Inexpensive Reflector for Pepper's Ghost Illusion 

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

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

It is available from the Atmosfx website.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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

Hearse link is at end of this video.

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.

@@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

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

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

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.

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

@@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.

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

@@nhickcox02sorry…no.

They’re sold on the atmosfx website.

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

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

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

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."

whats the address to see the pics?