Recent content by ebutt13

I found the same link. I was going to mention it but didn't want to be scorned by the health and safety police who patrol this forum. I could always try it...

But how would I hide the strobe in the tree? I could place it inside the tree and then cover it with some scrim fabric, painted to match the rest of the tree.

Yeah, I think I'll try using a combination of projections and strobo gobes. The projections for some "fluid" lightning strikes on the tree itself and then the strobes elsewhere.Are you suggesting strobing the gobo from behind the scrim? Would that work?Has anybody here ever tried lighting a...

I guess I'll just have to experiment with these different methods. I had considered using a powerful strobe but the director wanted an effect which implied the tree had been struck by lightning.I've seen somebody else attempt a similar effect by strobing thin lightning gobos onto the tree...

Yeah, I had that idea. I could even then design a lightning effect in After Effects and project it onto the tree. It might make the lightning look less static and give some movement to it.

The thing is, we want to see the bolt striking the tree, so it would probably have to be projected onto the scrim.

@ruinexplorer I see. However, I'm sure most audience members won't be aware of this and nothing implies lightning striking a tree more than a huge lightning bolt across the stage. It would also make for a cool effect.We do have a large fly space so that shouldn't be a problem. Do you think...

Thanks for your reply! We do have a licensed pyro technician who will be handling the effect.Why wouldn't we see the bolt itself though? Should we opt for a dark-grey scrim instead?

Hi,I'm working on a production which involves having a tree struck by lightning and crashing to the ground. Currently, we've designed the mechanism for making the tree split (including pyro placed behind it for the spark), however we're still spinning ideas for how to achieve the lightning...

Do you know where I could get some of those? I've searched online and can't really find anything. Do you have a link perhaps?Thanks,Ed

Hi,If I use a bounce drop to light my Cyclorama from the rear, should the Cyc lights be placed behind the bounce drop, facing downstage or in between? I hear some people say that it should be in between and facing the drop, but then if I used a ground row, wouldn't the silhouette of the lights...

Hi,I came across a few photos of the Cyclorama cloud effects used for Wicked. Here are a few photos: http://www.sandiegojewishworld.com/2009-SDJW-Quarter3/2009-08-06-Thursday167/20090806-wicked.jpg http://www.rooket.com/images/tickets/wicked001.jpgDoes anybody know how I could achieve a...