Mirror images

[beana]

How do you shoot a mirror image of someone without revealing the camera in the mirror? I would be grateful if anyone knows how to do this...

[eddie]

Strewth! Experiment!! !
The person is standing slightly to one side and the camera somewhere on the other side. The person looks directly at the reflection of the camera, rather than themselves, gives the impression that they are looking at themselves.
I saw Enter the Dragon the other night, I have no idea how they filmed the final fight scene without a single reflection, its truly brilliant.

[beana]

Unfortunately I can't really experiment myself because I don't really have a camera until I borrow it for the actual shoot. So thanks for your advice, it was very useful.

[pmweb]

Here is something else you can try. Cut a round hole in an object just big enough for the lens of your camera. Graffer tape it in place and then record and the person watching the tape probably wont notice it if the lens is small enough on the screen. They would really have to look for detail.

Paul Mendoza

[edenrepublik]

I don't know how well this may work, but if you use a sheet of mylar, you might be able to shoot through it while tha audience won't be able to see the camera. This might not even work at all.

[beana]

What is mylar?