Lights and Sound: Thunder and Lightning

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Thunder and Lightning

Printed From: Community Theater Green Room
Category: Producing Theater
Forum Name: Lights and Sound
Forum Discription: Technical discussion
URL: http://www.communitytheater.org/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=2249
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Topic: Thunder and Lightning

Posted By: Joan54
Subject: Thunder and Lightning
Date 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?

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"behind a thin wall of logic panic is waiting to stampede"

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Posted By: Gaafa
Date 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.

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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}