thatactorguy
Active Member
So the director of this show wants to have smoke coming off of the cigarette that's "burning" in the ashtray after Sam puts it in there and leaves. I'm lighting the show, but got roped into doing special fx as well. The cigarette is fake. Here's my initial thought: on top of the cabinet hiding the safe (where the ashtray is), I drill a small hole in the neighborhood of 1/4-3/8". The ashtray has a hole the same size. Underneath is some sort of smoke device. I'm thinking perhaps an incense stick, with the smoke running up to the hole via tubing, but don't know if the smoke will reach that far. My second thought is using a smoke generator from a model boat or train set. Anyone have thoughts on this? There is plenty of room backstage, so no chance of fire. The closest seat in the house is about eight feet away, the farthest is about 35 feet. I'm afraid a fog machine would put out a) too much smoke and b) the wrong type. It should look wispy, not poofy...