Mr.TG Posted September 29, 2010 Share Posted September 29, 2010 Hi All, I recently recieved a call from the Creative Director of a Manchester based Theatre company. They have been commissioned for the second year by Salford City Council, to stage a Halloween themed performance. The idea is simple in theory; Bulid a fun-house type attraction, and fill it with two-way, hall of mirrors style mirrors, with hidden rooms behind containing dancers and performance artists. He wants the audience to enter the structure, and have the reveal of the artists behind each mirror happen at random intervals. So far, so good. I'd thought about lighting each mirror from above, audience side, and lighting the performers from below, and switching between the two, but the more I think about it, the more I feel the contours of the mirrors are going to take away the element of surprise, plus, the structure will have no roof, creating more problems due to the spill of ambient light. Has anyone had any experience with this type of project, and if so, did you run into difficulties? Any advice or suggestions would be greatly appreciated!Budget won't be huge, probably under £500, but I have a fairly good stock of lanterns at work which I'd be willing to use if neccessary. Tom. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianeades Posted September 29, 2010 Share Posted September 29, 2010 Hi Some time ago you could get some mirror scrim?made out of plastic sheeting,you fit securely to the frame,heat it up with a hairdryer the material would shrink. The front looked like a mirror when a lamp was focused on it ,fit biries inside to get the dissolve. I used this idea once on Snow White the magic mirror fx,but the scrim( if that is what it is)was a ###### to get right. You still get it from some lamp gel company,I don't think lee do it I think it was a Strand product.Lee make a silver scrim but you don't get the irror look,just a solid silver front. All the best Brian A concurrent post has been automatically merged from this point on. Hi Again Me Brian to add to my last reply,try Roscoe you may be in look. Brian :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
musht Posted September 29, 2010 Share Posted September 29, 2010 Thinking of Rosco Shrink Mirror http://www.rosco.com/us/technotes/designer/data_sm.cfm Dinnae think Peppers Ghost will work in an outdoor enviroment. Gauzes lit from front then rear might. Would look to the Council to pony up with some suitable premises that might make a better Haunted House and be less prone to waether interfernce. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kitlane Posted September 30, 2010 Share Posted September 30, 2010 We have had some success using solar film (used on office buildings or pimping your ride). If you are very careful you can heat shrink it. Available from glazing companies Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.TG Posted October 11, 2010 Author Share Posted October 11, 2010 Cheers Guys, I've heard nothing back from them, so I'm presuming the idea has fallen through. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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