how to do a comet?

[ulze]

we need a comet in a play at our school-
the comet must be "built" with light-
it appears for 20 sec.
it should go from the left side to the right


our solution now is:
we take a spot (i hope its also called spot in usa) with a gobos and then hang it on the right side of the stage (in the stage) and move it by hand


any other solutions?
it mustnt be too expensive! (we are a school)

 

[Footer]

If by spot you mean leko, elipsoidal (sp), ERS, profile, yes that will work. If you mean spotlight (as in followspot), no that will not work (they don't take gobos). But for a simple low cost route, you have it. Get a good pair of insulated gloves.

 

[ulze]

yes i mean profile... not followspot...
i dont think that we need gloves cause its only 20 sec but good hint! (we'v tested it - its not so hot)
and yes- it works also with a followspot! but the result it was too large
=> what we did: we took the aperture (i hope its called so) and built a metal plate with a whole (our comet) into it

it was really funny and one of our drills broke down

 

[Van]

Ulze,
Here is a link to a thread here on Controlbooth.
http://www.controlbooth.com/forums/showthread.php?t=4058&highlight=shooting+star
I has a lot to read / translate but http://www.controlbooth.com/forums/showthread.php?t=4058 it deals with making a shooting star < meteor > appear for a very short time and I think you might find some useful information.

 

[ulze]

thx van! there are many ideas!
iv never seen an I-cue - iv googled- its a very interesting feature! but normale u would use a "scanner" (how do u call this thing? example http://www.thomann.de/de/eurolite_ts5_dmxscanner.htm)

 

[soundlight]

The I-cue is the scanner mirror for a spot. I like to say that it's the "poor man's scanner", because most good-quality scanners are more than five times the cost of the I-cue. You can purchase cheaper ones, but they generally don't have as much power as a spot if it has a high-wattage lamp in it.