60s Psychedelia

[seanandkate]

I'm looking for the best way to project the kind of lighting psychedelia that you would get at a 60s concert onto a cyc. It will be about a 20' throw from LX to centre of cyc.

Put on an old Jefferson Airplane album if it helps you think . . .

[BillESC]

Overhead projector(s) are the start. Use different viscosity vegetable oils and food coloring on a glass plate. The colored oils can be layered using a plastic wrap.

[derekleffew]

An overhead projector, glass dish of oil, and bottles of food coloring?

Enjoy this thread: http://www.controlbooth.com/forums/l...g.html.:shock:

For a modern (but not as good) effect: a rotating multi-color gobo in a SourceFour?

http://www.internetapollo.com/Products/View/2258.aspx

[Footer]

Modern marvels a few years back did an episode on "60s" tech. The last few minutes of the episode were about exactly this effect. A glass clock face was used to create the dish, and as said before water and colored oil were used to create the look. Anymore however, a projector and most VJ programs will do whay you want.
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[JD]

Yes, now feeling older than dirt, I can relate information from when I started in the business! We did a number of 60s based “shows” back in the err.. 60s (and early 70s.) The instruments of choice were customized slide projectors, from of all places, Edmund Scientific. They had dozens of glass plate wheels available. Some contained oil, others glitter in oil, or small cut out images. The glass plates would then fit into the projector on a slow moving motor. It was all quite a big mess and I was glad when that era was over!

[LightStud]

I suspect this is exactly what you are looking for:

Optikinetics 6" Liquid Wheel (Original) lighting effect (2)

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[seanandkate]

Originally Posted by Footer

Modern marvels a few years back did an episode on "60s" tech. The last few minutes of the episode were about exactly this effect. A glass clock face was used to create the dish, and as said before water and colored oil were used to create the look. Anymore however, a projector and most VJ programs will do whay you want.
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I actually saw that one! I was trying to stay away from that kind of solution because of the mess potential. I DO like some of the the other ideas! Where was this stuff when I needed to trick out my dorm room 25 years ago. . . ?

[SteveB]

Originally Posted by seanandkate

I'm looking for the best way to project the kind of lighting psychedelia that you would get at a 60s concert onto a cyc. It will be about a 20' throw from LX to centre of cyc.

Put on an old Jefferson Airplane album if it helps you think . . .

Google "Joshua Light Show".

Don't forget a cute female (or male) assistant to operate the blow dryer. Worked for me when I was 17. I think.

SB

[renegadeblack]

Project VeeDubTDI's avatar on the cyc and you're done

[gafftapegreenia]

I wanna say that a dual gobo rotator and some colored gobo's might make for some interesting effects.