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  2. Yorick - Wikipedia

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    Yorick is an unseen character in William Shakespeare's play Hamlet.He is the dead court jester whose skull is exhumed by the First Gravedigger in Act 5, Scene 1, of the play. . The sight of Yorick's skull evokes a reminiscence by Prince Hamlet of the man, who apparently played a role during Hamlet's upbringin

  3. Jim Steinmeyer - Wikipedia

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    Jim Steinmeyer (born November 1, 1958) is an American author, inventor, and designer of magical illusions and theatrical special effects. He holds four US patents in the field of illusion apparatus, including a modern version of the Pepper's Ghost illusion.

  4. List of optical illusions - Wikipedia

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    Afterimage illusion An afterimage or ghost image is a visual illusion involving an image continuing to appear in one's vision after the exposure to the original image has ceased. Afterimage on empty shape (also known as color dove illusion) This type of illusion is designed to exploit graphical similarities. Ambiguous image

  5. 'Y: The Last Man' Star Ben Schnetzer on Yorick's ... - AOL

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    In Y: The Last Man, the captivating TV adaptation of the popular Vertigo graphic novel series by Brian K. Vaughan and Pia Guerra, Ben Schnetzer plays Yorick, the titular last man who survives a ...

  6. Pepper's ghost - Wikipedia

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    Pepper's ghost is an illusion technique, used in the theatre, cinema, amusement parks, museums, television, and concerts, in which an image of an object off-stage is projected so that it appears to be in front of the audience.

  7. “Presence” Ending, Explained: Who Is the Ghost ... - AOL

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    Steven Soderbergh’s latest film, Presence, is a ghost story like no other, anchored by its shocking ending that finally puts all the pieces together.. In Presence, which premiered Jan. 24, a ...

  8. Henry Dircks - Wikipedia

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    Setup of Pepper's Ghost Illusion. Appears to the audience that there is a ghost on the stage. Dircks developed a way of projecting an actor onto a stage using a hidden room, a sheet of glass, and a clever use of lighting, calling the technique "Dircksian Phantasmagoria".

  9. The optical illusion hidden in the 'Mona Lisa' explained - AOL

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    Art historians say Leonardo da Vinci hid an optical illusion in the Mona Lisa's face: she doesn't always appear to be smiling. There's question as to whether it was intentional, but new research ...