[SML] Aurora Borealis effect

[Rob Graham]

I had decent results bouncing gelled fixtures off of a sheet of Mylar
(Rosco Mirror I think) that was being blown gently by a small fan.

I think we used strips as uplight wash and pars were the “bounce” source.

On Mon, Oct 21, 2019 at 06:13 Richard Niederberg via Stagecraft <
stagecraft at theatrical.net> wrote:

> 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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