LX-Dave Posted June 10, 2010 Share Posted June 10, 2010 Hi all, I'm currently working on a short film, which we hope to shoot over the summer, but there are a few scenes which I think would benefit from some kind of "fog" effect. The location is in a woodland, so no power is available. what options are there? and the cost need to be as low as possible. one idea I have found is this . Anyone used something like it? Any help appreciated Lx-Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GridGirl Posted June 10, 2010 Share Posted June 10, 2010 Without power, either a battery-powered fogger (which tend to be pretty small, so probably not much good for your purpose!) or the "smoke-in-a-can" solution are really your only answers. Will you be shooting from a handheld camera with no additional lighting? (ie, no-one is planning to hire a genny for power?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LX-Dave Posted June 10, 2010 Author Share Posted June 10, 2010 yep it's all going to be shot on a hand-held camera, and there's not going to be a genny. so the smoke-in-a-can or battery fogger were the only options I could think off. I guess my question really is, which is the best choice? how well does the smoke-in-a can work? and if I wanted a battery fogger, and ideas where to get one from? Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew C Posted June 10, 2010 Share Posted June 10, 2010 How about a propane powered water heater and dry ice? It will dissipate very quickly, so you would have to be really on the ball with filming. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abbotsmike Posted June 10, 2010 Share Posted June 10, 2010 Car + inverter + fogger?or find a friend with a small genny + fogger? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted June 10, 2010 Share Posted June 10, 2010 ...how well does the smoke-in-a can work? Outdoors you'll be better off burning £5 notes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
p.k.roberts Posted June 10, 2010 Share Posted June 10, 2010 Outdoors with no power, you'd probably be better off with something likle this; http://www.smokemachines.net/buy-exterior-smoke-gun.shtml Alternatively a pyrotechnic smoke producing device could be used. Normal H&S caveats apply ...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ynot Posted June 10, 2010 Share Posted June 10, 2010 Car + inverter + fogger?or find a friend with a small genny + fogger?This would have been my recommended solution, too, though bear in mind that to get a decent fog output in the great outdoors you'll probably need a decent medium sized machine - and so will need an inverter capable of driving it. You can get inverters up to about 1000w or so, but by definition these will be sucking a fair amount of juice from the car battery to deliver the mains side. That means you'll need to be running the vehicle's engine or risk flattening the battery PDQ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jivemaster Posted June 10, 2010 Share Posted June 10, 2010 An inverter will flatten a car battery in ten minutes or so when drawing a Kw for a 800w smoker which will be rather small in the great outdoors. In skilled hands fire smoke or pyro smoke would be better -throw some damp leaves onto a small bonfire or look for a white solas rescue smoke -even one approaching end of solas marked life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wycome5 Posted June 10, 2010 Share Posted June 10, 2010 Live Effects offer the Artem Smoke Gun on hire which works on gas without power and can fill am outdoor area very quickly. Click here for details Moderation: I've edited the post to make the link clickable! Also, we ask that if you're recommending your own company, please make it clear in your post. We don't have a problem with you recommending products that you supply, but it does need to be made clear from the outset. Thanks. Anna (mods) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timtheenchanteruk Posted June 11, 2010 Share Posted June 11, 2010 how about the le-maitre smoke pellets slightly less controllable, it once its lit, it will smoke untill its gone, but they do give a good amount of smoke off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbuckley Posted June 11, 2010 Share Posted June 11, 2010 Having tried it a week or so ago, a 1500W smoke machine can fog my back garden (and its not of trivial size) in about 15 seconds... http://davidbuckley.name/pix/back_garden_fogged.jpg What was quite surprising was that the fog stayed low, but I put that down to it being quite cold outside. That fog is about four foot deep... Ok, so a fog machine will take ten minutes to warm up, and need a building site generator to power it whilst it does, but having laid the fog you can kill the genset and film in foggy silence..... Edited to note that when making a movie, one doesn't normally just let the fog blast, but fog is dispersed by means of waved wobble board. A large fan is an alternative technique that als works well, and is less like manual labour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slipstream Posted June 12, 2010 Share Posted June 12, 2010 The artem machine works like a charm for outdoor effects, Hands On in Glasgow have one, unless you have no budget at all, you are best to do the thing right. It will fill a city street in seconds and a forest glade just as fast.. Sam Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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