@ChrisB_SanDiego @GreekTheatre Posting in complete agreement and suggesting the consideration of hazers rather than foggers. I believe a search of this site should reveal a number of threads on the selection and deployment of various types of hazers.I would have to ask your reason for not wanting to use a smoke machine?
If it's because of fire alarms we use a water based DF-50 hase machine and instead of official fluid we use mineral oil from the local pharmacy.
It's possible to use dry ice going through a heater to heat the air to raise ot off the ground, but that's kind of counter productive and it's not very effective but if you needed a smokeless system that could work. Especially if you needed a quick dispersing system.
It really depends on how much smoke you need.
If it's a really well ventilated or outside area you can make some small smoke bombs.
You can also buy canned smoke. And canned smoke bombs in a color.
Or you use scentless incense, again not very effective.
If you're just going to make the set look hazy than you can just put everything behind a scrim.
I would have to ask your reason for not wanting to use a smoke machine?
If it's because of fire alarms we use a water based DF-50 hase machine and instead of official fluid we use mineral oil from the local pharmacy.
That's akin to making something sound like bacon, or taste like purple. Haze is only apparent when light reflects off of it. No light, no haze (but not the reverse.)... to make the lighting look hazy...
You mean besides typing "haze" into the search box?@derekleffewWould you care to point the OP towards an appropriate thread?
I am concerned about the fire alarms. This is for a production for my college and the administration is pretty tight about not letting us use fog machines because we hosted a Lorie Line concert and she set them off using fog machines. I understand that it depends on the type of fluid you use and the type of smoke detector, I just don't see it getting through the administration. Using a scrim is a possibility though.I would have to ask your reason for not wanting to use a smoke machine?
If it's because of fire alarms we use a water based DF-50 hase machine and instead of official fluid we use mineral oil from the local pharmacy.
It's possible to use dry ice going through a heater to heat the air to raise ot off the ground, but that's kind of counter productive and it's not very effective but if you needed a smokeless system that could work. Especially if you needed a quick dispersing system.
It really depends on how much smoke you need.
If it's a really well ventilated or outside area you can make some small smoke bombs.
You can also buy canned smoke. And canned smoke bombs in a color.
Or you use scentless incense, again not very effective.
If you're just going to make the set look hazy than you can just put everything behind a scrim.
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