2 Simple Ways To Make A Realistic Ghost Illusion For Halloween
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 26 ก.ย. 2024
- I explain how with just a handful of items you can make a scary realistic ghost illusion with a phone, tablet, TV or monitor! Go big or go small!
The first method is a classic called the Peppers Ghost which you will recognize in use at Disneyland's Haunted Mansion.
The second illusion is the Haunted Frame which is portable and can be hung on a wall or left on your desk!
Materials For Peppers Ghost:
1) A video device like a tablet, phone, monitor, or television
2) A pane of glass
Materials For Haunted Frame: (Skip to 4:00)
1) A video device like a tablet, phone, monitor, or television
2) A frame with a pane of glass. Preferably a shadow box
3) One Way Privacy Film /Tint
4) Baby Shampoo, Spray Bottle, Squeegee, Razorblade and Tape.
The video loop is from atmosfearfx but you can also search TH-cam for ‘Halloween ghost loop’
Any questions? Leave a comment below it will help everyone!
In a later tutorial I will go over a full build with a Raspberry pi. I will be making it with a sensor so it will only trigger when someone walks near.
On a side note, the picture frame but with personal images on a loop and you could recreate a Harry Potter moving painting for a Potter themed party.
Wow - video delivers exactly what the title says, clearly, concisely and without a bunch of time filling fluff. You don't see that very often on TH-cam these days. Thanks!!
One thing you need to do before applying the window tinting is, clean both sides of the glass. You don’t want a blurry or dirty mirror.
And, thank you for sharing this.
Minor point: that angle isn't 90 degrees. 90 degrees is the angle between a horizontal and vertical line. The angle you were describing looks more like 45 degrees.
Also, isn't it a 2-way mirror?
@@ProfessorOzone A two way mirror would be a mirror two ways. This is a one way mirror as it is a mirror one way, and a window the other. Sometimes also called One Way Glass.
@@Coinmancer Nope. I just looked it up. Here is what it says, "a panel of glass that can be seen through from one side but is a mirror on the other." Isn't that what he used?
@@antimattergarage8147 maybe the terms are used interchangeably. However if you look up any one way glass at a store you will find it is windows that have this same tint. It makes sense it’s one way since you can only see it one way, not sure the reasoning behind calling it two way mirror when it’s only seen on one side. I did see it called Both when looking it up though.
@@Coinmancer Since childhood I've known this as a two way mirror. Perhaps it's a matter of perspective. Each person sees the same thing with a two way mirror so the object is seen in two ways. Or, light travels in two ways, reflected on one side and transmitted on the other. Normally there would be a backing on the mirror which would prevent transmission, right. A one way mirror to me is just a mirror. Anyway, I think we may have both spent more time on this than it warrants. LOL. I still like the video and gave it a thumbs up. Keep up the good work.
I like your idea for the haunted mirror. One thing you should try, is create a fake tombstone that produces ghostly apparitions in the yard. it's a different take on the Pepper's ghost effect. Add and apply white vellum poster board to the back of a tombstone. Take a projector and project an image onto the white vellum paper that's on the back of the tombstone. Get a piece of Plexiglas and aim it toward the image that's on the back of the tombstone. The image that's transferred from the projector to the tombstone is now reflected back onto the Plexiglas. What I did was, I bought a big piece of Plexiglas and put it in between two bushes. during the night time, you cant see the edges of the Plexiglas, so you don't know it's there. Kids would freak out because all of a sudden, the would see a ghost appear and didn't know how it was done. Now you know. It's a new spin on the Pepper's ghost effect.
That’s a really cool idea to hide it between bushes. I’ll have to try that sometime!
Do you have a tutorial video of that?? I'd love to see it!
@@kupolaf2031 I don't have a tutorial video for that, but, maybe in the near future. I'll make a video of it when I have time, since you asked. Till then, here's a video I did quite a while ago. This effect comprises of using a TV/ Monitor that has three images that are separate from one another 1,2,3. Foreground, Mid and background. When angling down three separate plexi-glass sections in a box down onto the monitor, it creates the Pepper's Ghost effect when bouncing the image off of the monitor to the plexi-glass image for a 3D Pepper's Ghost effect. You could use mid ground for the ghost video while having a flying candle video move from the background to the foreground. Keep in mind, the more sections you splice with the plexi-glass sections, the less height or looking space you'll be able to achieve. You can see this effect being used on Mickey's Runaway Railway. Here's how I did it. My video demonstration just has a stagnate 1, 2 , and 3 image for simple demonstration only.
th-cam.com/video/BlBUA7apb2I/w-d-xo.html
@@kupolaf2031 I just found this video on youtube. This might be able to help you out. This is somebody else's channel, not mine. It's basically almost the same method I use, but instead of a projector screen, I use white vellum paper for the projector to project image on back of tombstone. Same concept. After you watch this video, you'll know how it's done. Hope this helps.
th-cam.com/video/57pHD3uVYR4/w-d-xo.html
Truly inspiring and very original, creativity off the chart!!!!!
This was surprisingly simple! I expected a “simple” 30 min long video the a lot of steps or expensive equipment! Thank you!
This is a great tutorial, thanks. You explain in a really really clearly.
Thank you for sharing, I MEAN WOW!
I made a haunted mirror for Halloween this year and the kids thought it was awesome! Thanks so much for the wonderful tutorial!
Great. Very inspiring and I love the addition of a prop. I think that’s what’s missing from my box of ghosts illusion.
Super cool. I want to make one that randomly has a terrifying face appear every 15 minutes or so, and then quickly disappear, so that if a guest looks into the mirror at the right moment it could leave them shocked. Haha.
I am definitely making the haunted mirror. Great way to utilize older tablets for something super cool. Thanks for sharing this.
Thanks for these tutorials. I don't know if anyone mentioned it here, but I don't think the singing busts in the Haunted Mansion are a Pepper's Ghost illusion, I think they are just projection mapped. They use the pepper's ghost prominently in the ballroom scene.
Yes that is true, they use so many cool effects at the haunted mansion .
same thought here, but it was nice to see them.
Thanks for making this video im a member of a Ghostbusters cosplay group and im looking for a way to create a mini ecto containment unit where you could see like slimer float inside.
I think i finally found a way to create the illusion thanks to your video.
That sounds really cool!
That was an awesome explanation and tutorial just what i was looking for thanks i cant wait to set something up for halloween
Nice job! Thank you for explaining and teaching us.
Great ideas! Gives you the tools to make something like this or even on a bigger scale. Thanks for sharing!
02:17 I did that back in 2007 but I used an old Crt tv 19 inches. I found it gave a better look than a flat-screen because it wasn't as bright. I built it out of wood and the display was about 5 feet tall. I used it every Halloween until 2013. My brother-in-law went into my shed to get some tools and pulled it out to get something and left it outside and it rained that day :/
Thank you!
Very cool! Thanks!!
That looks amazing
Thats so awesome n easy too! Thank you. I'll do this next year cos alreafy made wind ow silhouettes....nothing fancy like yours
great tutorial
That's pretty cool! Thanks!
Thank you, good sir!
This is neat.
2 million 👍!! Great video! Thanx!😁👏👍👍
Solid. Well done. Thank you.
Sweet channel man. Need to try this at home!
Awesome
You can also put the tablet to the left of the glass or the right. You don't have to lay it flat on the ground to get the same illusion. If you have a flat screen TV and a big sheet of glass you can put the TV to the side and reflected off the glass. Either side of the glass you want to use 4 plexiglass will also work if you buy a large piece of plexiglass
Yes you can also place the screen vertical below a window facing inward and use glass to reflect it outwards almost vertical.
I believe this is how it’s done at haunted mansion, the objects being below the spectators but glass in front of the spectator reflected the stuff back at them.
Any location works as long as the angle of the glass is right to reflect the screen and be seen by the spectator
@@Coinmancer The Disneyland Haunted Mansion placed the objects to be reflected both above and below the viewers. The ones above appear to be ghosts hanging from chandeliers, or the skulls flying out of the pipe organ. The objects below look like the ghosts dancing. Fun fact: The dancers appear to be backwards; the ladies are leading. This was an oversight during design; they should have been constructed in reverse in order to appear normal when reflected. I believe this was discovered and corrected for the Haunted Mansion at Walt Disney World. Something to keep in mind when making your own ghost content.
Very-Nice Video of how to do those illusions! :)
great job. Thanks for this. spooky fun
lovely
You can do a similar hologram effect with your smartphone using the right video to play, and prism-like projector resting on the screen. You can make one at home.
Wow, that's so cool
THAT'S GOOD I LIKE THAT
Youre doing Gods work
Amazing, and helpful
Great content, great work!
Great video and you have a new SUBSCRIBER!!!
Well done.
Nice job
Awesome video thank you
Brilliant!
Looooove this. Thank you.
This is sooooo cool! Is the tint better than a mirror spray can?
2:34 is 45° angle
Cool
Hi. I hope you can help me. I was interested in making the peppers ghost illusion in a glass bowl (to make a crystal ball). Any ideas or tips on doing it in something round?
@@MyUnjust the reflection on a round object will be distorted. If you want to make a crystal ball you may want to just put a flat piece of plastic in the middle for the illusion to reflect on a flat surface. It will still be inside the ball and can’t be seen so will looked like the face is inside the crystal ball.
Probably the more common way is using a projector. There is a fabric called hollusion which is essentially transparent but can will still show an image projected on it.
Projecting an image onto the fabric inside the crystal ball or bowl. I see there are some tutorials on TH-cam. Search for ‘peppers ghost crystal ball illusion’ and you will get some ideas.
Also I highly recommend Joshua Ellingson’s channel as he works with every type of peppers ghost you can think up in his art displays.
He has a video called “Pepper's Ghost Quick Demo” where he shows how it works with a dome as well
Thank youuuu...very helpful
Fantastico! sto provando a fare il quadro.😃
How about running real time face transform app on iPad inside one way mirror.
That would be really cool too
Beamer on mosquito netting works even better
Where do you get it the video of the haunted ghosts?
Search TH-cam for ‘Halloween ghost loop’ and you will find some.
I purchased from atmosfearfx
Side note but how did you manage to keep the camera out of view from the mirror when it's literally in front of the camera?
Really really cool! You mentioned using a pi before. How'd you do it with the pi? What was the coding like? Thanks for posting this! Super simple, but this is so awesome! Well made video too!
I simply used ffmpeg to play a video on the pi, I created a for loop so it just played every video I put in a directory back to back. Then I set this script to run ‘while true’ so it just loops forever.
I put this script in the startup of the pi so it runs as soon as I power it up. The result is an appliance of sorts. Just plug it in and it starts playing the videos of ghosts.
The next step would be to create a trigger or sensor and connect to the pi so it only plays a video when it detects someone moving.
Do you have a video outlining the details of this? Would love to give this a try!
So terrific! We got a pi for Christmas way back and tossed it in the closet after a while… guess who’s coming out of the closet :3
Where's the raspberry pi come in? Did I miss that? I saw one demonstration of putting together a small mirror-like demo.
A raspberry pi being a mini computer is just used as a source to play the looping video. You can wire up a sensor to auto trigger but this was only mentioned for a potential future video.
That's so fkn cool
He said 90-degree angle when it should have been a 45-degree angle.
What percent tint are you using?
This is one way tint, I double checked and it has no percentage rating it is just one way. I’m not sure if regular tint will work as well as one way tint but I have not experimented to see the difference
I used:
Window Privacy Film One Way Window Tint for Home and Office Daytime Reflective Stained Glass Sun Blocking Heat Blocking Anti UV Mirror Film Silver 17.7 Inch x 6.5 Feet
HOW TO MAKE SINGING BUSTS
the first large mirror, was made using which technique? pepper or haunted frame? I'm trying to do something on a bigger mirror for a children's show. congratz for the video, it was excellent.
That is a haunted frame.
How would one adapt this for say a Star trek or Star wars party /video?
Where did you find the ghost videos?? I can't find the ones you used
With soap and moisture trapped between the glass and film, won't mold and mildew form over time and cloud it up and ruin it?
I guess it’s probably not fully air tight so it all dries clear. This is the standard directions for applying the tint to windows.
i'm surprised the glass being at such an extreme angle doesn't distort the "ghost".
Yes as long as the glass is perfectly flat you shouldn’t see any distortion! It’s pretty cool!
Aww..no link to AtmosFX for the videos?
I answered this in the comments probably 50 times! :) I didn’t even think to put it in the description for some reason but added the info there now.
Do you have a link to the other video with the pi? I cant seem to find it thanks
Going to try this I'll let u know how it works out
Good luck! It’s a fun project!
Where did you purchase the one-way film? I love the ideas. And The Haunted House is my favorite place at Disneyland.
I purchased this from Amazon “Window Privacy Film One Way Window Tint for Home and Office Daytime Reflective Stained Glass Sun Blocking Heat Blocking Anti UV Mirror Film Silver 17.7 Inch x 6.5 Feet”
@@Coinmancer ok ty
How would you do a life size pepper's ghost?
@@YagwitOG you would need a life size prop ghost and a large enough piece of glass. You could place a piece of glass outside a window of a house between two trees for example. Then whatever you have below the window leaning against the house will be reflected.
So you would have for example a kitchen window, and a pane of glass is about 5 feet away reflecting a life size dummy that is below the window. You would look out the window and see the peppers ghosts and would only see the props if you stuck your head out the window and looked down.
really neat vid buddy . pepper your ghost yo
go deep in your ghost box yo. baby shampoo best lube your thinkin
@@laugh-track-matt You will have to make the tutorial for that one buddy lol
Great stuff!!! Also, where did get the monster shirt you were wearing?
This is from High Seas Trading Company , some great shirts!
Awesome! I wish I had found this about a week sooner, but I still may manage to get something together soon.
Carey Klenetsky yes time to start dissecting a picture frames lol
Any ideas for Christmas projection mapping
You could make it a Christmas ghost I guess.
Very nice and creative!!
So I am taking it you used a flat screen TV for the larger mirror?
It was a large computer monitor with hdmi input
What about using a projector to shoot onto the 90 degree piece of glass? Would that work?
Since the glass is clear it will likely just shine through the glass and not be seen except where it hits dust particles.
However you can project the projector onto a screen so it is displayed and then reflect that screen from the glass in the same way as using a monitor.
Our Halloween display has recently been eclipsed by a bigger one a few blocks away. Guess what I'll be doing next year!
Only thing is how long is the actual life span considering tabs and phone battery life would die after like twenty minutes without it plugged in need to have it rigged so it can be plugged in for considerable duration
My old iPhone will last at least several hours playing videos but I would recommend to keep it plugged in for sure.
I'd like to know how to do the heads
The heads can be made like a peppers ghost as the video instructs, just put a white foam head behind the glass… or you can get a few styrofoam heads and just use a projector to project the video into the heads.
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Ist es genug Subwoofer......?
Where did you get the images from fir the haunted mirror?
Atmosfearfx but you can also find them on TH-cam searching “Halloween ghost loop”
Can the 'ghost' be seen from outside? Like someone walking by your house?
You can see the ghost only from one side. So you would have to have the glass reflecting towards outside and they could see it but you wouldn’t be able to see it while inside from the back.
Where do you get the ghost videos to play
Search “Halloween ghost loop” on youtube
Or you can buy from atmosfearfx
One question, where does one find the one way mirror?
If you could figure out how to take the haunted picture frame and attach it an exercise bike and sell it, you'd be SOOooo RICH!! Oh wait......
90 degree? You mean 45? LoL. Awesome video though. Thanks.
Did you ever do a raspberry pie one
Nothing beyond what I did before. I just loop a video but I have not added a sensor yet to trigger it only when it detects movement.
Maybe next year!
Glass is expensive and dangerous, plastic is cheaper and safer. I used a large plexiglass from my local hardware store, the cheaper and thinner the better it reflects more.
I've read the comments and everyone is missing the most important question:
Where did you get that shirt??!!
The real question is When did he get that shirt???
It’s in the comments a couple times, it’s call “high seas trading company”
@@Coinmancer thank you! 😁
Very awsum..creative idea. I loved the video. Thx for sharing. . Question: I'm a clown 🤡freak..can you do one with a clown or can clowns be used the same way ..using clowns the same way ..
You can use video of anything even make a 2pac hologram!
@@Coinmancer thank you very much!! Awesome 👌.. ima try a clown..
@@finewinegrapevine8011 good luck! You can even put a clown doll behind the mirror and slowly raise the lighting behind the glass and they will see the creep clown appearing.
Turn the light off or fade down , and the clown disappears!
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Dude! Bro! Where did you get that shirt!?
You can get at ‘high seas trading company’ online
any chance of getting a link or info on that looping ghost you have in this video ??? everything about it is perfect for this illusion ( light surrounded by blackness )
It’s purchased by atmosfearfx but you can find some similar great ghost loops on TH-cam searching ‘Halloween ghost loop’
@@Coinmancer Thank you very much sir 😍
I think we call that a 45 degree angle lol.
At least 60 commenters have before you :)
Как классно! А я могу взять любое жидкое мыло для этого?
If this has been addressed I apologize. But where do you get the ghostly moving pictures from?
They are from atmosfearfx but you can also find some on TH-cam if you search ‘halloween ghost loop’