Community Theater Green Room Discussion Board: Thunder and Lightning

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   It's time to invest in some basic lights.....we have gotten away with rental crap and "floodlights on a stick" but now we are planning The Tempest this summer and yeah we need thunder and lightning......any advice on what to buy?

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Joan54 Celebrity Joined: 10/03/05 Location: United States Online Status: Offline Posts: 207	Topic: Thunder and Lightning Posted: 2/05/07 at 9:32am
	It's time to invest in some basic lights.....we have gotten away with rental crap and "floodlights on a stick" but now we are planning The Tempest this summer and yeah we need thunder and lightning......any advice on what to buy?
	"behind a thin wall of logic panic is waiting to stampede"

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Gaafa Celebrity Joined: 3/21/04 Location: Australia Online Status: Offline Posts: 1181	Posted: 2/05/07 at 8:35pm
	G’day Joan Being a Sparky by trade I have used Carbon Ark striking fixtures for lightning bounced off a mirror to great effect. Here is a site with a simpler home made lightning effect, produced by a theatre techie & it explains how to build it cheaply & what precautions should be taken. However no matter what, find yourself a friendly [or Feindly] qualified sparky knocking about locally, to help out with this project;- http://www.dmx512.com/web/light/diy/lflood/lflood.htm With the thunder besides producing an old low tech hand cranked Thunder Machine, you could use an audio sound track recording for an easier controlled sound effect.
	Joe Western Gondawandaland turn right @ Perth. Hear the light & see the sound. Toi Toi Toi Chookas {{"chook [chicken] it is"} May you always play to a full house}
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