Reveals & Entrances

TLC creates custom reveals and entrances for your event or show. Launch your new logo or reveal the guest of honor with the dramatic impact of a kabuki, or screen drop reveal.

Unveil with Flair Using Kabuki Drops and Screen Pull Reveals by TLC

At TLC, we specialize in creating stunning moments of revelation that captivate audiences and make a lasting impression. With our Kabuki Drops and Screen Pull Reveals, you can deliver show-stopping reveals, product launches, or dramatic stage effects with precision and impact. Whether you want to unveil a new product, reveal a performer, or add a surprise element to a live event, TLC’s expert team provides flawless execution for these powerful theatrical techniques.

What is a Kabuki Drop?

A Kabuki Drop is a dramatic staging effect where a large drape or fabric is suspended overhead and then, at the perfect moment, it drops to the floor, instantly revealing the scene, performer, or object behind it. This effect creates a powerful, sudden reveal that captivates audiences and adds a touch of magic to any performance or event. It’s perfect for moments when you want to build suspense and then wow your audience with a dramatic unveiling.

What is a Screen Pull Reveal?

A Screen Pull Reveal is a similar technique where a fabric or screen is pulled away, often horizontally, to reveal what is behind it. This method can be used on stage, in product launches, or for large-scale reveals at events, creating a sense of anticipation as the screen or fabric smoothly moves to unveil the surprise. This effect can be subtle or grand, depending on the scale and speed of the pull, and is ideal for situations where a controlled and smooth unveiling is desired.

TLC creates BALLOON DROPS and BALLOON MESSAGES that instantly inflate on cue! AIR-TUBES, AIR-FLAMES, AIR-CHARACTERS all enliven any area with dynamic and colorful motion. Sudden cues can reveal an air-tube, adding visual energy to a show finale. Flying or Exploding balloon walls and balloon shapes, air characters, creative shapes can decorate any type of environment.

Balloon Drops add lots of color and motion at the right moment

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DISAPPEARING BALLOON WALLS: Create a dramatic and surprising moment by using balloon wall technology. The audience entering the room assumes the wall is merely a large artistic set piece. On cue; the music builds, moving lights travel then strobe through the wall creating a bright, colorful display that builds in intensity to the wall instantly exploding into thin air. Nothing remains of the wall, and the image, logo, or show is now revealed in an unforgettable way, and with incredible impact.

The Celebrity Escape Room show on NBC used a disappearing balloon wall created by the live special effects team at TLC. A wall of balloons vanishes, surprising Ben Stiller, Lisa Kudrow and others, revealing the final escape room. The premiere episode recently aired on Red Nose Day.

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A REVEAL IS A SURPRISE!

TLC is known for innovations and event technology; projection-mapping, virtual event effects, and LED VIDEO FX. TLC designed and built the 360 screen-drop and reveal show that precedes every home game of the Los Angeles Lakers at Staples Center, The projection mapped shows surround the fabric cylinder, creating a large image impact for every fan in the venue.

TLC used the disappearing balloon wall reveal effect back in 2000 for the opening of the Experience Music Project in Seattle with Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen.

At an outdoor event in January, a TLC balloon wall explodes revealing a celebration, exciting guests with the powerful burst, and providing a high-energy start to the party. Disappearing balloon walls, flying objects and automation, LED and holographic FX, TLC provides custom designed and built special effects.

These balloons are designed to appear like decor, but surprise everyone with a sudden flying cue, when the wall OPENS up to reveal a walk-way. The flying balloon wall can reveal a person for a unique entrance cue, or reveal a large graphic of a new logo or message. Call TLC Creative to create a flying balloon wall for your event!

SURPRISE YOUR GUESTS!
TLC creates amazing reveals, like this flying balloon wall reveal. Add music and a burst of fog or streamers and you have a thrilling high-point at any event.