hey, just throwing this out there in the, "has anyone ever thought of/done this?" catagory, but i recently had a thought for what i thought would be a really dramatic effect, but a relatively easy one for a grave yard scene
this would be more or less an idea for a haunt, not necessarily for a yard display, but it would basically look as if the actor (doning traditional zombie garb) actually was breaking free from the ground, and pulling themselves out of the solid patch of grass and leaves in front of their grave.
I was thinking something along the lines of a giant pit dug into the ground. i would be doing this for my anual halloween party haunted hayrides in the woods, so no worries about a huge pit in front yard (oh my, what i wouldnt do to be able to do that, ha). We have a backhoe attachment for the tractor, so this wont be a problem. the hole itself would have to be deep enough for the actor to be able to comfortably sit and wait, but not too deep for fear of it collapsing (Yikes!) a ladder or improvised stairs would serve as a method of rising up for our zombie friend.
The one tricky paret i would need some help on would be the actual "ground" itself. I was thinking some dark green or brown spandex type material that would easily stretch to accomedate the escape from the ground, bnut would reform back to "normal ground mode" after the scare was done and ready to reset for the next wagon. I would probably glue down fake grass/dirt/leaves over the spandex to complete the illusion of solid ground.
These are just thoughts, i havent really started yet. i was just wondering:
A: Has anyone done this before, or something similar?
B: Would you recomend this method or your own?
C: Any suggestions as to how to make the ground?
and finally 4: Does anyone else have any ideas as to possible alternatives (they dont necessaril;y have to have been built, just ideas)
thanxs for hearing me out, i know this was an incredibly long post, and i appretiate all the feedback i can get!
this would be more or less an idea for a haunt, not necessarily for a yard display, but it would basically look as if the actor (doning traditional zombie garb) actually was breaking free from the ground, and pulling themselves out of the solid patch of grass and leaves in front of their grave.
I was thinking something along the lines of a giant pit dug into the ground. i would be doing this for my anual halloween party haunted hayrides in the woods, so no worries about a huge pit in front yard (oh my, what i wouldnt do to be able to do that, ha). We have a backhoe attachment for the tractor, so this wont be a problem. the hole itself would have to be deep enough for the actor to be able to comfortably sit and wait, but not too deep for fear of it collapsing (Yikes!) a ladder or improvised stairs would serve as a method of rising up for our zombie friend.
The one tricky paret i would need some help on would be the actual "ground" itself. I was thinking some dark green or brown spandex type material that would easily stretch to accomedate the escape from the ground, bnut would reform back to "normal ground mode" after the scare was done and ready to reset for the next wagon. I would probably glue down fake grass/dirt/leaves over the spandex to complete the illusion of solid ground.
These are just thoughts, i havent really started yet. i was just wondering:
A: Has anyone done this before, or something similar?
B: Would you recomend this method or your own?
C: Any suggestions as to how to make the ground?
and finally 4: Does anyone else have any ideas as to possible alternatives (they dont necessaril;y have to have been built, just ideas)
thanxs for hearing me out, i know this was an incredibly long post, and i appretiate all the feedback i can get!