Rain machine ?

Joe999 · 2007-12-01T23:32:19Z

What indie options would I have for making rain for scenes? I have seen youtube videos and websites showing how to make cheap arse rain gizmos out of garden house and some wood, but from what I can tell they only are good for a close up scene for covering perhaps a 6x6 foot area. What about if a larger area needs rain, like 20x20 feet? I am writing a feature screenplay and will have a scene where a thunderstorm has come upon a farmhouse, and the protagonist and antagonist have a fight to the death between the house and the barn in the rain. I will need artificial rain, and of course lightning (strobes I am assuming?). Any ideas?