Rain shining on to objects

[Gohanto]

I'm looking for how to create the effect of objects that are lit through a window in the rain. Minority Report uses this in the apartment, American Beauty several places, Road to Perdition when the father is leaving the hotel room near the end.

I was thinking just a simple projector with a video of rain hitting glass would work, but I was curious if anyone had tried it before I rented one. And if someone has had this work, where did you find stock video of rain hitting glass (seems like it could be tricky recording myself)?

Thanks.

 

[j]

You mean like this:

It's probably the most famous example of this kind of lighting, done by Conrad Hall in "In Cold Blood". The easiest way to do this would be to use a mister spraying a light spray of water on a piece of glass.