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i am looking into a material that will allow me to project onto glass.

the effect is meant for theatre production in which a man sits behind a

glass panel (inside a glass box actually), when not using projection the Man

should be fully visible. when using the projection i strive to control how

much of the man behind the audience can see.

i know that sometimes a fabric called scrim is used for this effect, when

lit from behind it is transparent and when front lit (in a specific angle?)

i want to know if anybody had the opportunity to work with such setup. or if

another material, more glass like is available.

prices would be nice but hypothesizing is always welcomed.

http://www.rosco.com/us/technotes/screens/technote_tbcs.asp

What types of scrims are there for Theater, Retail Displays, Photography,

http://www.studio-productions-inc.com/white_papers/wp_types_

hi list,
i am looking into a material that will allow me to project onto glass.
the effect is meant for theatre production in which a man sits behind a
glass panel (inside a glass box actually), when not using projection the Man
should be fully visible. when using the projection i strive to control how
much of the man behind the audience can see.
i know that sometimes a fabric called scrim is used for this effect, when
lit from behind it is transparent and when front lit (in a specific angle?)
it it opaque.
i want to know if anybody had the opportunity to work with such setup. or if
another material, more glass like is available.
prices would be nice but hypothesizing is always welcomed.
thank.

Rosco US : Technotes : Screens : Basics
http://www.rosco.com/us/technotes/screens/technote_tbcs.asp

What types of scrims are there for Theater, Retail Displays, Photography,
and Exhibit Design
 http://www.studio-productions-inc.com/white_papers/wp_types_ scrim.html


off-topic-see-thru-projection

if you'd got a big budget: http://www.holopro.de/

http://www.dafe.org/misc/peppers/peppers.htm

Or careful use of lighting on the subject, coordinated with the 

projection. You can use any cheap scrim from a fabric store. You 

might just get a few yards of various sheer material and try it out 

Peppers Ghost effect.  http://www.dafe.org/misc/peppers/peppers.htm   
Or careful use of lighting on the subject, coordinated with the  
projection.  You can use any cheap scrim from a fabric store.  You  
might just get a few yards of various sheer material and try it out  
to see what works best.

> i want to know if anybody had the opportunity to work with such 

> setup. or if another material, more glass like is available.

> prices would be nice but hypothesizing is always welcomed.

you can project onto plexiglass, this works! it tends to only 

reflect lighter parts of the projection (naturally as far as screens 

i've used studio-productions scrims before, you can pretty much trust 

one thing about working with scrims and projection, to achieve 

'transparency' you really need to have whats called a 'flapper' 

installed on the projector. its a small motor mounted at the head of 

the projector, which you attach a 'flap' to be able to remotely cover/ 

uncover the lens, thus blocking ALL the light. (because with any lcd 

or dlp based projector, 'black' is nowhere near 'absolute black' and 

it will destroy the illusion. you can also cover the lens by hand 

also, do a search on "Pepper's Ghost" you might enjoy this effect as 

> i want to know if anybody had the opportunity to work with such  
> setup. or if another material, more glass like is available.
> prices would be nice but hypothesizing is always welcomed.
> thank.

you can project onto plexiglass, this works!  it tends to only  
reflect lighter parts of the projection (naturally as far as screens  
go it has a negative gain factor)

i've used studio-productions scrims before, you can pretty much trust  
their website for what it says.

one thing about working with scrims and projection,  to achieve  
'transparency' you really need to have whats called a 'flapper'  
installed on the projector.  its a small motor mounted at the head of  
the projector, which you attach a 'flap' to be able to remotely cover/ 
uncover the lens, thus blocking ALL the light.  (because with any lcd  
or dlp based projector, 'black' is nowhere near 'absolute black' and  
it will destroy the illusion.    you can also cover the lens by hand  
if it is low tech and accessible.

also, do a search on "Pepper's Ghost" you might enjoy this effect as  
well.

I am using for my project a very cheap transparent fabric.. is more

transparent than a fabric scrim...I have double feelings about it.,..

but it does makes the effect that I was looking for... but if you have

a big budget I would buy a scrim I know that for the kind of effect

that you want to achieve there are several kinds that may feet

I am using  for my project a very cheap transparent fabric.. is more
transparent than a fabric scrim...I have double feelings about it.,..
but it does makes the effect that I was looking for... but if you have
a big budget I would buy a scrim I know that for the kind of effect
that you want to achieve there are several kinds that may feet
there.....


Gobo projector here : https://www.gobosource.com/ 

[off topic] see thru projection