For the knives, order real throwing knives and spring load them backwards behind the spot where they are to land. A technician makes them pop out when they would hit. A nice sound accompanies this so it looks and sounds very real. For the puff of smoke use a tube loaded with powder and have a technician blow on it, puff!
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Jill Campbell
Pine Grove Mills PA
Original Message:
Sent: 02-08-2016 22:03
From: Brandon Lively
Subject: Pajama Game Special effects
With the board you could use blocking and a spring loaded knife cut into the board to make it so that the knife looks like it was thrown from upstage and the have the actor turn to show the now showing knives.
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Brandon Lively
OH