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Step 4The Set-up
So unless you have a crane, you'll need to hang this rig from a tree. Using the four eye bolts and some rope, hang the rain machine like a chandeleer. I figure the higer you can get it the better, but for our test film we had it about 8-9 ft up and the rain looked fine.Now just connect a second hose to the adapter at the side of the rig and go.
When you hang this thing you want the holes in the hose to point up. This will make the water spray up and then fall down with gravity. This provides a much better spread and droplet size. The first time we set it up we had the holes pointed down and it just looked like a big shower head coming out.
Conclusion
This rig provided at least 50 square feet of quality rain. Roughly a 5' by 5' space to shoot in. This is perfect for dramatic scenes between 2 or 3 characters. You could always built a few and create a bigger rain area.
When you hang this thing you want the holes in the hose to point up. This will make the water spray up and then fall down with gravity. This provides a much better spread and droplet size. The first time we set it up we had the holes pointed down and it just looked like a big shower head coming out.
Conclusion
This rig provided at least 50 square feet of quality rain. Roughly a 5' by 5' space to shoot in. This is perfect for dramatic scenes between 2 or 3 characters. You could always built a few and create a bigger rain area.
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Aug 6, 2007. 11:31 PMnathan42100
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Check your math.... 50 sq ft does not equal a 5x5 space (5x5 = 25 != 50). Try about a 7x7. It also depends how much hose you use and how much pressure the water has.
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Aug 10, 2007. 1:08 AMJames (pseudo-geek)
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true. yeah 7x7 is exactly 49 sq ft. close enough...considering 5x5 = 25 sq ft.
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Aug 10, 2007. 1:09 AMJames (pseudo-geek)
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oh, and that aside, cool instructable.
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