good reasonably priced/ "cheap" hazer

jambredz

jambredz

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hey guys looking for a reasonably priced hazer to purchase ...I'd rent but it seems out here where i am they dont really use them..but instead opt for smoke machines. I don' t like smoke machines and would like to add a more subtle atmosphere with a hazer unit to add something to my cinematography, but don't wanna spend an arm and a leg just for that. Any Ideas?
 
jambredz said:
So using haze juice in a smoke machine would yeild the same effect?
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No it will not. Foggers are completely different animals than hazers. Foggers suddenly release vast amount of fluid into the heated chamber where as hazers release a very small amount of fluid on a continuing basis.
 
I generally work on smaller locations, not large movie sets. In our testing with a small fogger using the same dispersal time for example, the difference was obvious between the products, dense fog vs fog vs haze.
 
i bought a bunch of smoke bombs i use now - cheap as all get out (50 cents to one dollar and tons of smoke!)
You are not really supposed to light them inside , but they dont really spark so keep some water around.
I love haze and smoke machines - its a hard break - maybe better to rent and industrial size one
I buy cheap ones and keep them around - most of them except the industrial size ones will burn out when you leave them on too long - also - clog up permanently
they get HOT!
 
You could make an oil cracker. They can be great. Used one once on a Lenny kravitz video. Basically blasting compressed air through vegetable oil in a container. Ours was a 4' tall 6" PVC pipe sealed at one end to keepthe oil in and a compressor hose blasting air through the oil. Heres a maybe helpful link.http://www.horrorseek.com/home/halloween/wolfstone/Fog/fogoil_OilCracker.html-Tom GuineyGaffer DP NYC Airboxlights.comInflatable softboxes for LitepanelsTwitter @airboxlights
 
Also cheapy cheapy cheap way is to just burn a bunch of incense. That gives a light amount of atmosphere, indoors only.
-Tom Guiney
Gaffer DP NYC
Airboxlights.com inflatable softboxes for Litepanels
 
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