Talk:Spinning tunnel

Expansion

This page hardly qualifies as an article in its current form. I will start with expanding on the lead and adding references. There seems to be several different types of tunnels: fabric-lined full-tube rotating tunnels, LED-lined full-tube static tunnel, and fabric-lined half-tube static tunnel. Removed DISPLAYTITLE template: can't imagine why someone would do that here. Resetting tags as edits progress.  — Myk Streja ^(who,me?) 03:54, 5 August 2017 (UTC)

Expanded lead - finally looks like a lead. I will be adding subsections as research continues.  — Myk Streja ^(who,me?) 14:11, 5 August 2017 (UTC)

Added Background and updated lead.  — Myk Streja ^(who,me?) 20:44, 6 August 2017 (UTC)

Added multiple sections and updated others to match new information.  — Myk Streja ^(who,me?) 20:55, 13 August 2017 (UTC)

How'm I doing?

@Oddjob84: My turn to ask you to take a look here at Spinning tunnel. Keep in mind that it's still a work in progess.  — Myk Streja ^(who,me?) 20:55, 13 August 2017 (UTC)

@Myk Streja: You are describing two types or approaches to this effect: electro-mechanical and electrical/electronic, the difference being the moving tube in the former. It is also possible to do this effect with a powerful stage lighting instrument, containing a gobo (pattern) rotator, ideally projected against fog. This is how the High Dive effect was done. If I remember correctly, we used a PANI Projector http://www.pani.com/cms/index.php/en/projectors Oddjob84 (talk) 00:15, 14 August 2017 (UTC)

@Oddjob84: What you're describing sounds a lot like the laser vortex which is in the part I haven't filled in yet. This is my favorite DIY laser vortex video. Pretty informative and ingenious.  — Myk Streja ^(beep) 02:31, 14 August 2017 (UTC)

Okay, I take it back. I looked up some videos of the PANI projector in action. Kind of expensive, though. Couldn't find a price on the website, maybe too impatient to look too hard, but I found one for sale for $10,000. Yikes! For that price might as well go for a LED tunnel. They're good for other things though.  — Myk Streja ^(beep) 02:53, 14 August 2017 (UTC)

@Myk Streja: Yes, the PANIs are expensive, but the "bigs" don't care. Whatever works best is specified. Obviously, they are not for the small-scale operator or do-it-your-selfer. You can get the same effect on a smaller, cheaper scale with an ellipsoidal spotlight and gobo rotator (watch this), or an inexpensive moving light. As to the fog, in High Dive, it was Mee Fog http://www.meefog.com/, which is actually affordable. The "bigs" have been known to use lasers, but at that scale, they are very expensive (more than a PANI), more maintenance-intensive, and require an operator license. It's a very cool effect, though. Oddjob84 (talk) 12:37, 14 August 2017 (UTC)

@Oddjob84: If nothing else, everything you said above shows that you have worked in the industry. I'm going to have to research nearly everything you said. But it's all good. I have a feeling someone somewhere has used this.  — Myk Streja ^(beep) 20:41, 19 August 2017 (UTC)

Graphic

Myk: I haven't found any available pictures of a vortex tunnel, but this graphic exists on Wikimedia Commons, and does give the flavor of one.

Computer-created spiral

Oddjob84 (talk) 00:39, 28 August 2017 (UTC)

Here's one: http://pjstar.mycapture.com/mycapture/enlarge.asp?image=16377370&event=347326&CategoryID=19355 Oddjob84 (talk) 18:52, 1 September 2017 (UTC)