I used an iPad2 as my video device, but any video display that fills the opening in the bottom of the globe will do. If you want pauses in the loop, you can use video editing software to freeze a frame, duplicating or stretching it out in time to create a pause. I used ‘Vloop’ App, but there are several out there. The video is run in a looping program so that it continuously repeats so there is no need to access the video device to start or stop the content. You can also record your own video and personalize the content. However the one I am using, and like the best, is found on our own Instructable’s website from a previous Instructable. Many versions of Madame Leota can be found on YouTube. I used video of her face for the image in the crystal ball. Madame Leota is the medium in Disney’s Haunted Mansion attraction that appears in the séance room’s crystal ball casting spells. The premise is simple take a acrylic globe intended for a light fixture add a video display under it and then place a sheet of clear plastic in the globe at a 45 degree angle to reflect the image forward. This prop can be made over a weekend for very little money, particularly if you already have a display device, aka ipad/tablet, etc. This prop was inspired by the crystal ball containing the disembodied head of the medium Madame Leota from Disney's Haunted Mansion attraction. It just so happens that one apparition’s head has appropriated your crystal ball as its place to haunt… Haunted Crystal Ball(Madame Leota or your own video)Įver wonder what happened to the heads of all those headless ghouls? Well they’re wandering the world looking for places to take up residence.
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