Make it RAIN!!!
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Gopher_Greene
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You need a rain tower. They come in sizes from sitting on a c stand to being hoisted in the air on a crane. Most special effects guys make there own, but you can find them for rent at the specail effect supply houses.
HorseFilms
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ullanta said:
Nice!:thumbsup:
Hey Sphinx,
I am after the same thing and the chant has proved worthless.
We are going to try to use some garden variety sprinklers with assistants directing them up in the air and spreading the water in a random fashion. Sheesh, I don't know but I sure have not found any other suggestions so far that make ecnomically sense.
Let me know if you come across anyhting that shows promise.
I am after the same thing and the chant has proved worthless.
We are going to try to use some garden variety sprinklers with assistants directing them up in the air and spreading the water in a random fashion. Sheesh, I don't know but I sure have not found any other suggestions so far that make ecnomically sense.
Let me know if you come across anyhting that shows promise.
zoostory
Well-known member
I've seen some fairly convincing rain done with either compositing stock rain shots, or, better yet and more controllable, creating rain with a particle generator in Maya then compositing that rain over your footage. If your actors are wet, and you wet down the ground and a window, it can look pretty darn convincing.
chrislockerman
Active member
The hose method is tried and true. I did the same on a recent film and it looked fantastic. Especially if you're using longer lenses and can keep your camera away from the deluge.
Max R. Wilson
Stream Master
I did it once using a hose and a 10ft pvc pipe with wholes drilled every inch... looked real just dont drill all your woles in the same spot on the pipe that way water will go all over and look more real.
HowdyDoo
Well-known member
Don't listen to Ullanta. A white Llama will cost you $200 - $300. A goat will yield the same results and they are MUCH cheaper. You can buy a nice grey market goat at any good swap meet for about $50. Goats are far more portable (they fit in a trunk) so you can bring them to location shoots.
When it comes to Sacrificial Production Rain Rituals, the animal must be sacrificed at the EXACT location you desire rain, give or take 10 - 20 feet. It's smart to sacrifice it (and spit the blood) around an hour before you shoot. Have a PA do it so you don't have to stand there the whole time.
It should be noted that if you decide to go with a grey market goat, they only come with a Turkish warranty. So if the goat doesn't die, you'll have to mail it overseas to find out what's wrong with it.
Best of luck!
When it comes to Sacrificial Production Rain Rituals, the animal must be sacrificed at the EXACT location you desire rain, give or take 10 - 20 feet. It's smart to sacrifice it (and spit the blood) around an hour before you shoot. Have a PA do it so you don't have to stand there the whole time.
It should be noted that if you decide to go with a grey market goat, they only come with a Turkish warranty. So if the goat doesn't die, you'll have to mail it overseas to find out what's wrong with it.
Best of luck!
Max R. Wilson
Stream Master
not really, i used real small drill bits and varied the size so it made it less uniform making it more real.dougspice said:
or another simple way i have found it works is to get one of those firehose type nozles for your hose make the stream wide and aim it up over where you want it to rain and it looks real.
Andrew Brinkhaus
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hows this for ya, I need to make it rain.... on a mountain road.... going 50 mph..... yeah....im screwed. I would just wait for it to rain, ya know, sounds simple sure, but it doesnt rain here...at all. HELP!!!!!
It seems like its already been said, but on a 500,000 dollar movie i worked on they used not sprinklers but the sprayers with the sqeeze handle, and locked the handle down while directing the water upwards, when if fell it spread apart creating rain. To cover a small narrow area you can get away with 3 or so, just back light it too so it shows up on screen. Is this a scene being filmed inside ?? If so, its an entirely different problem, simpler but more complex.
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Get your local voluntary fire depertment have their weekly practise with you. For good rain you need a lot of water.
One thing that annoys me a lot even in big money movies is that the sun is shining while it rains! I know it happens sometimes, but ONLY in the morning or evening, when the sun is low enough to shine under the rain cloud. NEVER at noon, when the sun must be high, behind the clouds. Really!
One thing that annoys me a lot even in big money movies is that the sun is shining while it rains! I know it happens sometimes, but ONLY in the morning or evening, when the sun is low enough to shine under the rain cloud. NEVER at noon, when the sun must be high, behind the clouds. Really!
I was on a shoot recently where we used some rain towers that our stunt guy made himself (or had them made). They were in essence an aluminum pipe about 10 feet long, probably 2'' diameter with a short piece of hose on one end, and a nozzle on the other that would direct the water out in only one direction, but would do so in a way that spread it pretty evenly. He hoisted this up on one of those super heavy duty light stands and fed is from the fire hydrant via some pieces of fire hose with valves so the water flow could be controlled. They effectively made an entire alley way soaked.. worked well.