Time Machine

[smilesds]

Anybody have a good (cheesy is ok) time machine graphic or sound effects? I need to figure out something along those lines for a presentation by our denomination's Women's Board. They are going to talk about the vision of the Board by giving vignettes from the past present and future of the Board and want to get from vignette to vignette by "time travel." Any ideas? Any fun graphics? Thanks!

[[Admin] osborn4]

Can you grab a Dr. Who graphic? Or would that not click with enough of the intended audience?

Kip's time machine would probably be even more obscure.

[waynehoskins]

Maybe a Delorean with 88mph on the speedometer?

[[Director] Joseph B]

do a google search +time +machine in images -- you will get plenty of the old HG Wells Time Machine - some of them must be public domain or have info to get permission to use them.

[[Admin] osborn4]

A DeLorean, of course.

And there is this classic from shirt.woot

[tedanderson]

For a good sound effect, have your keyboard player do a whole-tone scale, up and down consistently, in eighth notes or sixteenth notes (if he can only do it in 8th notes, you can speed it up later) using an electric piano or harp sound while holding down the sustain pedal the entire time. The notes are C, D, E, F#, G#, A#, and C.

[[Director] Joseph B]

There's also the old tv show "Time Tunnel" I'm sure there are video clips on line somewhere.

[[Admin] osborn4]

Is this for the banquet or the report on the floor of conference?

If this is for the floor of conference, you could do the show in SSP Slide Show Builder and use a motion background.

The Tunnels and Room collection at MotionLoops.com is on sale for $11.95 and I'll bet there is something there you could work with.

[smilesds]

Joel - It's for the banquet, but is not the typical banquet presentation. Needs to really communicate the Board's vision for the future, but hopefully in a fun somewhat cheesy way.

I really like the whole tone scale idea. It sounds pretty cool.

I've looked at lots of pictures of time machines. None of them really seem to fit. I'm thinking that maybe I need something more like wavy lines or a black and white spiral or something abstract just to denote time travel instead of showing a time machine.

[[Admin] osborn4]

Too bad we don't have another laptop with an SSP projection license. I think the vaporize transition would do exactly what you're looking for.

[smilesds]

That is too bad. We have SSP on our laptop here at DC, but they'll need it here so I don't think they'd let me take it to Conference. So I'm probably stuck with power point for the presentation.

[[Director] Joseph B]

Can't you put a demo copy on a laptop there - they usually run 30 days or so. Should be plenty of time to do your thing.