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Post by d'James on Dec 12, 2016 14:38:52 GMT
That sounds great.
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Post by dan on Dec 14, 2016 0:05:52 GMT
Favourite ever illusion is Sam appearing / disappearing from thin air in the middle of the stage in Ghost. I'm aware of some of the trickery but it's still incredible and even required the "emergency exit" lights be turned off during that illusion as any light would have ruined it. Amazing.
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Post by notmymuse on Dec 14, 2016 11:10:45 GMT
I am not sure. I remember Paul telling me that the fading away illusion was the first time it had been done in a very long time and the whole set had to be designed around that moment (it' not in any tour of the show, sadly) Here's a televised version of it: The effect in LOTR may've been a smaller version of it done by Paul. Elphaba's flying is weak - it was also done in Joseph in the early 90s, so it's nothing amazing. The reason it works, much like the helicopter, is that it happens at the emotional high point in the show so, like all good magic, the story itself is 80% of the effect! I do like the paper plane trick in Charlie - if you're sat very close to the stage you can see how it's achieved, but it always takes people by surprise and, again, works in the emotional moment of the show. It's ironic that it's the best magic trick in the piece, really... It was indeed Pepper's Ghost used in LOTR, very effective (although the night I went the glass wobbled so ruined it slightly). I remember the first time I saw LOTR and Bilbo vanish. I literally couldn't believe my eyes. Thought about it for days afterwards. They vanished Frodo later too, but in a "end of Phantom of the Opera" kind of way. LOTR also gets points for the Lothlorein scene, and the bit where Galdalf faced some red creature or other on a bridge and for the rising revolves.
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