Re: Blood Drip

Rusty wrote:
> Timothy Simmons wrote:
>> As a small time theatre manager, I must stress...
>>
>> *DON'T HIT THE DRAPES*
>> (Hmm - idea for a new thread).
>>
>> Considering how long it would take a drop to fall (maybe 2 seconds if 
>> you're really lucky) and even the largest its possible to make a drip 
>> (using really thick liquid), it would be really hard for an audience 
>> to see the drop fall from any distance .  Having something pale 
>> underneath the drip to highlight the stain it makes would make what is 
>> happening much more obvious.
>>
>> You would really have to focus the audience's attention and get the 
>> lighting spot on to see a drip actually falling.
>>
>> Tim
>>
> 
> My thought would be to have a white statue or a bust under the drip, 
> that way you would you would have a 3d surface for the blood to dribble 
> down on.
>>

Maybe a 19 degree barrel shuttered to a needle of light to highlight the 
drop (pointing straight down of course, or up if you put a piece of 
plexy above it and hide the fixture)

Torrance