Snow
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Topic: Snow
Posted By: mlittle329
Subject: Snow
Date Posted: 10/11/07 at 9:09am
| We need snow for our Snowflake sscene in Nutcracker. Please advise on the best method of crating a light snowfall across the front of stage. Am concerned about covering a 40' span. |
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Posted By: Gaafa
Date Posted: 10/11/07 at 11:02pm
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Drop in a black scrim & use rotating gobo's with a snow break up paten. Only have wash lighting US of the scrim, making the scrim see thru & the snow gobo's visable on the DS side of the scrim. Thus no flakes on the stage to slide on while dancing & no mess to strike. ------------- 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} |
Posted By: DCali
Date Posted: 10/14/07 at 5:45pm
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Use confetti that’s what I have seen used for the nutcracker. I have also used it for snow in another show |
Posted By: pdavis69
Date Posted: 10/15/07 at 4:02pm
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I second Gaffa's suggestion. We used a gobo for our snow scene in Honk and it looked great. ------------- Patrick L. Davis Fort Findlay Playhouse |
Posted By: mlittle329
Date Posted: 10/29/07 at 9:23am
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Please tell me more on how you distributed the confetti from above.
Thanks |
Posted By: biggertigger
Date Posted: 10/29/07 at 11:43am
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Here is one suggestion for confetti drop or snow drop.
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Posted By: vickifrank
Date Posted: 10/29/07 at 11:57am
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For dance, I agree its best to not have anything on stage to slip on. However, if you feel that you have to do confetti, its classically done with a snow blanket/bag.
You take canvas...in your case maybe 40' x whatever width the canvas is. So you have a 40' long rectangle. Take two small strips of wood/pipe and run them lengthwise (40') and place an attachment point on each end of the wood. Cut slots on one side of the canvas blanket or bag. Sling the blanket/bag between two closely hung battons. Now the 'snow' goes in the bottom of the sling formed. When it's time to 'snow', you lower the batton on the slotted side and a small amount of the snow falls out.
In the picture below the small circles are attachment points. You can use confetti, soap flakes ( I think), or paper holes from a hole punch, sparkly pieces. But they will flutter and get underfoot even if the blanket is far upstage or downstage.
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Posted By: mlittle329
Date Posted: 10/30/07 at 10:42am
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Thank you so much, this is very helpful and the diagram is just what I needed.
Maria |
Posted By: mlittle329
Date Posted: 10/30/07 at 10:45am
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This looks great, but probably our of our price range.
thanks, Maria |