Dracula FX

caytooth · Post by **caytooth** » Thu Jan 15, 2004 4:51 am

I'm looking for ideas for SFX for a stageplay version of "Dracula". It will require a bat to fly into the audience from a window at the rear of the set. Any ideas?

Grant · Post by **Grant** » Thu Jan 15, 2004 12:12 pm

i moved this to the this section as i thought is was more appropriate and may help

Ivan Speilberg · Post by **Ivan Speilberg** » Fri Jan 16, 2004 7:28 pm

there is a thing that Toys R' Us sells that mimicks a flying bird. I't a plastic "bird" that has clear plastic celophane wings and a machanism that makes the "wings" move up and down. The thing really flyes!!! Paint it black and attach a straigth guide line to the stage. Since the context of the play are vampires, everyone into the public will asociate a strange "flying thing" with a bat.

Grant · Post by **Grant** » Fri Jan 16, 2004 9:58 pm

yeah especially good if there was some mist and dark lighting

Syras · Post by **Syras** » Sat Jan 17, 2004 1:16 am

if u angle a strobe light at it, and activate it in short bursts that look like lightening you'll get a good eerie effect