r/nextfuckinglevel • u/graystone777 • 5d ago
This small school production nailed the FX AND for a gasps from the crowd! (I’m going for gasps!)
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u/Annanymuss 5d ago
For those confused,: this is a theater version of Frozen, they are supposedly turning into ice (in the movie is when the villian tried to kill Elsa but its stopped by her sister just when she turns into ice, I have no idea why they went for this here tho)
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u/GravitationalEddie 4d ago
The noise starts right when Sven(?) on the right starts moving, and stops right when he stops. Probably a coincidence, but it's a throw-off.
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u/Peeche94 5d ago
How are people not getting this? It's ice. The cracking is the ice, it looks cool!
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u/un-sub 5d ago
I’m wondering how they did it.. is it like a transparent mesh and lighting effects? Looks good! Wish I could see it better.
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u/Responsible-Buyer215 5d ago
I think it’s a projection from off stage?
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u/I_wet_my_plants 3d ago
It’s a projection in their outfits. You can see the stage show on Disney plus, my toddler had been obsessed with it lately
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u/GuitarSlayer136 5d ago
Comprehension continues to lower with every passing day.
They're freezing solid.
Between the visual effects, actors preformance, snow filled background, and ice friction background noise, there is an abundance of context.
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u/Brinwalk42 5d ago
Are you sure?
Between the ice crystals and snowy mountains, the rain deer, the little poof of ice/snow, the sound and the lady dressed as freaking Elsa I don’t think there is enough context.
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u/Azrethoc 4d ago
I think most of us understand they're freezing, The confusion is over why. Context-wise we see someone dressed as Elsa and an antler so we assume Sven. It's unclear why the cast of Lawrence of Arabia is also there and why they'd turn to ice. In this short clip we can't really tell that Anna is also there, only the 17 wise men. Cool effect though.
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u/toysarealive 5d ago
This fucking title.
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u/aGIANTstickman 3d ago
This comment should be higher. I get the special FX no problemo - it’s Ice. Frozen. Easy peasy. But what on God’s green earth is the title of this post supposed to convey?
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u/powerhammerarms 5d ago
With that technology that is not a small school. They may not have large student numbers but they are very well funded. This should in no way be positioned as a little school just doing what they can with what they have.
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u/GH057_807 4d ago
The title doesn't say "Production by a small school", it says "A small school production" meaning the production itself is small, not the school.
Basically every single school play ever, no matter the budget of that school itself, is going to be a small production.
Permanent fixtures like lighting and effects boards do not equate to a high production play. Those are part of the venue. Things like huge budgets for paid actors, orchestras, animatronic or mechanical set pieces, large back stage crews, etc, those do.
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u/powerhammerarms 3d ago
I mean, I see the distinction in what you're saying by the location of the word small in the sentence. But then you lost me when you said every single school play ever is going to be a small production. If that's the case then there's no reason to call it a small school production. You just call it a school production since by definition every school production is small.
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u/GH057_807 3d ago edited 3d ago
If you wanted to be really, really pedantic about it, sure.
Regardless;
* The venue's existing equipment does not equate to production value.
* I can assure you the vast majority of school plays cost way, way less than basically any non-school production (that isn't non-profit or pro-bono).
*The only reason to assume it's being touted as a "small school" is if your reading comprehension skipped a beat.
* It never was positioned as a little school just doing what they can with what they have. (See point 3)
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u/powerhammerarms 2d ago
Yeah I think the disagreement is in what I think small school production means and what you do.
I think most anyone reading it in that way would view it as saying the school is small or it's a modest production.
Regardless, that's the way I think it has been positioned. There's no need to mention large venues. Any school production will pale in comparison. That is so obvious as it doesn't need to be mentioned.
There is a major difference in school budgets though. That is pertinent. No "small" school has a projector like this.
Most school productions are small compared to non-school productions. This school pretty clearly has a relatively robust budget.
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u/chris971 5d ago
At first I thought the things moving on top were penguins moving across ice lol.. But now that I get it, its a great effect!
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u/cgtracy 4d ago
Anna turning to ice in the stage version, Frozen: The Musical. The sword and glitter effect represent when Hans tries to kill Elsa and Anna uses her last breath to step in and shatter his sword just as she turned.
I guarantee that the effect was even more impressive live. Cameras never fully capture the subtleties of stage lighting or effects. Blending projection mapping with the practical effects and choreography would have been no small feat regardless of the size of the school. Bravo to everyone involved! Keep going!
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u/RB___OG 5d ago
Context would be so helpful.
I get they painted the cast white with focused lighting, not sure what is supposed to imply
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u/RawrNate 5d ago
Looks like they get turned to stone. The projector is casting a rock texture onto the group, not just pure white.
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u/inlandsquatch 5d ago
Pretty sure they're turning to stone
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u/GuitarSlayer136 5d ago
The snow covered mountain top was the dead give away that they were turned to stone
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u/Floasis72 5d ago
I dont think I get what they’re going for.
Turned to ice?