[Usittne] peppers ghost effect

[Evancho, Mark]

Hi Clyde,

I used a moving light to effect the ghost in Hamlet.  We established the ghost with an actor.  Every time the ghost appeared on stage the moving light would light that actor.  In the ghost's final moment Hamlet lungs after the ghost. The actor playing the ghost moved out of the light and off stage, while the light stayed on in its fixed position. Hamlet lunged after the light while it moved and slowly faded out.

I have no idea if our solution will work for the The Enchanted, but this is how we solved our ghost issue.

Good Luck,

Mark Evancho


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From: Clyde Tyndale <ctyndale at cape.com>
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Date: Tue, 18 Mar 2008 13:38:34 -0400
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Conversation: [Usittne] peppers ghost effect
Subject: [Usittne] peppers ghost effect

Hi All,

We're working on a production of "The Enchanted", by Jean Giraudoux.

The play calls for a ghost to arise from a body, on stage.  We're
thinking that Pepper's Ghost effect is a solution.  Has anybody had any
experience with this effect?  In particular, have you worked out any
solutions for the reflective surface other than a large sheet of glass?

Thanks for any & all advice you might have.

Clyde Tyndale
Falmouth Academy
ctyndale at cape.com
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