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Mr_Chicken
06-10-2009, 06:19 PM
I was working backstage on a dance show a while back, and they were using this thin cellophane type plastic that was mirrored. It acted as a 2-way mirror, as light on the opposite side allowed the kids to see through it.

I'm thinking I could use it for my Imagineerieing Magic Mirror, such that the surface would appear to be a mirror, except where the face on the computer screen shines through.

Does anyone know where I can buy this stuff?
5artist5
06-10-2009, 06:46 PM
you can get it at a glass tinting shop or some home repair centers have it
Eldritch_Horror
06-10-2009, 07:16 PM
VERY cool. My soon-to-be stepson wants to be Cobra Commander one year for Halloween, and I was going nuts trying to figure out how to make the helmet. Because, of course, he doesn't want to wear the cloth mask that CC sometimes wears...
Frighteners Entertainment
06-10-2009, 07:31 PM
Right on, like home depot, lowes, menards and have seen it at aco, though they were a bit pricey.you can get it at a glass tinting shop or some home repair centers have it
Revenant
06-10-2009, 08:02 PM
I usually see it at larger automotive shops.
Mr_Chicken
06-10-2009, 08:23 PM
Awesome! Thanks guys!
I'll try Home Depot later this week.
VooDoo Von Shrunkenhead
06-10-2009, 10:05 PM
Tell me how much you need and I can send it to you. I am a commercial and residential window tinter.
Aquayne
06-10-2009, 10:09 PM
I have wanted to build an endless pit for a long time but could not find the film. It you can get it cheap please let me know. I would love to have some.
frstvamp1r
06-10-2009, 10:15 PM
Mr. Chicken, go to Lowes and they have "privacy film" in the window section. You can get a roll of Gila Privacy Film for little cost. I used it for my Magic Mirror effect I did. Make sure to have someone help you, because once this stuff sticks or gets a wrinkle or crease it is done.
The Watcher
06-11-2009, 07:18 AM
Mr Chicken this stuff cost a little more. But it is fairly strong. It is used for fun house mirrors. That is what I bought it for. but it works really good for the magic mirror.

http://www.carnivalmirror.com/page5.html
Demon Dog
06-14-2009, 01:25 AM
Mr Chicken this stuff cost a little more. But it is fairly strong. It is used for fun house mirrors. That is what I bought it for. but it works really good for the magic mirror.

http://www.carnivalmirror.com/page5.html

The Watcher, the product sounds interesting but my computer is reporting that link to be an attack site.
Demon Dog
06-14-2009, 01:39 AM
Great topic, Mr. Chicken. Please post what you find out, as I had the same interest in doing this also, instead of using a scrim. I'd seen it done once on YouTube:
YouTube- DIY Magic Mirror

It'd also be versatile as you could reuse the mirror and substitute the ImaginEERIEing monitor set-up for a haunted picture that fades in and out as lights behind the 2-way mirror are turned on.
Dr Frankenscream
06-14-2009, 04:28 AM
Mr. Chicken,

I built a Magic Mirror a couple of years ago. I used tinted Plexiglas and it worked out very well. I had it custom cut at Tap Plastics to fit a mirror frame that I bought at Michael's Arts & Crafts.

YouTube- Magic Mirror - Belwood 2007

Dr. Frankenscream
Scottzilla
06-15-2009, 01:10 AM
I like using this stuff because once you have it mounted in your frame you can hit it with a heat gun and all the wrinkles shrink out of it making it look nice and smooth:

Rosco Shrink Mirror
http://www.rosco.com/us/technotes/designer/data_sm.asp

Unfortunately it's kind of expen$ive.