Toss me as much as you want tonight and I'll expand your outline! Maybe change bits and pieces to mix my ideas in, but probably keep it rather similar to what you got. I was having a little trouble coming up with show scenes anyways and your ideas are always fantastic!
And I'm liking the idea of cloning the Indy/dinosaur layout. Adds some extra realism. And just the right amount of limits to improve a project and keep it focused but still gives enough freedom to go crazy. Perfect amount of self imposed structure. Love it!
Warehouse of Wonders brief (very rough)
The general premise involves guests exploring a Hollywood prop warehouse, where an enchanted film projector brings all the props and memorabilia to life very much like Mystic Manor.
The attraction needs main characters to hold it all together, somewhat like Albert and Lord Mystic. Was considering perhaps a tabloid reporter who's sneaking in to dig up gossip, along with her pet cockatiel. (Think Tilda Swinton in
Hail Caesar!) Other ideas are fine too, this isn't fully developed.
Entering the indoor queue, guests pass the security office and a sleeping guard inside snoring. Inside is a pre-show establishing the reporter character and the projector - which she disbelieves. Queue past shelves of props and memorabilia - lots of detail potential! Loading onto trackless back lot carts in the loading docks amidst many prop-filled crates.
Ride into projection room overlooking screening room. The cockatiel turns on the projector, and glittering magic brings the piles of film cans and reels roaring to life.
Through halls of vintage movie posters and framed B&W film stills, all alive. (Use the cockatiel like Albert to respond to the craziness throughout, perhaps while the tabloid reporter doesn't notice.)
Through the costume department and the celebrity wax museum.
Into a private screening room, with a wurlitzer organ playing itself and a film playing on the screen. Cars pause, lights dim, and magically lights return and we're
inside the movie (rising walls, secretly moving cars). Through black & white sets, which change as the film edits from shot to shot - projection effects against simple walls. Then the reel breaks down; we go through a starfield.
The centerpiece prop warehouse scene, all the props alive at once. All vintage genres represented - western, musical, Gothic horror, noir, silent comedy, Biblical epic, sci-fi serial. Like Hunny Hunt's Heffalump scene, cars dance through different vignettes and assorted gags, 8-12 cars in this finale. The scene needs a trademark theme song like POTC or Mansion...
Then cars escape into the Executive Producer's private office (with living film awards and such), where the cockatiel flips a giant master switch and shuts off the projector. Things return to normal.
Unload into the Acme Gag Factory shop nearby.
As said, very rough. Have fun with this, Pi!
), riding in an old coupe pursuing a criminal gang.
. And good call, I'd forgotten about that GMR gangster bit.
