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Originally Posted by ENF Hero
Might I suggest candles? With still poses they still have the action of wax falling and that might be interesting to play with (as well as the danger of fire)
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Candles are a great idea!! Thank you for your suggestion!
I think it actually can introduce quite a bit of drama. Imagine a poser lights a long stemmed candle then places it in Andrew’s hand. The poser moves Andrew’s other hand directly over the flame, far enough away that we have rehearsed and know it is safe but close enough that the audience is worried. They leave it there and pose me.
Maybe they pose me with my feet on the floor, knees bent, bum on the floor. My back is arched severely, elongating my abdomen, nipples pointing to the sky, my head is on the floor - almost the top of my head and I’m looking upside down away from my body. Arms flat on the floor for balance. Sorry this is a hard position to describe but it’s a beautiful shape and it leaves me quite vulnerable in the midsection and also (importantly) not able to see my body.
Then they move Andrew and he holds the candle tilted above my body. They can continue to pose different parts of us, but as the candle burns hot wax drips down and lands on my body.
What’s exciting about this is that the timing of the drips is unpredictable and I can’t see them coming. And if I flinch, then I’ve broken character, so I really need to be able to take the hot wax without flinching. But the audience is wondering where the wax will hit me and if I’m going to flinch or gasp. The posers can decide if they position the candle above my tummy, my breasts, my groin, etc, they can make Andrew hold it in his mouth, etc escalating as they go.
Of course I have to figure out if I can do this without flinching. Maybe I’ll do some homework. I also wonder if the height that the wax drips from affects the temperature (maybe more time to cool through the air). Maybe I’ll have some wine and burn myself tonight haha.