Thread: Semi-Vortex like effect

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A quick route to achieve a semi-vortex like effect is the combination of a basic dj moon beam light and fog machine. I doubt this will truly give anyone (at least who's sober) the dizzy feeling commercial like vortex sets accomplish. Although wouldn't hurt to try by having the floor also slightly angled in the direction the beams are rotating. If anything it adds a sense of fear not knowing what lies behind the beams of light.


The effect can be seen here [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9q0A1GN4nzM]YouTube[/ame] at 1:15

I purchased my moon beam light from SixStarDJ totaling $34.74 after shipping. Only negative is that it has a 15 min duty cycle.

Said video is no longer available. I had a bad experience with SixStarDJ last year. I ordered a bunch of stuff from them because their prices were unbelievable. Everything I ordered was out of stock and they couldn't tell me when or if any of it would ever be in stock. Just my two cents.

Your video died. I'm anxious to see this!

pollywog: This is the only item I've ordered from sixstardj, maybe I just got lucky? Or you were just unlucky? I had no problems with the transaction and it arrived in 3 days.

Not sure what the uploader of the video is doing, says he just reup'd it to youtube 8 hours ago... If it dies again just youtube "Tustin Haunt 2007 - Carnival of Screams" it shows the effect 1:15 mins in [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bn1V3BTyUpk]YouTube - Tustin Haunt 2007 - Carnival of Screams[/ame]

Ooh! That is awesome! Nice effect.

Thanks for posting this! That vortex effect (at 1:21) is exactly what my fiancee and I have wanted to do. We saw it at Disney in Buzz Lightyear's Space Ranger Spin (previously Delta Dreamflight and prev. If You Had Wings.) We saw a how-to page years ago but lost it. Thanks again!

Sure thing GMontag451. I noticed it last year at Queen Mary's shipwreck and once again this year at knotts scary farm.

People love the effect. I've tried to get rid of it, but everyone asks... WHERES THE TUNNEL OF LIGHT!

FYI there are several types of moonflower lights in the lighting market. Static (stationary), sound active, and continuous. Get CONTINUOUS if you want to have the best effect.

Has anyone ever tried that science fair tornado machine thing? With a fog machine and lights. That would be real wicked if you could build a walk in vortex prop. I think all it was in the science fair was a box fan dry ice and a plexiglass box. Plexiglass with two notches up top of left and right panels, and the fan was the bottom. Dry ice and water just showed the vortex. Sorry for the brain storm, but I read vortex and thought of it. Could be a ghost trap or something strange.