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Hello all..
Just wondering if there's anyone out there that has tried what i'm about to...
I have plans to create a Disappearing Ghost effect in the upper front window to my townhome. I guess it will be most similar Paris Disneyland's Ghost Bride that they added to the "Endless Hallway" scene.
I have a "LED" flickering candelabra that will be floating in the window (possibly on a mini FGG-type mechinism). Then every so often a hooded spectre will slowly appear out of nowhere holding the candelabra!
I realize this is easiest way might be to use the "Pepper's Ghost" effect however I don't believe that'll work too well as visitors will be looking up at the window at up to a possible 45 degree angle. Note - I am familiar with that effect having setup a successful version at a local haunt at a fur-trade era fort called Fort Langley in a suburb of Vancouver.
Instead I wa thinking of placing black background material around the window forming a sort of space approx 3' deep by the width of the window (about 5' I think??).
The ghost will be made with black meshy material instead of the usual "FGG white" but will be doused with Blacklight hairspray or similar.
I intend to have LED blacklight cluster bulbs trained on the ghost and will periodically fade in and out. When the lights are off I'm hoping the ghost itself will not be visible against the black background.
Anyone tried the black FGG effect and does anyone have any thoughts on the best way to have the lights fading in and out???
Sorry for the long post... guess I'm just thinking out loud. :OP
Darren
Just wondering if there's anyone out there that has tried what i'm about to...
I have plans to create a Disappearing Ghost effect in the upper front window to my townhome. I guess it will be most similar Paris Disneyland's Ghost Bride that they added to the "Endless Hallway" scene.
I have a "LED" flickering candelabra that will be floating in the window (possibly on a mini FGG-type mechinism). Then every so often a hooded spectre will slowly appear out of nowhere holding the candelabra!
I realize this is easiest way might be to use the "Pepper's Ghost" effect however I don't believe that'll work too well as visitors will be looking up at the window at up to a possible 45 degree angle. Note - I am familiar with that effect having setup a successful version at a local haunt at a fur-trade era fort called Fort Langley in a suburb of Vancouver.
Instead I wa thinking of placing black background material around the window forming a sort of space approx 3' deep by the width of the window (about 5' I think??).
The ghost will be made with black meshy material instead of the usual "FGG white" but will be doused with Blacklight hairspray or similar.
I intend to have LED blacklight cluster bulbs trained on the ghost and will periodically fade in and out. When the lights are off I'm hoping the ghost itself will not be visible against the black background.
Anyone tried the black FGG effect and does anyone have any thoughts on the best way to have the lights fading in and out???
Sorry for the long post... guess I'm just thinking out loud. :OP
Darren