[SML] Northern Lights Doozie

[Jeffrey Kanyuck]

Hello,
     I lived in Alaska for 30 years. And I've always contemplated how to do that well. I've thought of a few ideas, which I've never really had a chance to try. 
     This one might be your easiest and best choice for your space: Haze the room a touch, grab something like some old coka-cola bottles with the ribs on the sides (take off any paint/logo) shoot a light through the bottle and then through a slit, add some gel for color, and spin the bottle slowly. Might be best to shoot one bottle through a second. Spinning at different rates and at times different directions. Maybe mount the bottles on motors or something so you don't have to control them by hand. The slit  at the end of it all is to control where you are lighting (think of barn doors for a fixture). I've drawn up a picture which I can send to folks who are interested if my description isn't good enough.

Jeff

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From: Stagecraft [mailto:stagecraft-bounces at theatrical.net] On Behalf Of Lyric Opera Kansas City via Stagecraft
Cc: Lyric Opera Kansas City
Subject: [SML] Northern Lights Doozie

Ok Everyone - Here is an really "out there" question.  Has anyone ever tried to/had success with creating a northern lights environment in a black box theatre?  No cyc, no projection surface.  We can look at pics all day and most of them are people standing under a well lit sky.  The people without the skyline don't communicate northern lights.  I am thinking about pushing the sky feeling directly onto the people and floor in the space, but I was wondering if anyone else has tried to tackle this is another way?  Projectors are not an option.
Thanks,
Nate