[SML] Aurora Borealis effect

[Richard Niederberg]

Would the 'glass tray of water with colored oil slicks, on top of an
Overhead Projector, way out of focus', work? It worked in the 60s during
the Club Scene before PowerPoint dominated the live conference room
presentation field.
/s/ Richard

On Sun, Oct 20, 2019 at 10:34 PM Sean McCarthy via Stagecraft <
stagecraft at theatrical.net> wrote:

> This.  Best attempt at this I’ve seen is a handful of lekos focused on a
> roll of Mylar (full stage width), all with gobo rotators and all colors
> desired.  Lights hung on one end of pipe like pipe ends.
>
> —Sean
>
>
> On Saturday, October 19, 2019, Stephen Rees via Stagecraft <
> stagecraft at theatrical.net> wrote:
>
>> Similar result as might be achieved for "rippling water" FX, Dave.
>> Possibly two instruments in varied colors?.
>> Worth a try.
>> Steve
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>> On Sat, Oct 19, 2019 at 12:40 PM Dave Vick via Stagecraft <
>> stagecraft at theatrical.net> wrote:
>>
>>> Dunno if this’d work for you or not - hell, what do I know? I’m a mere
>>> rigger...
>>>
>>> If you’ve got some clear stage area upstage or in a wing, tape down a
>>> piece of mirror Mylar flat to the floor, but not *completely* taped down,
>>> gel up a Source4 with a suitable green/teal/blue gel (Lee089?) and focus it
>>> to bounce off the Mylar sheet onto your sky drop, and then (here’s the fun
>>> part) aim a slow-blowing fan at the untaped edges of the Mylar, to get it
>>> wiggling. Experiment around with slow fan speeds, various taping schemes,
>>> and &c. Until you get your desired Aurora effect.
>>>
>>> S’just a thought. Hey, it might even work...
>>>
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/s/ Richard
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