The Pepper's ghost illusion has been around forever. Here is an excellent description of the effect we are trying to create . Scroll down to the section that reads 'Pepper's ghost made simple'
In our haunt the 'scene' is a black 'electric chair' and the actor will sit in the 'FX' area (see the link above) appearing to be a ghostly victim. Today I experimented with the set after finishing the framing of the FX box and it's definitely not easy to make it work properly. It appears that the sheeting I used for the inside of the FX box is too reflective and shows up in the plexiglass. We will have to add a black cloth sheet over it. The lighting has to be shielded as well. I'm starting to wonder about the plexiglass. I think the only way to make it work will be very tricky lighting adjustments and perfect positioning of the glass. Having to go with plate glass would really be annoying as it is much heavier and will take more time to set up safely.
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