Aaron Clarke
Well-Known Member
Well, I've walked right into the fray again gleefully saying that I was reasonably confident this effect could be pulled off. I do think it is, and I have some thoughts but before I just go off and try anything that is in my head I thought maybe I could avoid some pit falls or the crowd can help steer me down the right path.
Classic case of "Director saw this elsewhere". She would like Elsa's glove to fly off over the audience instead of off stage. I have 500 seat 1920's movie house, with one balcony. Ideally I like this to go all the way to the projection booth but that is a good 70-80' from where the performer will be. The balcony rail or box booms are close to 30'. Even at that 30' it seems a bit much, not to mention the audience being there, to do a hand pulled line or fishing pole.
I first thought about a motor with a medium drum inside a open sided box, once powered it pulls the line swiftly as it spools on the drum and I'm thinking I'll need a break way type of attachment to the glove as I'm sure the motor is not going to stop exactly when the glove gets to it before smacking the heck out of the glove.
Am I missing something more simple? I may have a route to just have a line and small counter weight to do the pull with physics alone, but I'm not positive.
-Why do I say yes to things?
Classic case of "Director saw this elsewhere". She would like Elsa's glove to fly off over the audience instead of off stage. I have 500 seat 1920's movie house, with one balcony. Ideally I like this to go all the way to the projection booth but that is a good 70-80' from where the performer will be. The balcony rail or box booms are close to 30'. Even at that 30' it seems a bit much, not to mention the audience being there, to do a hand pulled line or fishing pole.
I first thought about a motor with a medium drum inside a open sided box, once powered it pulls the line swiftly as it spools on the drum and I'm thinking I'll need a break way type of attachment to the glove as I'm sure the motor is not going to stop exactly when the glove gets to it before smacking the heck out of the glove.
Am I missing something more simple? I may have a route to just have a line and small counter weight to do the pull with physics alone, but I'm not positive.
-Why do I say yes to things?