History Sandbox / Telcontar

** Christine Daaé from ''ThePhantomOfTheOpera'' is an excellent singer and dancer, but during the opera house's MasqueradeBall she is scared and confused after being whisked away from her fiancée Raoul. She tries to keep up with the whirling dancers, but her moves are hesitant and she is always slightly behind. Raoul does find her again, for which she is very grateful.

The name is a {{tropemanteau}} of "luminous" and "ice". This trope can actually happen in RealLife because snow and ice reflect light very well, meaning that on a snowy night you may not need a torch. Expect this trope to feature in the SlippySlideyIceWorld too. If the ice caverns are deep in a mountain, this trope might be implied by HollywoodDarkness.

* CropOffTheEyes: Eyes are the WindowsOfTheSoul, and making eye contact in conversation is important. A way to hide someone's identity, then, is to show their face talking from the nose down. On the typical landscape screen this can mean their body below the shoulders is also cropped away, giving strong focus to their mouth and whatever they are saying. SisterTrope to FeetFirstIntroduction.
** Tanna from ''Webcomic/EarsForElves'' is introduced this way. The panel that first shows her face gives only her nose and mouth with a speech bubble, though her eyes are shown shortly afterwards.
** In ''WebVideo/EchoChamber'', Mr Administrator never breaks this in the first season, and still maintains it for most of the second. It is part of what makes him a MysteriousEmployer, forces Tom and Dana to pay attention to whatever he says, and hides who he is (specifically, it hides [[spoiler:the numbers on the temple of any incarnation of the Administrator]]) throughout the show.
** The wheelchair man from the ''Series/DoctorWho'' episode [[Recap/DoctorWhoS28E5RiseOfTheCybermen "Rise of the Cybermen"]] is introduced this way, ensuring we know he's evil right from the start. It's only a couple seconds until his whole face is shown, though.
** Dr. Space Claw of ''Theatre/{{Starship}}'' is first seen through a video connection. He's [[SlouchOfVillainy slouching]] in a chair and only shown from the neck down, as is his new wife, which hides that he is [[spoiler:Junior]]'s father and establishes him as the "most evil man in the universe".
** Darcy's first in-the-flesh appearance in ''WebVideo/TheLizzieBennetDiaries'' consists of a couple seconds at the end of one video, surprising her. His eyes are off the top of the screen, so viewers were kept in suspense about who he was and what he looked like for several days.

** The wheelchair man from the ''Series/DoctorWho'' episode "[[Recap/DoctorWhoNSS2E5RiseOfTheCybermen Rise of the Cybermen]]" is introduced this way, ensuring we know he's evil right from the start. It's only a couple seconds until his whole face is shown, though.

* CropOffTheEyes: Eyes are the WindowsOfTheSoul, and making eye contact in conversation is important. A way to hide someone's identity, then, is to show their face talking from the nose down. On the typical landscape screen this can mean their body below the shoulders is also cropped away, meaning there is strong focus on their mouth and whatever they are saying. SisterTrope to FeetFirstIntroduction.

* FingersOfGod: "Fingers of God" is one of many names given to [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crepuscular_rays crepuscular rays]], a natural phenomenon in which sunlight appears to burst through clouds in distinct beams. In fiction, this shows glory at the AwesomeMomentOfCrowning, beauty in ThePromisedLand, and hope shining during the DarkestHour. It can overlap with CueTheSun or cause a NaturalSpotlight.
** Clouds part to let streams of sunshine through onto the cub Simba when Rafiki holds him in the air during the opening of ''Disney/TheLionKing''.
** At the climax of ''Series/DoctorWho'' episode "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS31E06TheVampiresOfVenice The Vampires of Venice]]", the clouds are roiling and storming and getting darker every minute as the end of humanity draws near. When the Doctor shuts off the storm controller to save the world once again, the clouds dissipate and sunbeams burst through as people celebrate.

* IShallWearARedHat: The elderly wear purple. Lavender. Beige. Grey. From top to toe, they're normally dressed in dull colours (even the odd floral print on a lady won't be adventurous) and old fashions. However, sometimes they step out of the mold. This might be a SplashOfColour, it might be a dress that shows some skin, or it might be a silly cap; whatever the item, the aim is fun, the characterisation is youth and a carefree attitude, and the consequence is embarrassed grandkids. Contrast with the ElderlyBlueHairedLady.
** The TropeNamer is the poem "Warning" by Jenny Joseph about how all old ladies wear purple but the writer will don a red hat that clashes.
--->''When I am an old woman I shall wear purple\\
With a red hat which doesn't go and doesn't suit me.''

** The Midnight Ball in ''Theatre/TanzDerVampire'' will be AFeteWorseThanDeath for you, if you happen to be a mortal, and thus on the menu. Alfred and Professor Abronisus are normal humans who know this, so when they become trapped in the ballroom they steal vampire costumes and desperately try to dance along to escape detection, though they're always two steps behind. Somehow or other it works -- the vampires do not catch them.

* IShallWearARedHat: The elderly wear purple. Lavender. Beige. Grey. From top to toe, they're normally dressed in dull colours (even the odd floral print on a lady won't be adventurous) and old fashions. However, sometimes they step out of the mould. This might be a SplashOfColour, it might be a dress that shows some skin, or it might be a silly cap; whatever the item, the aim is fun and the consequence is embarrassed grandkids. Contrast with the ElderlyBlueHairedLady.

* DrummerBoy: The DrummerBoy is a common child role in the army or [[BritishRoyalGuards Royal Guard]]. Playing the drum is seen as a game and can be a goal for boys as young as six, especially if there's a nice uniform to wear (and if there is, you can bet he has a blonde page-boy BobHaircut to go with it), without understanding what being in the military can entail and instead just acting patriotic and having fun. Often the army equivalent of the navy's LittleStowaway character, he can be a mascot for the band and is loved by everyone in-story whilst breaking the hearts of parents and readers should anything at all happen to him.

* CropOutTheEyes: Eyes are the WindowsOfTheSoul, and making eye contact in conversation is important. A way to hide someone's identity, then, is to show their face talking from the nose down. On the typical landscape screen this can mean their body below the shoulders is also cropped away, meaning there is strong focus on their mouth and whatever they are saying. SisterTrope to FeetFirstIntroduction.

* DrummerBoy: The DrummerBoy is a common child role in the army or [[BritishRoyalGuards Royal Guard]]. Playing the drum is seen as a game and can be a goal for boys as young as six, especially if there's a nice uniform to wear (and if there is, you can bet he has a blonde page-boy BobCut to go with it), without understanding what being in the military can entail and instead just acting patriotic and having fun. Often the army equivalent of the navy's LittleStowaway character, he can be a mascot for the band and is loved by everyone in-story whilst breaking the hearts of parents and readers should anything at all happen to him.

* Clouds part to let streams of sunshine through onto the cub Simba when Rafiki holds him in the air during the opening of ''Disney/TheLionKing''.

Tel has a sandbox to play in, yay! You can build sandcastles here too, but play nice.

** These are used a lot in ''Webcomic/EarsForElves'', especially when a character is shouting. Although they are normally grey or black lines over the surrounding people and objects, such as when [[http://www.earsforelves.com/archives/405 elves are fighting in preparation for the Trials]] and have these lines emitting from whereever their weapons are,

These are ones that I have thought of but can't be bothered to put through YKTTW, have no examples for, etc.. You can edit them or add examples as you please; just tell me first. Maybe someday I'll take these things further.

* SnowChimes (or the broader GlitteringMusic): Twinkling snow, sparking ice, glittering crystals… And what better way to reflect this in music than through delicate chimes or a glockenspiel? There may be a bell for every time a snowflake gleams, or there may be just everything chiming away, the clear sounds showing how clean the snow is. Jingling bells are especially likely around Christmastime. Compare AudibleGleam, where it's just one flash of light that gets a sound

Tel has a sandbox to play in, yay! These are ideas for tropes that I can't be bothered to put through YKTTW or don't feel I have any examples for. If you would like to steal one or edit these descriptions/add examples, feel free but do tell me.

* TheRobotVoice: Rats, this can't be split from ComputerVoice. The version I would write about had a focus on the grating feel and CreepyMonotone, as well as how unrealistic the voice is, though, rather than the gender, though, so I like to think I came up with it separately. No examples are needed here.

* SnowChimes (or the broader GlitteringMusic): Twinkling snow, sparking ice, glittering crystals… And what better way to reflect this in music than through delicate chimes or a glockenspiel? There may be a bell for every time a snowflake gleams, or there may be just everything chiming away, the clear sounds showing how clean the snow is. Jingling bells are especially likely around Christmastime. Compare AudibleGleam, where it's just one flash of light that gets a sound.

* TheRobotVoice: Rats, this can't be split from ComputerVoice. The version I would write about had a focus on the grating feel and CreepyMonotone, as well as how unrealistic the voice is, though, rather than the gender, though, so I like to think I came up with it separately. No examples are needed here.

* OffBalanceOffBeat: One, two, three, four. The standard beat, probably backed by a good bit of percussion, is something easy to walk or march to and a constant feeling in the mind of the audience. Subverting it, therefore, throws everyone off balance, whether the time signature is three-four or four-four or six-eight or something else. This can be literal, when a dancer is half a step out of in-story music, probably treading on everyone's toes as a result. It can also be the soundtrack staying just out of time from the events (MickeyMousing for a villain who isn't going to conform), throwing the audience out.

* CropOutTheEyes: Eyes are the WindowsOfTheSoul, and making eye contact in conversation is important. A way to hide someone's identity, then, is to show their face talking from the nose down. On the typical landscape screen this can mean their body below the shoulders is also cropped away, meaning there is strong focus on their mouth and whatever they are saying. SisterTrope to FeetFirstIntroduction.
** Tanna from ''Webcomic/EarsForElves'' is introduced this way. The panel that first shows her face gives only her nose and mouth with a speech bubble, though her eyes are shown shortly afterwards.
** In ''WebVideo/EchoChamber'', Mr Administrator never breaks this in the first season, and still maintains it for most of the second. It is part of what makes him a MysteriousEmployer, forces Tom and Dana to pay attention to whatever he says, and hides who he is (specifically, it hides [[spoiler:the numbers on the temple of any incarnation of the Administrator]]) throughout the show.
** The wheelchair man from the ''Series/DoctorWho'' episode "[[Recap/DoctorWhoNSS2E5RiseOfTheCybermen Rise of the Cybermen]]" is introduced this way, ensuring we know he's evil right from the start. It's only a couple seconds until his whole face is shown, though.

* SnowChimes: Twinkling snow, sparking ice, glittering crystals… And what better way to reflect this in music than through delicate chimes or a glockenspiel? There may be a bell for every time a snowflake gleams, or there may be just everything chiming away, the clear sounds showing how clean the snow is. Jingling bells are especially likely around Christmastime. Compare AudibleGleam, where it's just one flash of light that gets a sound.

* CropOffTheEyes: Eyes are the WindowsOfTheSoul, and making eye contact in conversation is important. A way to hide someone's identity, then, is to show their face talking from the nose down. On the typical landscape screen this can mean their body below the shoulders is also cropped away, meaning there is strong focus on their mouth and whatever they are saying. SisterTrope to FeetFirstIntroduction.

* TheRobotVoice: Rats, this can't be split from ComputerVoice. The version I would write about had a focus on the grating feel and the monotone, as well as how unrealistic the voice is, though, rather than the gender, though, so I like to think I came up with it separately.