Give various texture to the light

[Maeva Merour]

Hello everyone :)


I am looking for different tips to give texture to the light.

I am really looking for something other than the smoke machine that we use all the time. The result to obtain in my case would be a kind of suspended dust like in old castles, in the light of a window. What do you use ?

Thank you !

[David Mullen ASC]

Just keep in mind that if you can see it in the air, it's probably not great to breathe it, so there aren't a lot of safe alternatives to a haze machine. You can try what is called effects dirt or movie dirt or movie dust:

 

https://www.rogergeorge.com/special-effects/expendables/movie-dirt

https://www.rogergeorge.com/special-effects/dust-dirt/fx-dirt

https://www.specialeffectsunlimited.com/product/movie-dust/

 

It's basically what replaced Fullers Earth in moviemaking.