[SML] Rear projection

Stephen Rees Stephen.Rees at fredonia.edu
Mon Oct 26 16:43:35 UTC 2015


There was a time when Rose Brand sold a fabric called Poly Cyc.  Don't know
if they still do, but it made a very fine RP screen. Came in colors, but we
used a light ecru color if I recall.
Steve Rees

On Mon, Oct 26, 2015 at 12:37 PM, Joe D via Stagecraft <
stagecraft at theatrical.net> wrote:

> I have played with the shower curtain/rear projection idea in the past.
> But, I was put off by the inability to remove the wrinkles created by the
> folds.
>
> I just looked at what was available at JoAnn's Fabrics.  They have frosted
> vinyl on a roll, 54" wide, $2.50/yard.  I wonder if two layers of this
> would have enough opacity and diffusion to use for projection? Perhaps the
> white vinyl shower curtain can be made flat enough, that the remaining
> wrinkles will not show if it is placed behind a panel of this frosted vinyl.
>
> The above is just speculation.  But, does anyone have any real-world
> success with eliminating the folds in the shower curtain liners?
>
> -Joe
>
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