LSG Cyro Curtain with video effects for an IBM corporate event Birds eye view of the moment the guests are walking through and getting transported into another mystery room. With lighting effects beaming you through.
We do custom Cryo Fog for sports Teams
Cauldron effect for the NHL Tampa Bay Lightning LIGHTNING Vinny Lecavalier's jersey retirement will be another classic Vinny moment No. 4, banner lifting with cyro fog cauldron effect
One cryo-fogger machine with Containment on a theater stage. We can do it for you.
Zigmont Magic FX Inc. - Effects Specialist® - Special Effects Designer - We provide the entire spectrum of Special Effects for Events Since 1990.Doing cryo for 20 years.
Our Technicians will adjust the cryo machines so your Guests will feel like they are walking on a cloud as they enter the room, with or haze no smoke or haze in the air. The quick Fast Dissipating smoke fluid with no haze - no smoke in the air. Will not set alarms off.
We
can cover an entire ballroom floor, stage deck or just by the ballroom
entrance doorway for a walk-in WOW effect of cryo CO2 low lying crawling ground smoke effect. We can make our cold flow fog
into a walk-in overhead curtain effect in any number of configurations
and can cover the length of the largest of stages.
Cryo LSG - Low Lying Smoke Special Effects at Corporate Convention covering a 40x60 stage at Coronado Springs Resort Disney.
Testing the Cryo CO2 LSG backstage.
Special Effects Low Lying Crawling Smoke and Fog Effects Specialist from N.Y. to LA and and based in Florida
Tampa - Orlando - Miami - Naples
Transform your corporate stage into a Concert Stage Show for a moment in time.
Servicing Events Nationwide with the Biggest Volume and Best Cryo Fog Effects Machines for the Entertainment Industry.
Professional Low Lying Fog LSG machines and Low
Crawling Smoke Effect Specialist Since 1996
We have the right size gear for any size job.
Transform your corporate stage into a Las Vegas Show for a moment in time.
We
are very experienced in providing special effects cryogenic
applications for live events. We have provided these effects countrywide
for the past 16 years. We were doing cryogenic effects just about before
anyone else in the industry and we are called upon to create some of the largest LSG Cryo
effects in the industry. The can do low lying or crawling fog floor effects, cloud effects, cryo curtains or walls, floor pockets, reveals, outdoor scenic atmosphere smoke effects.
We have many options of low lying fog/smoke machines and many different type of machines. Now we have different:
Le Maitre's low-lying molecular fluid fog with a very short hang is the old standard.
Fast - Indoor Ground Fog
Fast Dissipating Fog - INDOOR Ground Fog Fast Dissipating Fog Juice is the perfect Stage & Studio Fog Fluid for use in Theatrical Environments where a great fog effect is desired but the fog does not need to linger. This blend works perfect for use in the motion picture industry and is now extensively used for many other applications. The normal fluid used Lasts under a minute.
Cryo Freeze - Stage Low Lying fluid lasts longer
Indoor Cryo Freeze is the designer's choice when it comes to a very active stage in theater or ballet. This fluid creates a very dense effect that hugs the ground. Dancing on the clouds as it last 30 - 45 sec cycle. The newest fluid.
OUTDOOR Ground Fog - Freezin Fog builds high
OUTDOOR Ground Fog - Freezin Fog is a water based fog machine fluid formulated to create optimum low lying fog effects for outdoor scenes where knee deep to hip deep high fog is the look. It is super thick on the front end and creates the perfect graveyard ground fog but here comes the good part; it is formulated to hang in the air to create a long lasting scene. Indoors it layers up on each other and build up.
They are made from the highest quality pharmaceutical grade chemicals and with the amazing results you will see from these fluids do low lying or crawling fog floor effects, cloud effects, cryo curtains or walls, floor pockets, reveals, outdoor scenic atmosphere smoke effects.
Walk
on a cloud Defying Gravity as seen from this scene from Wicked show piece.
Low-Lying
Fog or freezefog has always been a challenge for show producers who work in theatrical
productions, sporting events, business theater, theme parks or touring
shows. We have the solution for superior performance for Low-Lying Fog
effects. Our expertise using the Cryo LSG, Cold Flow System allows us to provide
you with produce huge volumes of pure white fog crawling ground smoke
continuously with a push of a button. It's economical too; the expendables
operating costs are only about $3.00 per minute of operation!
Liquid CO2 is used in certain fog machines creating thicker, more consistent low-lying fog effects. "This is truly one of the most extreme and impressive special effects that can be accomplished outside of any governing regulations. When used correctly and all precautions in mind, this is a very safe effect that can be used over and over again without incident to produce a truly awe inspiring effect."
This
long lasting low lying fog effect that always remains low to the ground
traveling up to 40 feet residue free and does not
need the fire alarms turn off. The CO2 disappears in seconds leaving
once shut off and leaves no trace particles of smoke, we
will never set off a smoke alarm. The machine was engineered and
designed to operate to never release any smoke that could set off an alarm.
We leave the room clean from smoke.
We can cover a hotel ballroom entrance for a wow factor with a walk in .
Cryo Co2 LSG Smoke at a Trade Show Entrance
A Popular effect that is was seen on TV Shows like American Idol finale and America Got Talent
2009 - 2010.
Ideal for large coverage of sport arena, stage productions, touring Broadway shows, hotel ballrooms and film productions We can provide entrance curtains at doorways for conference attendees can walk through the cryo effect.
Why
use cold flow?
Most use the cold flow as a surprise element to an over all theme. It's
a theatrical effect used on Broadway shows and its very dramatic. It can
change the look of a room and allow the audience to forget they are in
the same space for the evening party as the opening session.
A
great match with our snow effects for that frosty look any time of year.
We
offer full service or rental services of the LSG Cold Flow equipment.
We have and offer professional brands industrial low crawling smoke machines, as well as dry ice low lying fog generator machines to consumer performance low smoke machines. The difference is in the amount of cryo smoke that is produced, the distance the low lying smoke travels and how deep the effect is ankle to knee deep. The cooler the smoke and better the effect. So a machine using a liquid cO2 dewar tank is better that dry ice. Dry ice is better that using a machine with regular ice.
Low lying fog is also used to convey water, ice & snow and to hide stage rigging for moving scenery effects on the stage deck. When the Phantom boats Christine away to his lair underneath the Paris Opera House, the boat is ‘floating’ on fog and it’s low-lying fog covering up the wires pulling the boat along.
Another clever use for low lying fog on stage is to add a ‘foggy day’ look to your city-scape backdrop.
You
seen our brand of LSG machines that we offer, used on America Got Talent
TV Show.
We can do outdoor with a simple barrier for containment.
We can cover an entire ballroom with low lying ground smoke. This room is using 6 LSG low lying machines.
We are fully insured with a million dollar + public liability policy for special effects, make sure the company your hiring has insurance.
Call us at 813 689 6269
Gasparilla 2012 Coronation with Low Smoke Generator
How it all
Works
The LSG
with the G-300 smoke machine fluids vaporization forces pushes out a
mixture from the output nozzle where, when it mixes with the ambient
air, it forms an opaque aerosol (fog). This technology uses a liquid
C02 dewar tank to the cool the smoke in a accumulator box, generating
a consistent effect at sub zero temperatures.
The vaporization
forces of the smoke machine within the accumulator box produces the
force full output of the LSG. This process enables you to produce large
quantities of low lying fog on a continuous basis without cue time limitations
or the messy water residue associated with other technologies.
The fog
is made up of tiny droplets of glycol that form around the small particles
in the air. The suspended droplets reflect the light, which is why fog
will take on the color of the light illuminating it.
Our smoke
fluid products has been included in the "Equipment Based Guidelines
For the Use of Theatrical Smoke and Haze" that has been prepared
with the support of Equity-League Pension and Health Trust Funds, ESTA.
Notes on The "Secret" to Low Fog:
The "secret" to low fog is... temperature. The Low smoke/ fog generators (LSG) will chill the fog to a lowly ~ -94 F to -184 F, with L-N2, thus creating a constant low and dense carpeting white fog. If you cannot chill the fog enough, it will rise and mingle with your atmospheric effect. As well as not travel very fa as the warmer room air needs to chill down. There is now way to do it with Conventional means and dry ice (which is in fact CO2). They simply do not keep fog cold enough for long enough. As much as I wish we could forgo the use of L-CO2 (or L-N2), it still is the best way to get the result.
Low pressure gets better result than high pressure, especially on larger stages. The reason fog rises and does not dissipate in time is because the fog fluid used has too high a density of DEG (Diethylene Glycol) or TEG (Triethylene Glycol) in it. We use a fluid labeled as a "low lying fog fluid". No matter how cold, any draft of air, including that from an actor or dancer passing through the fog, will make it rise. Velocity, chill factor, type of fluid and barometric pressure will dictate the ensuing dissipation speed and ROR (Rate of Rise).
The air flow of your HVA system will affect the flow an how the flow will spread.
A Corporate
event with a Crawling Smoke WOW Factor, walking on clouds. We can
fill a stage or ballroom with ground crawling smoke.
Allow
us to provide a turn-key service and design a look for your event.
We designed 11 weeks of different design approaches to make the Ultimate
Warrior on WCW Wrestling Monday Night Nitro for TNT, Live TV appearance
and disappearing in LSG fog. We used LSG's back in 1998 in several
new way which became today standards.
We have
4 different types of machines that can produce the cloud like fog on the ground.
These range from a higher cost to lower costs and high performance to lower performance.
1-
LSG - G 300 Cryo Fogger with Dewar Tank of CO2 @ 700 Ibs- The big Industrial
machine which does a 40 x 40 area deep. with no drafts, air handlers or air currents blowing
2-
Cold Flow and G/300 (G3000/F 100) 50 lbs C02 170 Ibs Bottle
- A smaller version does ankle deep 20 x 20 ft area. A bottle last
90 minutes within a eight hour period
3-
Dry Icer - need water and 20- 50 Ibs Dry Ice.
One version does 5-7 minutes reheats in 1 hour, covers a 20 x 20 ft area and a second version is a 28
gallons of water model that holds 75 lbs of dry ice covers 20 x20 for
15 minutes.
4-
Smoke machine ice cooler chiller combo, either built in or two separate units.
We service
and rent systems. Please see all of these type of FX machines on this
page.
We do
rent these devices, but we advise full service
as the LSG - G 300 in a road case is 325 lbs the dewar tank is 600-
700 lbs which needs a dewar cart
to move (if your able). Hooking the unit up and building the correct
pressure on the CO2 tank and analyzing the room environment is all
very important. Along with adjust the machine output for optimum results.
This really requires a experienced special effect specialist to set
up and run the effect for the event.
Above
- LSG unit using duct hose to gain access to a boom lift at a concert.
The smoke hides the duct hose (seen below).
You have
the ability to create huge volumes of heavy fog on cue without the
mess and inconvenience of dry ice. It takes only seconds to cover
an area and goes away on cue as well.
Below-
A corporate event we produced Low Lying Cold Flow Cryo Smoke for a convention
walk-in with snow falling as well. This is a great combo of snow machines
and a walk through a chilly clouds of frosty ground cover while the
temp outside was 117%F in AZ.
We're
often hired by Disney Special Effects Dept. to provide low lying for
promotional off property events, like for the National Association
of Black Journalists Convention in Tampa Florida.
We
have provide this effect since the days of dry ice, the effects has come
a long way from those dry ice days. Now with a cold flow unit or a Low
Smoke Generator very
dry cold smoke that crawls very low and far, that won't set off alarms.
The
smoke is very white and can be washed to any color with lighting. We have such good control of volume and have many methods to make curtains,
and continuous coverage. We have done some huge areas, arenas and ballrooms.
We understand these machine better than most.
We designed
a custom Frosty cryogenic flow in a Coors Light beer can lid prop for
Coors Superbowl Party Event. We can custom our system to do just about
anything you want.
With a barrier if
a bike racks cover in mesh we contained low lying fog for 3 hours out
side the Hard Rock Cafe Universal Studios Florida
Our
LSG’s patented CO2 conditioning process produces a huge, continuous
output of low-lying fog. You can transform any area
to low lying clouds on the floor. The LSG can achieve many impressive
effects including fog curtains and waterfall effects.
With
our large inventory of these low smoke generators we can provide this
effect indoor or out doors to cover a large area.
We
can produces huge volumes of pure white fog. The effect is long lasting
and dry and residue free, remaining low lying and very cold. Always dry
and no haze smoke produced.
Important
Note; Trying
to cover a large area with less machines than needed (or recommended)
can result in the Cryo fog not traveling as far or as far out of the open
floor space (warmer air low on ground must chill down) and not meeting up with the other LSG Cryo (cooling
the entire floor space) output. This connecting or joining forces of all
the LSG fog is needed to collectively cool the floor space. If we are
not covering the floor wall to wall can result in the fog raise some instead
of crawling low. Factors such as lighting on the floor can heat up the smoke.
Good
rules to follow;
Get the room temperature down as low as possible and turn off the air
handlers. Close all doors. Sometimes if your room is next to the outside
doors a draft still can affect the fog under the doors. Walking in the
fog will raise it up. Keep lighting 2 feet off the ground.
You
need containment of the fog like stage curtains, walls, plants, stadium
seating or any barrier (at least one side) that allows the fog to stop
moving and build up the cool temperatures to really get the low lying
crawling.
We have been
providing Co2 - Low Smoke Generators effects for over 10 years for sporting events and
corporate clients. We are cryogenic experts and our experience will
make this work effect 100%.
A LSG Installed for an industrial under Stadium Seating.
LSG System cloud like that can do ankle deep to knee deep Low Lying crawling smoke effects.
LSG on Cryo 100% Smoke 2%
These Professional Machine Option for TV, Movies, Broadway Tours, Concert tours Professional Theater productions, Ballet Shows and Industrial Corporate Events.
Cryo Fog Unit
The Cryo-Fog is a fog generator, a fan and a cooling chamber built into a compact flight case (24 x 20 x 12 inches) with space next to the fog generator to held a 5 liter bottle of fluid.
The Cryo-Fog is a powerful 1500 Watt fog generator, a fan and a cooling chamber built into a compact flight case (67 x 51 x 30 cm or 24"x20"x12"inches) with space next to the fog generator to hold a 5 liter can of fluid. Liquid CO2 is used to cool down the fog of the built-in low-temperature fog generator. Thus, the machine produce thick low fog which distributes evenly. The machine is powerful enough to fill big stages with low fog within a short time. The liquid CO2 is delivered from a low pressure tank (20-24 bar), which is connected to the machine via a hose. The intelligent technology ensures sure that the fogging process will not start before the cooling chamber has reached the right temperature. As a result, no "warm" fog - which will go upwards - can escape from the machine. The machine benefits from its compact size, low weight, powerful output, low noise and the easy operation. Covers around 1200 sq ft. It has a 6 inch output opening.
Liquid Co2 is used to cool down the fog of the in built low temperature fog generator. Therefore the machine produce thick low fog which distributes evenly. The machine is powerful enough to fill even big stages with low fog within a short time.
The intelligent technology ensures sure that the fogging process will not start before the cooling chamber has reached the right temperature. As a result, no "warm" fog - which will go upwards - can escape from the machine. The Cryo-Fog benefits from its compact size, the low weight, the powerful output, the low noise and the easy operation.
Unlike other products currently on the market, which first make regular fog and then convert it to low fog, the CRYO-FOG creates low fog straight from the nozzle. This makes it far more efficient and far smaller than all previously-available products.
The NEWEST Cryo Device in years
Cryo Gate Table Top or Floor Model for Low Lying Fog Look Solutions Best method for smaller jobs where short durations under 12 min is needed.
The Cryo Gate is an small 24"W x 8" H x 7" D which is an external CO2 device that can be put in front of any preexisting regular fogger. (use a DMX Smoke machine w/1200 watts or higher or rent one from us) It uses common high pressure CO2 to create a low-lying fog from the output of any professional fog machine, when an appropriate fog fluid is used. Can comes with an 8 inch 20 ft Black Hose. Can run analog with the following Protocols; preset panel, DMX, Ethernet, sACN Universes and IP Config.
We use 20 pound co2 tanks which can be T together for longer run times or larger bottle used. Smoke flow for continuous flow should be 50% volume or less. You can burst smoke for under 40 seconds. Cryo Gate runs the smoke machine.
Cryo gate is small and can be used with you DMX smoke machine, uses light weight and cheaper costing 20 pound bottles of co2 which lasts 5 min with a 20 pound bottle and 50 pound tank for 12 minutes. Tanks can be T together and daisy chained bottles hoses. CryoGate Uses and runs 3 DMX Channels for DMX operation and has 3 preset for analog panel operation.
T- Unions can connect several bottles
The 3 DMX channels are as follows;
Ch 1 smoke pump and volume control through the 2 inch opening the smoke machine needs to be 1/2 to 3/4 of an inch from the rear hole align centered.
Ch 2 is the gate which is an electric control series of curved panels which open and close allow air to flow into the mix like a venturi flow allowing the fog to raise and more air allows higher output speed. The gate along which the high pressure co2 can allow fog to flow up to 60 foot x 40 foot
See above The air can be adjusted with electronic shutters which act as a venturi.
The Ch 3 controls the Co2 flow as the need for more smoke comes the need for more co2. Low co2 flow makes 4 inches high low fog in 1 min, med co2 flow makes 6 inched high fog in 1 min, high flow of co2 makes 8" of fog height fog in 30 sec.
The DMX co2 flow usage. The menu tells you how much co2 was used. A tank is 18KG and how high the fog will be from 10 CM - 20 CM which is from 4"- 8" off the ground. More air pushes the fog out further but rasises the effect. The high wattage smoke machines is the driving force of the smoke. The 10 foot hose is like an accumlator and helps to cool off the effect.
Front panel has menu and DMX 3 pin in andDMX 5 pin in/out , reat remote in and smoke machine DMX out for smoke machine.
On the preset non DMX control Analog mode
The simple analog menu, we can add a DMX controller
The video show the cryo Gate on a table top for easy access to use.
The CryoGate is an external CO2 device that can be put in front of any preexisting regular smoke machine. It uses common high pressure CO2 to create a low-lying fog from the output of any professional fog machine, when an appropriate fog fluid is used.
In General
Cryo Fog requires a dewar of Liquid CO2, which is typically 180 liters and weighs 600-700 lbs. Two common supply chains are Air gas and Praxair. The cost is usually around- $300 - 400.00, including delivery, pickup, Gas and tank rental. This will provide 90 minutes of fog at maximum output, and 3 hours of fog at typical output for cryo fog and 45 minutes maximum on the LSG and 90 inches at typical output.
The supplier may ask if they can substitute a high pressure tank with a siphon tube, and the answer is no. Cryo Fog requires 300 psi and the high pressure tanks are 1,000 psi. The supplier may ask if they can put a Regulator on the high pressure tank to reduce the pressure to 300 psi, and the answer again is no. Cryo Fog requires liquid CO2 and when liquid goes through a Regulator it partially changes to gas.
Upon delivery, you should ask the supplier to place the dewar in the location where you will be using it. It's very difficult to move the dewar later, without the proper cart. It should be located as close to the CryoFog as possible in order to prevent liquid CO2 from turning to gas in the connector hose, which causes a significant delay every time you want to make fog. The LSG can be 300 ft away.
Remember when people walk/dance thru or the theatrical lighting that gives off heat is on the floor, that will Hinder the low crawling fog effect and make the fog raise and twirl the fog up.
The dewar has a "pressure-builder" on it which can adjust the pressure up to 350 psi. 300 - 325 psi is a good level to use with the Cryo Fog. Open the pressure-builder when you want to increase the pressure in the dewar. Please note that it takes several hours for the pressure to rise.
The dewar has both Gas and Liquid outlets. Be sure to connect the hose from the Cryo Fog to the Liquid outlet. When you're not using the fogger, you should close the main valve on the top of the dewar. Then you should run the fogger for a few seconds, to exhaust the CO2 from the connector hose.
The
LSG system produces an incredible low-lying fog effect. The system
utilizes a smoke machine and a special cryogenic unit, the LSG. This
system combined with a CO2 dewar tank, produces a constant, large volume
of fog at the push of a button. Water Base Fog Technology is achieved
by pumping a Glycol/ Processed Water mixture through a heat exchanger.
The heat exchanger has been heated to the point where at the fog fluid
mixture will vaporize.
We use a
cryogenic solenoid valve to allow liquid carbon dioxide (LCO2) to enter
a containment chamber where it converted into dry ice. The fog passing
through the cooling chamber it is chilled. The
LSG uses liquid CO2 to chill the smoke to as cold as - 50 degrees. The
chilled fog will lie low to the ground or drop to the lowest point.
We use Water Base Fog Technology
Water Base Fog technology is achieved by pumping a glycol/water mixture through a heat exchanger. This will vaporize the fluid as it passes through the hot unit. The vaporization of the fluid forces the hot mixture through the output nozzle. When mixed with ambient air, it forms an opaque aerosol (fog). The fog is made up of tiny droplets that form around small particles in the air. The suspended droplets refract the light, allowing the fog to take on the color of the light illuminating it. We use a special blend of fluid.
WCW
PPV wresting Halloween Havoc TV Pay Per View Show
We
were a suppliers for WCW in 1998 and provided 4 hours of continuous LSG
from 4 Units In the Las Vegas MGM Arena for a WCW
PPV event. We refilled the Dewar's from a refilling supply truck. We made ground cover fog the entire set. This was the largest Ground Fog
effect on record.
Cold Flow
A Smaller
Version Cold Flow Low Lying Fog
A LSG
cold flow unit can cover a 30 x 40 + area knee high with containment.
The Rosco Coldflow is an accessory for standard fog machines that converts liquid carbon dioxide (LCO2) to dry ice. The dry ice cools a uniquely designed aluminum extrusion that is capable of converting large volumes of fog into dense low lying fog. The unit can create a wide range of low lying fog effects from a continuous layer to a gigantic cloudburst.
By using LCO2, the Coldflow is far more efficient than more conventional means for creating a low-lying fog. The unit actually uses the LCO2 to create dry ice inside an aluminum chamber.
This unit can be used with almost any fog machine, as it simply sits in front of the fog machine producing the smoke. We do however recommend that a quick dispersing fluid be used so that the fog does not fill the entire room when it eventually heats up.
Whereas 50 pounds of dry ice will give a 15-minute effect when dropped in hot water, a comparable tank of LCO2 will last for hours.
Dimensions: 22 in x 12.5 in x 12in, Weight: 40 lb.
Can be used for continuous operation. The smoke comes out cool and leaves no smoke trace particles (smoke in the air). Not used for curtains effects. Not used with hoses, ducting or piping because unit chamber not large enough to chill cold enough to travel in a pipe or upward.
The Professional Machine Option for Limited area for TV, Movies, Broadway Tours, Concert tours Professional Theater productions, Ballet Shows and Industrial Corporate Events.
We
were the major suppliers of Special Effect Fog Effects and Smoke Accelerators
for revealing wrestlers on live TV, We were providing LSG effects
powered by CO2 jets back in 1998. We used 4 LSG's 4 custom venturi
plumbing to push the effect.
Who
was doing these effects in 12 years ago, not many were and it was
Zigmont Magic FX who was called upon then and now to create these
effects.
In
1998 the biggest cryogenic effect ever seen was on TV and provided by
Zigmont Magic FX
Zigmont's
execution of the disappearances and reappearances for "Warrior"
around the stadium was the rebirth of this superhero wrestler back into
the wrestling world. Zigmont used a gale force cryogenics smoke system
and illusionary devices to accomplish the task. The photos below are
of Hollywood Hogan as the Warrior appears in the center ring. We have
33 hours logged with WCW.
Two
LSG units can fill a ice rink with low ground fog, the ice really helps
the effect stay in place. It will take two LSG's 15 minutes to fill.
