ryanm28 Posted October 10, 2009 Share Posted October 10, 2009 Hi, My set designer wants the audience to see a starry night on stage before the show starts. We already have a digital projector and setup as we double as a community cinema but does anyone know where I could get a 45 minute long starry night DVD complete with the occasional shooting star! Without the shooting stars I could use gobo's etc but have to admit that the idea of a twinkling starry night is quite appealing. I'm planning to front project this onto a black gauze just behind the front tab line as we have a transition scene into the opening number. Any advice would be great! Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J Pearce Posted October 10, 2009 Share Posted October 10, 2009 I'm not sure a real film would work, I suspect you may be much better off with an animation. For cheap solutions look at star simulation screensavers and astronomy simulators. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roderick Posted October 10, 2009 Share Posted October 10, 2009 Definitely go for a simulation, far easier to generate something that is exactly what you need.Don't expect too much, even if you have a very powerful projector. Speaking from experience a few years ago, stars projected on a black screen are just not that exciting because you don't get the definition. And remember you'll have the houselights on too.It can be done, it will look OK, but don't waste too much time on falling stars, they will mostly go noticed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ben todman Posted November 8, 2009 Share Posted November 8, 2009 I have done this before using a flash animation and it worked very well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul28 Posted November 9, 2009 Share Posted November 9, 2009 I'll go for animation too. It will surely do the trick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zachhwilliams Posted February 28, 2010 Share Posted February 28, 2010 I know it's too late now. But sermonspice have great annimation/motion backgrounds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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