Tesla_coil_sparks. "Eye of Sauron" Rotating long breakout point 2007 This uses a motorized 6 foot aluminium tube connected to the top of the TC. The sparks will come mostly from the end of the tube and will trace out a circle slowly (about 10 seconds per rotation). The effect is dramatic on a long time exposure where a complete ring of sparks will be seen . Motor is a 24 V aircraft control motor with solid reduction gears and a cast alloy casing run from a 12 V SLA battery after I toasted a 9.6 V NiCad. (click to enlarge) Above shows my 4 inch coil with the rotating breakout point in action and when stopped. A top view is even more dramatic in a 2 rotation 22 second exposure. Lots of comments on Digg , Overclockers and Hackaday about this. Above left is the much larger "Expanding Eye of Sauron" using an 11 foot (3.3 m) extension.
Above is the setup shown stationary with power off then on. "Aura of Sauron" And now the Aura of Sauron and the Sparks of Sauron. Perhaps the aura of Sauron's ladder? Lumen-escent: the VFX of I Am Number Four. Visual effects supervisor Greg McMurry oversaw 800 shots for I Am Number Four, the story of an alien fugitive on the run from other-worldly pursuers. We take a look at some of the key effects scenes from the film. I Am Number Four follows John Smith (Alex Pettyfer), one of nine aliens with special abilities from the planet Lorien hiding on Earth from the evil Mogadorians. The ‘Mogs’ are on a mission to murder each of the nine, of which John is Number Four, with the help of their alien attack-like dogs called Pikens.
Avoiding the Mogs by hiding out in a mid-Western town, John slowly discovers he has special powers, known as Legacies, that can help him against his attackers, even though the powers make him feel an outcast at school and in front of his new love, Sarah (Dianna Agron). To help director D.J. Caruso realize the creatures and effects necessary to bring the film to life, VFX supe Greg McMurry called upon several visual effects houses.
Legacies, breathers and ink How to kill a Mog. Energy beam. Grinding Destruction. Arc électrique / Electric arc. Ghostbusters - Does Slimer Fart? *Ballroom scene* Ghostbusters Proton Effect. The Firejar Trick. Ferrofluid Sculpture.