Hello all,
I am trying to figure out a way to get a cheap black surface that could be used as a floor for a short 2 performance run. Basically the problem I have is that I want to paint the floor with UV paint and then blast the space with a UV cannon nearer the end of the show, thus creating a very strong closing spectrum of colors. However, the space that I'm working in is a small black box and if I paint this UV stuff onto the floor, even if I paint over it, it will still be visable in the future if another show wants to use a UV cannon.
So what I'm asking is if anyone knows a way to make a cheap, and I mean CHEAP, black surface that I can use as a floor. It only has to last the two shows. I looked at laminate flooring but in ireland its about 13 euro per square Yard, which gets quite expensive and isnt' even black so I will have to paint it anyway. Another suggestion I had was to buy cheap rolls of Wallpaper and paste them onto the floor, then paint them black (if they aren't already) and once dry then set my UV and other paints on them. However I'm worried that wallpaper might rip under the actors feet.
Does anybody have any suggestions. After the show is done the floor will be painted black once more anyway so ripping paint up isn't a problem
I am trying to figure out a way to get a cheap black surface that could be used as a floor for a short 2 performance run. Basically the problem I have is that I want to paint the floor with UV paint and then blast the space with a UV cannon nearer the end of the show, thus creating a very strong closing spectrum of colors. However, the space that I'm working in is a small black box and if I paint this UV stuff onto the floor, even if I paint over it, it will still be visable in the future if another show wants to use a UV cannon.
So what I'm asking is if anyone knows a way to make a cheap, and I mean CHEAP, black surface that I can use as a floor. It only has to last the two shows. I looked at laminate flooring but in ireland its about 13 euro per square Yard, which gets quite expensive and isnt' even black so I will have to paint it anyway. Another suggestion I had was to buy cheap rolls of Wallpaper and paste them onto the floor, then paint them black (if they aren't already) and once dry then set my UV and other paints on them. However I'm worried that wallpaper might rip under the actors feet.
Does anybody have any suggestions. After the show is done the floor will be painted black once more anyway so ripping paint up isn't a problem