Super Mario Brothers, as a Black Light puppet show
This video impressed many at the special FX company I work for. Most of us recognized the entire level of the classic Nintendo game, Super Mario Bros., performed live using bright objects held by people wearing black. This sort of theatre can be seen in Prague and other places, and as Andrew pointed out below, the objects are often painted with UV paint and the light is a black light, enhancing the illusion of inanimate objects moving or disappearing.
Nice to seeblacklight Black Light Theatre finally reach the masses!
Nice to see
Labels: politics, puppetry, videogames
2 Comments:
Very cool video! Although I this isn't technically blacklight, more like "Black Theatre". They both work the same way, but there does not appear to be UV light utilized here since none of the signs glow.
Thanks for sharing!
Hmm, yes. I tried to find the correct terminology here. I've seen "Black Light Theatre" and "Black Theatre," though I didn't pick the latter because of its confusion with African-inspired Theatre. Heh. Would have been cool if they'd used UV light though, eh?
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