Ghost return effect

A wide dining room where three solid diners sit with one see-through figure. a wide shot of a dining room with three solid adults eating at a laid table and a translucent adult figure seated at the head, the chair back and the window behind visible straight through it, the three solid diners casting shadows across the cloth while the translucent one casts none, its plate untouched and its glass still full, the pendant light shining through it onto the cloth, the camera locked off wide and level

A wide hall where a see-through figure walks away and thins into nothing. a wide shot down a long panelled hallway, a translucent adult figure walking slowly away from camera, the runner pattern and the far door visible through its back the whole way, the wall lights shining through it as it passes each one, then the figure thinning from the edges inward over the last few steps until the hallway stands empty, no footfall marks on the runner, the camera dollying forward behind it

A see-through figure crosses a bedroom mirror and the glass stays empty. a bedroom with a tall mirror on a wardrobe door, a translucent adult figure walking slowly across the room in front of the mirror, the glass showing only the empty bed and the curtain behind and never the figure, the wardrobe edge visible through its arm as it passes, the curtain not stirring, a solid hairbrush and lamp on the dresser for comparison, the camera holding on the mirror and the room together

A solid person climbs past a translucent figure holding the same banister. a narrow stairwell where a solid person in a coat climbs the stairs while a translucent adult figure stands halfway up holding the banister, the banister rail and the wallpaper pattern visible through the translucent figure while the solid person blocks them completely, the solid person casting a shadow on the stairs and the translucent one casting none, both in the same frame for comparison, the camera looking up the flight

A shape gathers into a see-through person with the hallway visible through it. a plain kitchen doorway, a faint haze gathering in the opening and resolving into a standing adult figure that stays clearly translucent, the hallway wall and coat hooks visible straight through its chest and shoulders, the ceiling light passing through it so the floor under the figure stays fully lit with no shadow, its edges softly indistinct, a solid kettle steaming on the counter beside it, the camera static and square to the doorway

On a porch the rain passes straight through a standing translucent shape. heavy rain on an open porch at night, a translucent adult figure standing at the top of the steps, the rain falling straight through its head and shoulders and landing in the puddle at its feet without breaking or beading on it, the porch rail visible through its torso, the figure completely dry-looking while the wet boards shine, the porch light passing through it, the camera low and pushing slowly in through the rain

A wide night street where lamp light carries straight through a crossing figure. a wide night shot of a quiet residential street under one lamp, a translucent adult figure crossing the road through the pool of lamp light, the lamp light passing through it so the wet tarmac under it stays evenly lit, parked car outlines visible through its legs, a solid cat crossing behind it casting a long shadow for comparison, thin mist in the air, the camera holding wide and static from the pavement

The pattern of the chair fabric shows through a seated see-through figure. a worn armchair by a low fire with a translucent adult figure seated in it, the check pattern of the chair fabric and the cushion piping visible straight through its body, the cushion staying uncompressed with no dent under the weight, firelight crossing through the figure and landing unbroken on the floorboards beyond, its hands resting on the arms without pressing them, the camera close and slowly circling to the side

A wide workshop where the rack of tools stays visible through a standing figure. a wide shot of a workshop with a tool rack on the back wall, a translucent adult figure standing at the bench with its hands over the work, every tool on the rack clearly visible straight through its body and apron, sawdust in the air drifting through it without disturbance, the single work lamp throwing a hard shadow from the vice and no shadow at all from the figure, the camera easing in along the bench

A see-through figure on a garden bench thins out until the slats show clean. a garden bench at dusk with a translucent adult figure sitting on it, the bench slats already visible through its legs, the figure thinning steadily from the feet upward until only a faint outline of the head remains and then nothing, the bench slats showing clean and unbroken where it sat, the hedge behind unchanged and one leaf falling through the space, the camera easing back slowly during the fade