justcallmeh Posted December 8, 2008 Share Posted December 8, 2008 At the moment I am helping on a production of Jane Eyre which has got the need for a lot of fire. This is also a touring production which is going over the USA so needs to conform with health and safety bothsides of the 'pond'... I have been told that glass gobos, lots of smoke and sound effects are the way to achieve a good fire effect but I haven't ever used glass gobos. Are these the way to go? Has anyone got any better ideas on how to achieve this? Thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr_Jules Posted December 8, 2008 Share Posted December 8, 2008 When I lit Jane Eyre a few years back I used one of These combined with a lot of smoke, a bunch of different reds and oranges chasing randomly - loads of sound and a bunch of hysterical acting. You might want to consider video, but the real trick is with the smoke, as it adds 'depth' to whatever you're throwing at it. A number of different sources will work better than just one, and try and get them pumping in from different levels and from different stage depths. Also, the more 'reflection' you can get in the auditorium the better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerome Posted December 8, 2008 Share Posted December 8, 2008 You could use the smoke, flashing lights technique but you may want to use some of these aswell alongside it using the correct gells for your fire tones. I find they do a better job than video because the beam doesn't get broken up and start to look like a wrongly used moving head when the video shifts, plus getting hold of sufficient video is nowhere near as easy as turning a a few lights on. How many ripplers you'd need I don't know because I don't know what scale of effect you're trying to create. Jerome Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndrewE Posted December 8, 2008 Share Posted December 8, 2008 I can second the vote for the VSFX units. I have used them several times and achieved a pretty reasonable "rising flames" effect, when used in combination with haze/smoke. Photo below is from "Tin Drum" - it's hard to see a moving flame effect in a still image, but the shades of orange and red you can see towards the cyc at the back are as a result of the VSFXs, and looked very good indeed in this scene. http://www.ellis-net.co.uk/portfolio/slides/46.jpg Edit: Forgot to add image! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mutley Posted December 9, 2008 Share Posted December 9, 2008 You could also use video projection, or a "Danté's Inferno" flame effect projector: clicky Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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