[SML] Fog, lights, and football

[Ben Hain]

I’ve been doing smoke and / or lights for our homecoming games for a few years.

Daytime games just get smoke and what has become simplest is renting a bunch of 10lb CO2 fire extinguishers. (Note I said RENTING—we are not taking them from campus anywhere. And the local dealer only charges us for refills).

We are outside so the CO2 is not confined anywhere to make breathing an issue.
It hugs the ground and makes a nice presentation as the color guard move through it. And when the players run onto the field they’ll actually pull it with a little ways.

Of course if you can get the football team to buy you some stuff, do that!
And I’ll second the Chauvet and Chamsys stuff Ford mentions.

Ben

Ben Hain
RCTC
Technical Director Hill Theater
Rochester MN
507-285-7201



From: Stagecraft [mailto:stagecraft-bounces at theatrical.net] On Behalf Of Kenneth L Zinkl via Stagecraft
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Subject: [SML] Fog, lights, and football

Oh great wise list,

I was recently approached by my building principal about adding fog and possibly some lighting to our football team's field entrance for homecoming.  My first thought was to use something like a G3000 or Vapour Plus fog machine but then I started thinking that something like the  Chauvet Vesuvio RGBA may be a better choice. I get fog and light on the fog in one package. We would be doing our entrance effects off the field near the track. I believe power is available less than 50' from this spot. So far I am leaning towards 2 Vesuvio foggers and control from an Enttec USB DMX interface and some shareware/freeware software like Q light controller. Any advice other than do not have cables crossing the running path of the players?

Thanks
Ken Z
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