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?
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)


 * 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)


 * 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)


 * 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 ), 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)


 * 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. 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)