Re: [TCML] Tesla coils in films, a little help wanted

["DC Cox" <resonance@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

A great 2 hour play   "The Last of the Dinosaurs"  (about resonance and
Tesla)

Presented in Milwaukee, WI by playwright Paul Krajniak  circa 1984.

Coils provided by Resonance Research Corporation.

Dr. Resonance



On Fri, Aug 29, 2008 at 3:02 PM, Tesla <tesla@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Hi all.
>
> I'm in the process of making a list of MOVIES where Tesla coils appear
> either only the coil
> itself, sparks from a coil or both. I would also like to know
> WHO(company/person) was
> responsible for the effects/coils.
>
> At present I have the following movies on my list :
>
> The Prestige: AFAIK the sparks are computer generated but I'm not 100%
> sure.
>
> xXx: Sparks produced by kVA effects. I'm also not 100% sure about this.
>
> Star Trek:The Movie: I have no information on who produced the sparks here.
>
> The Entity: Sparks by Bill Wysock. No doubt about this information.
>
> Terminator 2: Roumors say that Mark Barton has produced the effects but in
> the end
> titles a company called "The Artificial Lighting Company" appear and next
> to it the name
> Ed Angell. I can find no verification if Mark was involved in this so I
> have to assume the
> information in the film is correct.
>
> Harry Potter And The Order Of The Phoenix: Sparks are "sampled" from coils
> by HVFX.
> It says so on their site so I have to assume that information is correct.
>
> A Tesla coil also appear in an episode of "I Am Weasel" but as this is a
> cartoon, well....
>
> Any other films you can think of?
>
> All help is greatly appreciated. Please contact me off list as I think this
> is on the fringe of
> being a valid topic here.
>
> Thanks!
> /Matt
>
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