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Dynomite Magic New user Grand Rapids, MI 40 Posts |
Hello Café Friends,
I work at a Haunted House in my area. I have been asked to help with the brainstorming process on room design. The director and set designers would like to incorporate some "illusions" into the plans for the haunted house. -The Illusions that are chosen, must meet these qualifications- 1. The illusions will be used inside a warehouse in rooms that are sectioned off with portable walls. 2. The illusions will be performed by Actors, not magicians. 3. The illusions need to reset instantly or in 3 seconds or less. Once again the reseting will be done by the Actors. 4. The illusions will be performed approximately every 30-60 seconds, for a new group of customers. An average show night lasts around 5 hours. We do about 25 shows a year. 5. The illusion must be performed in 5 seconds or less. Here are some GOOD examples: Appearing Monster (actor appears) Floating Ghost(an actors image, such as a hologram, appears and floats around the room) Here are some BAD examples: Sawing a Lady in Half (too long and too hard to reset) Appearing Monster from Cloud of Smoke (It would be too expensive and dangerous to fire a Flash Pot every 30 seconds for 5 hours) *** The "illusions" don't have to be tricks (like a magician would perform) Example #1: The customer enters a room and exits thru a different door only to enter into that same room again. This is done by making the second room look indentical to the first. It appears to the customer that they have entered the same room again. Example #2: It appears that there are holes in the floor. IF ANYONE HAS ANY IDEAS OR SUGGESTIONS, I'D LOVE TO HEAR THEM. ALSO, FEEL FREE TO PM ME WITH ANY IDEAS THAT YOU DO NOT WANT POSTED ON THE PUBLIC FORUM. THANX, Jeff V. |
ClintonMagus Inner circle Southwestern Southeast 3997 Posts |
Check out Paul Osborne's book "Haunted Illusions". It has a lot of ideas for illusions and for running a haunted house.
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The Drake Inner circle 2274 Posts |
Simple mirror table. Easy to construct. Person stands up because its easier on the actor doing it.
http://www.timothydrake.ca/mansion/labtable.html Best, Tim |
illusionman2 Special user 991 Posts |
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Sean Lough Loyal user NYC 214 Posts |
I'd suggest you check out Haunted Attraction magazine (hauntedattraction.com) for their resources.
Paul Osborne's book "Haunted Illusions" is a good reference as stated above. |
Steven Steele Chief of Staff 1868 Posts |
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