simulate a power outage

[whatupkaohsiung]

so....I'm working on a video, there's a part where the power goes out...right now, everything just goes completely black...the music stops..and there's some crowd reaction sounds...but, it's not all that convincing and I don't think it's clear that there was a power outage. Anyone have some ideas on how to make my "power outage" more convincing?

 

[chilipie]

Appropriate sound effects will always help sell other unconvincing visuals. Perhaps you could get the lights to flash briefly before they go out, like there's been a power surge?

 

[Uranium City]

The sound of a turbine winding down would sell it, even if not directly related to anything electric in the room powering down. Think of it...humming fridge, humming computer, etc. They wind down.

 

[Ernest Worthing]

Yeah, i thought of a powering down sound myself when i saw the thread title.

Add that and how about adding a shot of a bulb dimming out.

 

[Randy Ericksen]

Most of the time the lights will flicker on and off a time or two. How about going black for a second, lights back up and everybody breathes a sigh of relief and then they go out.

 

[sina12345]

Ehem some ideas to throw around:
Cars honking in the background
Screaming, panic, hysteria
Riots, Looting
Airplanes crashing in the backyard
Y2K
Simpsons version of Y2k

....
actually just go with the winding down sounds

 

[whatupkaohsiung]

so...thanks for all the suggestions. The sound seemed very important to me....I took the last 1/2 second of music before the "power outage" and slowed it down and added some light flickering. I have what I think is a pretty convincing or at least clear power outage now.


again, thanks everyone!