Hi All,
I've been asked to create all the effects for an amateur production of Ghost The Musical.
Subsequently they want to produce as much magic as possible for the show and asked me as I am a Magician and have done illusion shows in my career.
The only effect out of the show I need assistance with is the one where the Actor morphs his way through a closed door on stage.
I don't know if anyone of you have seen the musical, but through the show the door is used as normal, it opens, shuts, people walk through. Then in one scene, Sam the main character is now a ghost and walks through a shut door. Here's an image I have found online.
http://graphics8.nytimes.com/images/201 ... ustom2.jpg
However I have never used the peppers ghost or blue room illusion...and although I understand the principles especially with peppers ghost I have to create it on stage...especially when Sam as a ghost walks through the door on stage.
I was thinking Peppers ghost might work if off stage the door is situated and the actor walks through the projected image on stage. But then my worry is would everyone see it properly no matter where they sit in the theatre or is peppers ghost not the right way to do it...
But as you can appreciate the effect has to be seen by the whole audience as it's one of those moments that is iconic with the film and now the musical.
The show isnt until next March and I have full say over the set design to incorporate whatever I need to produce all the magic.
My drawback is that as its an amateur production, the access to the theatre happens on a Sunday, where the whole set is then built and rehearsals begin before the show opens on the Tuesday night. So doesn't give me long to get it right once we are in the theatre.
Any help would be very much appreciated...
Many thanks
Paul
I've been asked to create all the effects for an amateur production of Ghost The Musical.
Subsequently they want to produce as much magic as possible for the show and asked me as I am a Magician and have done illusion shows in my career.
The only effect out of the show I need assistance with is the one where the Actor morphs his way through a closed door on stage.
I don't know if anyone of you have seen the musical, but through the show the door is used as normal, it opens, shuts, people walk through. Then in one scene, Sam the main character is now a ghost and walks through a shut door. Here's an image I have found online.
http://graphics8.nytimes.com/images/201 ... ustom2.jpg
However I have never used the peppers ghost or blue room illusion...and although I understand the principles especially with peppers ghost I have to create it on stage...especially when Sam as a ghost walks through the door on stage.
I was thinking Peppers ghost might work if off stage the door is situated and the actor walks through the projected image on stage. But then my worry is would everyone see it properly no matter where they sit in the theatre or is peppers ghost not the right way to do it...
But as you can appreciate the effect has to be seen by the whole audience as it's one of those moments that is iconic with the film and now the musical.
The show isnt until next March and I have full say over the set design to incorporate whatever I need to produce all the magic.
My drawback is that as its an amateur production, the access to the theatre happens on a Sunday, where the whole set is then built and rehearsals begin before the show opens on the Tuesday night. So doesn't give me long to get it right once we are in the theatre.
Any help would be very much appreciated...
Many thanks
Paul