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Technique
When the lights are bright in the main room and dark in
the blue room, the reected image cannot be seen. When
the lighting in the blue room is increased, often with the
main room lights dimming to make the eect more pronounced, the reection becomes visible and the objects
within the blue room seem to appear in thin air. A common variation uses two blue rooms, one behind the glass
and one to the side, which can be switched visible or invisible by alternating the lighting.[1]
The hidden room may be an identical mirror-image of the
main room, so that its reected image matches the main
rooms; this approach is useful in making objects seem
to appear or disappear. This illusion can also be used to
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4 MODERN EXAMPLES
truth. But lest the skill should be known, let the
part be made so where the ornament is, that the
spectator may not see it, as above his head, that
a pavement may come between above his head.
And if an ingenious man do this, it is impossible
that he should suppose that he is deceived.[3]
live, a 55-minute speech by Narendra Modi, Chief Minister of Gujarat, to 53 locations across Gujarat on December 10, 2012 during the assembly elections.[6][7][8] Narendra Modi broke the record again in April of 2014, when
he appeared live at 88 locations across India.[9]
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nark World Heritage Site, the ghost of John McEnroe at
the Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Museum, which reopened
in new premises in 2006, and one of Sir Alex Ferguson, which opened at the Manchester United Museum in
2007.[11] Other examples include the ghost of Sarah (who
picks up a candle and walks through the wall) and also the
ghost of the Eighth Duke at Blenheim Palace.
5 See also
Camera lucida
Head-up display
Schtan process
Reector sight
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6 Notes
[1] Nickell, Joe (2005). Secrets of the Sideshows. University
Press of Kentucky. p. 291. ISBN 9780813123585.
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[5] The Patent Ghost. The Mercury. 21 July 1863. Retrieved 19 August 2012.
Concerts
At the 2006 Grammy Awards, the Peppers ghost technique was used to project Madonna with the virtual members of the band Gorillaz onto the stage in a live performance. This type of system consists of a projector (usually DLP) or LED screen, with a resolution of 12801024
or higher and brightness of at least 5,000 lumens, a highdenition video player, a stretched lm between the audience and the acting area, a 3D set/drawing that encloses
three sides, plus lighting, audio, and show control.[15]
References
Steinmeyer, Jim (1999). Discovering Invisibility.
London.
Steinmeyer, Jim (2003). Hiding the Elephant. New
York: Carroll & Graf. ISBN 978-0-7867-1226-7.
Steinmeyer, Jim (1999). The Science Behind the
Ghost. London.
Surrell, Jason (2003). The Haunted Mansion: From
the Magic Kingdom to the Movies. New York: Disney Editions. ISBN 978-1-4231-1895-4.
Porta, John Baptist (2003).
Natural Magick.
Sioux Falls, SD: NuVision Publications. ISBN
9781595472380.
External links
Paul Burns (October 1999). Chapter Ten: 18601869. The History of the Discovery of Cinematography.
Douglas William Ferguson. Help With Pepper On
It. Phantasmechanics. Archived from the original
on 2010-05-05.
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