LIVE ACTION CONCEPTS
Movie Characters: throughout the evening, have a different famous slasher movie character deliver the results or announce the winner (perhaps, every time Geoff appears on stage he is dresses in a new costume)
Chainsaw Distraction: Chainsaw wielding actor, covered in fake blood, walks across the stage with an audio sound track to mimic their movements. They deliver the winner for the category.
Toxic Removal: Eerie siren goes off and fog machines spew smoke that when illuminated create an eerie green glow. Toxic warning signs flash on the screen and people in Hazmat Suits rush around stage removing everyone but the winner of the category.
Lights Go Out: Power outage surges throughout the theater and the lights go out. The screen flashes revealing a message from a killer, announcing the next category or winner.
Body Fall: From the balcony above, a body falls and lands on stage as the killer runs around the top floor. It is revealed that it is actually a dummy revealing a t-shirt with the next category.
911 Caller
INTERACTIVE CONCEPTS
Phone Call: The phone rings and the “killer” announces the next category in a breathy menacing voice.
911 Call: Frantic caller dials 911. The operator answers and announces the winner of the next category.
Sound Effects: Have an eerie soundtrack play in the background. Add sound effects at the moment of reveal to build the suspense of the award or the removal of people from stage.
Scream: Blood curtailing scream rings out, followed by thunder and the lights in the theater flicker to resemble lighting. The screen flickers and the name of the next category or winner appears on the screen.
Slasher themed graphics
Vintage Projector themed graphics
DRIVE-IN MOVIE INSPIRED
Special Delivery: dressed as a disheveled drive-in theater attendant, this person will deliver each winner their award.
Commercial Appeal: Vintage style commercials (similar to something that would play at a Drive-in) reveal the next category or winner.
Concession Stand Attendant: dressed in a vintage concession stand outfit, this person will deliver the winner their award in a box of popcorn.
Car Alarm: the sound of a car alarm goes off and the lights in the room begin to flash. The next category appears on the screen once the car alarm is turned off.
Radio Frequency: an announcement that sounds like it came from a car radio (or perhaps the drive-in theater speaker) making an announcement about the next category.
Sample horror film inspired graphics
GRAPHIC DESIGN CONCEPTS
Slasher: Images of crazy people with knives are shown. As the music reaches its peak, the screen switches to blood and the winner’s logo is revealed.
Old Film Projector: playing off of the drive-in theater theme, an old film projector serves as the to segue between each segment of the show or as a way to announce a new category.
Neon Drive-in Theater: Use an old Drive-in Theater sign to showcase the nominees in each category. Each nominees name will flicker on. To announce the winner, they names of each loser will flicker out.
Commercial Appeal: Vintage style commercials (similar to something that would play at a Drive-in) reveal the next category or winner.
Movie Poster: Horror theme movie posters reveal the Category and the names of the nominees.
Movie Trailer: Each major category is announced with a short movie trailer.
Sample horror film inspired sound designs
