Alice in Wonderland shrinking scene?
I am directing a high school production of "Alice in Wonderland" in the summer, and since I like to get everything done months in advance when I direct, I am working on all the special effects. I have come up with good ideas and workable ways to do the other special effects, but how on earth do I do the whole door and table shrinking without being terribly cheesy?
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The play of "Alice in Wonderland" I saw had no shrinking scene. Maybe they just cut it out and changed a few things around. But you could also maybe do a blackout when she's supposed to shrink, have a red or blue (something mystical that won't let too much light out but still allows the actress to be seen) spot on Alice, and then have techs quickly bring off the normal set pieces and bring in pieces that look the same except two or three times the size, flash the lights, then bring them all the way back up.
This makes sense in my head... not sure if it'll actually work.
Create an Ames room. Have the floor that actress playing Alice is standing on a kind of conveyor belt. As she moves upstage, (towards the audience?) the items in the background appear to be getting larger, because of the altered perspective of the Ames Room set.
I trust you know what an Ames room is? You should. Wik it. Then work out the logistics.
Actually, you don't even NEED the conveyor belt. There's nothing wrong with the actress WALKING to the back wall where the table and door would be.