Barry
Kudrowitz: The following concept sketches pertain to the falling
elevator gag. Please review this storyboard prior to reviewing these
concept sketches.
The
elevator should have a footprint of 6.75' x 6.75' providing
a standing room of 6'x6'. The elevator shown above is has its
entrance and exit at a 90 degree angle to accommodate the floor
plan. The entrance should have a warning or caution sign explaining
that the elevator is no longer in service or needs repair. The
facade should be similar to standard service elevators. As shown
in the figure, there should be a means of projecting or scrolling
an image across the elevator windows to product the illusion
of decent. This can be achieved in a number of ways, but a simple
screen method is shown in the figure above.
The
figure above is the floor of the service elevator. It illustrates
one means of achieving a simulated fall effect. In this sketch,
the floor is supported by several hydraulic pistons which are
capable of supporting and raising fifteen people approximately
six inches. The floor would drop instantly to simulate the initial
acceleration and then raise quickly to simulate the impact with
the basement floor. This process resets itself for the next
group. The floor may also be mesh to allow air jets to enhance
the falling effect.
The above figures illustrate a means of enhancing the falling
effect. The perspective is from a passenger inside the elevator
looking out one of the elevator windows. A hallway scene is
scrolled across the window.
NOTE: The above figure is not in 2-point perspective.
The nature of the concept being illustrated (a hallway) is
naturally in 1-point perspective
