India 2000: Elevator Antics
This is an experiment that I tried using my new digital editing tool - Pinnacle Studio DV.
Our friend Tom had a room on the first floor of the Taj Hotel in Jodhpur, India. After dinner he was frustrated by the elevator which refused to take him from the first floor to the first floor.
So we re-enacted the incident. Soon, everyone had to get into the act. Hotel staff were certainly puzzled by the five people giggling and having a great time in the elevator lobby!
I set the camcorder on a table, which created a steady-framed picture, then used cut and fade edits. (Trying to achieve something like a Star Trek transporter effect.)
Music was well-selected, the fun Give Up the Funk by George Clinton & Parliament Funkadelic is perfect for the comedy.
This was a great idea that begs to be shortened. After 5-1/2 minutes of giving up the funk, the joke is tired and boring. I think the re-edited duration should be about thirty seconds. Perhaps it could be reprised as part of a longer production, for instance a ten-second version could be funny if it appears later in the movie.