Creating pseudo rain

[indirules]

Hey guyz, I wud appreciate any help regarding rain effects.

We need to create rain onstage but the rules state that water is not allowed.

We tried with rice grains but the time taken for sweeping is too much.

 

ANY IDEAS?

Esp technical/electronic/electrical ones?

[JimWebber]

Hi there!

 

I would be looking at one or more animation discs, (try the DHA range) these can actually be quite effective, especially when slightly out of focus. Not the brightest of effects though, so you will either have to use a powerful (or efficient) profile, or plot the ambient light levels very carefully...

 

HTH

 

Jim

[J Pearce]

How about some form of snow machine (mechanical, not foam based) filled with transparent snow?

[Seano]

We tried with rice grains but the time taken for sweeping is too much.

ANY IDEAS?

 

A bigger broom?

 

(Soz. :()

[andy_s]

not such a bad idea - or perhaps two of these

[thelightbulb]

or indeed a vacuum and empty the bag back in to the system

[Tomo]

or indeed a vacuum and empty the bag back in to the system

Not such a good idea unfortunately, due to the amount of dust, sawdust, splinters, bits of glass etc that tends to accumulate in a vacuum cleaner.

[thelightbulb]

or indeed a vacuum and empty the bag back in to the system

Not such a good idea unfortunately, due to the amount of dust, sawdust, splinters, bits of glass etc that tends to accumulate in a vacuum cleaner.

 

I suppose not

[Jivemaster]

Animation discs with sound effects.

[robloxley]

or indeed a vacuum and empty the bag back in to the system

Not such a good idea unfortunately, due to the amount of dust, sawdust, splinters, bits of glass etc that tends to accumulate in a vacuum cleaner.

Don't you sweep the stage before the show?

[Bryson]

or indeed a vacuum and empty the bag back in to the system

Not such a good idea unfortunately, due to the amount of dust, sawdust, splinters, bits of glass etc that tends to accumulate in a vacuum cleaner.

Don't you sweep the stage before the show?

 

He didn't say "on the stage' - he said "in a vacuum cleaner." Even then, crap you don't want accumulates onstage during performance anyway. I wouldn't reuse stuff. We're doing a glitter drop in the current show, and despite the stage being thoroughly cleaned each time we reset, by the end of the show there's nasty stuff all over the place.

[Stegga]

I would have thought that projecting it some how would be a better bet - quicker, safer, cleaner, cheeper?