than nails or screws and are often allowed when decorating a dorm. That being said, some dorms do not allow push pinsask your dorm advisor before using them to make sure you don't damage the wall. Using push pins against your college's regulations can result in fees. Push pins work best with tapestries made of light fabrics. Push pins stick into drywall and wood easily and hold up over time. Plaster walls, on the other hand, are thicker and do not usually work with push pins. If your dorm has plaster walls, try a different hanging method (like adhesive hooks or velcro). Cork also works well with push pins, though having a wall made entirely of cork is unlikely. Measure the height and length of your tapestry with measuring tape. Position the 4 push pins apart at the distance you recorded. Do not push the pins too tightly into the wall yet, as you'll need to remove or reposition them as you work. Some tapestry will have tabs on each corner that you can hook on the pins, but others will need to be pinned to the wall. Remove a push pin from the wall and position the corresponding corner of the tapestry where the pin had been. Push the pin in the wall again to secure the tapestry corner, then repeat the process with the remaining 3 corners. Push down hard on the pin with your thumb to secure it in the wall. Reposition the push pins as you work if you miscalculated the distance of the tapestry. The larger your tapestry is, the more push pins it will probably need. If your tapestry bunches in the middle or the sides, use more push pins to secure the tapestry to the wall.
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Ask your RA or dorm advisor before using push pins. Use push pins if you have a drywall or wood wall in your dorm. Stick 4 push pins in each corner of the wall. Remove 1 push pin at a time to secure the tapestry on the wall. Add more push pins if your tapestry seems to droop.