Inexpensive Reflector for Pepper's Ghost Illusion

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The Pepper's ghost illusion has been used for many decades. It's a way to make an apparition appear in front of a live background using a sheet of glass or another transparent sheet to reflect an image. It's the same principle as seeing your own reflection in a window while still seeing what is beyond the window. Inspired by another haunter, this video provides a comparison of four different inexpensive transparent shrink wraps to see which best duplicates the quality of glass when used as a Pepper's ghost reflector.

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  • @paulbunyangonewild7596
    @paulbunyangonewild75968 ай бұрын

    You know, the cling wrap is honestly perfect. You can build it to the exact size you want, and you don't have to stretch it just perfectly because you can just run a heatgun over it. So awesome!

  • @cindydavis1443
    @cindydavis1443 Жыл бұрын

    This is a game changer! Thanks for the compare and contrast of different films.

  • @BatteBites
    @BatteBites9 ай бұрын

    Thanks for taking the time to experiment and show your results! Love some peppers ghost effects!

  • @susanowen1709
    @susanowen17098 ай бұрын

    Our haunt is already set up for the year, so we'll have to give this one a try in '24. Thanks for posting!

  • @pauldinehart6971
    @pauldinehart6971 Жыл бұрын

    After finding this idea at another KZread site I very much appreciate you doing a test of your own to come up with the best product to be able to proceed with your new project. And I just know that this will become a new project of mine next year lol. Thank you so much for posting this 🎃

  • @3tbwalker
    @3tbwalker8 ай бұрын

    Excellent! Thank you for making this video. Such a good solution to an otherwise pricey project. Much appreciated.

  • @BlackheartCharlie
    @BlackheartCharlie9 ай бұрын

    Thanks for experimenting and posting the results!

  • @virginiapalmer5669
    @virginiapalmer56699 ай бұрын

    This was very informative 😮.... I might try this on Halloween for a outside display.... Thanks 👍

  • @kangkmg11
    @kangkmg1110 ай бұрын

    Thank you sooooooo much for your experiment and share it :) !!!

  • @serhiivolod6722
    @serhiivolod67228 ай бұрын

    Great job! Thank you

  • @aaronn.7023
    @aaronn.70239 ай бұрын

    Great video!

  • @susan4690
    @susan46909 ай бұрын

    can't wait to see the update finished. It's a excellent idea 👻💀

  • @intocoasters
    @intocoasters8 ай бұрын

    Hey! That's me! Thanks for the shout out and for the awesome comparison video!! Im gonna have to get some of the 3M now. And i like the tape idea! Imma have to use that method too. Im working on another Peppers Ghost effect to show subtitles. Did you notice? Glass and plexiglass gives you a double image reflection. But shrink wrap is super crisp with only a single reflection. Subscribed!

  • @ghostofautumnwood6379

    @ghostofautumnwood6379

    8 ай бұрын

    Always nice to get a compliment...and feels especially good when given by someone working to create something(s) special. Thanks.

  • @SushiMonstercopy
    @SushiMonstercopy14 күн бұрын

    The first one with the scream is absolute terror

  • @AtticusRex
    @AtticusRex Жыл бұрын

    This is a brilliant idea! I thought I'd seen all of @Intocoasters videos but I don't remember that one. I've been wanting to do a fairly large pepper's ghost but I was concerned about the cost. This might be the solution.

  • @raziel3726
    @raziel37269 ай бұрын

    Ingenious 👍🏻👍👍🏽

  • @s.f.694
    @s.f.6949 ай бұрын

    Quality content! 🙌🏻 🎃 👻 ✨

  • @dorothygrantham4370
    @dorothygrantham43704 ай бұрын

    LOVE the music.... would you mind sharing? AAAAAND, thank you for your time in posting this valuable info!

  • @ghostofautumnwood6379

    @ghostofautumnwood6379

    4 ай бұрын

    The music "Skeleton Dance" is from KZread's free music library: kzread.info/dash/bejne/n3iopKhyeLvNqaQ.html .

  • @lynnbarsby7356
    @lynnbarsby73562 ай бұрын

    Brilliant

  • @rubyrocks76
    @rubyrocks763 ай бұрын

    genius!!!

  • @mracousmetre2263
    @mracousmetre22634 ай бұрын

    Hi, Thanks for the video. Did you ever try the indoor version of the 3m Window Insulator? I assume it would be thinner and may produce a sharper reflection. ie. less of a double image.

  • @ghostofautumnwood6379

    @ghostofautumnwood6379

    4 ай бұрын

    I tried only the products shown in the video. There might be something better.

  • @jq9476
    @jq94769 ай бұрын

    Thank you for sharing. Where did you get the video of the female ghost screaming? [The video for the Pepper Ghost Illusion's opening/ final project? Thank you

  • @ghostofautumnwood6379

    @ghostofautumnwood6379

    9 ай бұрын

    It is available from the Atmosfx website.

  • @teem9010
    @teem90109 ай бұрын

    sorry if its a dumb question but how would the image bounce of the shrink wrap? wouldnt it just project right though?

  • @ghostofautumnwood6379

    @ghostofautumnwood6379

    9 ай бұрын

    The pepper's ghost effect is based on reflections off a transparent material like glass, plexiglass or--in this case--window shrink wrap. If you look at any glass or glass-like material around you, you will see reflections as well as what's behind the material. However, if you were to point a projector directly at a sheet of glass, you might see a reflection of the projector itself but not what it is projecting. As you said, the image would pass right through. In my video, I'm holding the framed sheet of shrink wrap at roughly a 45 degree angle to a video playing on a television...like using a mirror except, in this case, some of the image is reflected and some passes through. If you were using a video projector, you would have to first point it at a screen to make the image visible and then hold your sheet of glass (or whatever) at an angle to the screen to see its reflection. For my project, I will be bouncing an image from a flat screen television.

  • @RionE23
    @RionE239 ай бұрын

    So, I’d love the low cost of the material, but just where do I find a large spare TV to use to project it?

  • @ghostofautumnwood6379

    @ghostofautumnwood6379

    9 ай бұрын

    Spare? It will be a spare after you buy it. 😏

  • @RyanLoetscher
    @RyanLoetscher4 ай бұрын

    awesome to know you can pull off a peppers ghost with a cheap material! But have to ask, in a window why use pepper ghost? why not just project onto the window itself? they literally have a setting for that in the fearfx videos and projectors are like $100 these days. The hearse idea though is cool and should be a good use.

  • @ghostofautumnwood6379

    @ghostofautumnwood6379

    4 ай бұрын

    Hi. Projecting video directly into a transparent material results in zero image other than a glow from the projector's lens. The light goes straight through. But a transparent material will *reflect* an image from a screen of some sort or from a real object itself. Apologies if I don't understand what you are suggesting.

  • @matrixmom31
    @matrixmom31 Жыл бұрын

    So I am thinking....can you use 3m film and 2 way mirror film on top instead of glass for infinity mirror effect? hmm.....btw your church last year was stupendous! 👏

  • @ghostofautumnwood6379

    @ghostofautumnwood6379

    Жыл бұрын

    Geez...I doubt it. Aside from optical quality, the window shrink film is really thin and might not hold up to the process of squeegeeing when you apply the mirror film. Also, if the shrink film starts sagging, it can be tightened again by reapplying heat. Mirror film might not survive that. Glass two-way is by far the best choice but costs a fortune. It's possible a local glass shop might have some used two-way in stock--that's how I got a piece cheap. A 1/4-inch piece of glass or Plexiglass with mirror film is probably the go-to for many. Thanks regarding the church. It whipped my butt, which is why I'm going with smaller projects this year.

  • @Orangeflava

    @Orangeflava

    11 ай бұрын

    have you tried with different acrylic glass types or have you only tried with the plexiglass brand? are other brands more affordable? @@ghostofautumnwood6379

  • @Uratz
    @Uratz9 ай бұрын

    What about a projected image onto the screen would that work also?

  • @ghostofautumnwood6379

    @ghostofautumnwood6379

    9 ай бұрын

    No. It would be like shining a projector through a window. You would probably see some reflection from the projectors bulb, but that would be it.

  • @Xelphor1
    @Xelphor110 ай бұрын

    Where do you get your/decent videos to play for these effects?

  • @ghostofautumnwood6379

    @ghostofautumnwood6379

    10 ай бұрын

    The ghost video I used here came from the Atmosfx company. They have a very large selection of high quality videos for Halloween and other holidays.

  • @Xelphor1

    @Xelphor1

    10 ай бұрын

    @@ghostofautumnwood6379 Have you ever tried a smoked glass vs a clear? Curious if it works well, better, worse etc? Looking into options for sourcing (cheap). Thx

  • @MagicPlants
    @MagicPlants6 ай бұрын

    def make the hearse!

  • @ghostofautumnwood6379

    @ghostofautumnwood6379

    6 ай бұрын

    Hearse link is at end of this video.

  • @brbailey
    @brbailey Жыл бұрын

    So this was with the video playing on a monitor and not a projector?

  • @ghostofautumnwood6379

    @ghostofautumnwood6379

    Жыл бұрын

    Correct. The image source can be a video playing on a screen or even a well-lit real object.

  • @jesseshortracing8256
    @jesseshortracing82566 ай бұрын

    Where did you get the image of the woman brushing her hair at 1:18?

  • @ghostofautumnwood6379

    @ghostofautumnwood6379

    6 ай бұрын

    It was a video I made specifically for that display. I no longer have the file.

  • @user-jl5eo4dd9n
    @user-jl5eo4dd9n8 ай бұрын

    i cant find the video of the ghost girl brushing her hair any ideas? what genera do i find it? ghostly apparitions?

  • @ghostofautumnwood6379

    @ghostofautumnwood6379

    8 ай бұрын

    Do you mean my video of a ghost setting my house on fire? If so, that was a video I made myself just for my display. That was several years ago...I did not keep a copy.

  • @nhickcox02

    @nhickcox02

    8 ай бұрын

    The ghost clip in this video from 1:15 to 1:45

  • @ghostofautumnwood6379

    @ghostofautumnwood6379

    8 ай бұрын

    @@nhickcox02 Ah...yes...that is from a homemade video. I recorded a friend dressed as a ghost in front of a black backdrop. Then I adjusted the color to black-and-white only.

  • @nhickcox02

    @nhickcox02

    8 ай бұрын

    ​@ghostofautumnwood6379 and you no longer have it to possibly share?

  • @ghostofautumnwood6379

    @ghostofautumnwood6379

    8 ай бұрын

    @@nhickcox02sorry…no.

  • @stevenpermann2242
    @stevenpermann22428 ай бұрын

    Where does one get the video? I’m guessing you just put on a thumb drive and play it on the tv

  • @ghostofautumnwood6379

    @ghostofautumnwood6379

    8 ай бұрын

    You can purchase files from Atmosfx and download directly from the company's website.

  • @e28v8
    @e28v810 ай бұрын

    where and how can i get those video squences ?

  • @ghostofautumnwood6379

    @ghostofautumnwood6379

    10 ай бұрын

    They’re sold on the atmosfx website.

  • @fin313

    @fin313

    9 ай бұрын

    @@ghostofautumnwood6379 Including the somewhat stationary (then vanishing) hair-brushing ghost? Thanks for great video

  • @uRealReels
    @uRealReels6 ай бұрын

    this would make a great cell phone camera filter... just a cd screen at 45deg from camera lens and image ©richard engle , lol

  • @MichaelStephenLau
    @MichaelStephenLau9 ай бұрын

    3M May be the best, but it would seem you’re limited to the dimensions of a window if that me a problem

  • @ghostofautumnwood6379

    @ghostofautumnwood6379

    9 ай бұрын

    Hi. Company also makes a size large enough for patio doors. I'm working with it now to complete the hearse project.

  • @MichaelStephenLau

    @MichaelStephenLau

    9 ай бұрын

    @@ghostofautumnwood6379 oh very nice! I want to stretch the film across my patio to simulate a ghost swing on the porch :P

  • @octopuslair6877
    @octopuslair68779 ай бұрын

    I use a cheap projector with a shower curtain and 3D videos.

  • @ghostofautumnwood6379

    @ghostofautumnwood6379

    9 ай бұрын

    All depends on what effect you're going for. Pepper's ghost is for when you want to see an object but also see what's behind it. I'm making another prop this year that uses Atmosfx's hollusion material--a gauzy material that you project directly onto while still allowing some visibility of what's behind the "screen."

  • @uRealReels

    @uRealReels

    6 ай бұрын

    whats the address to see the pics?

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