The Mystic (2011) dir. Lyra Hill

THE MYSTIC IS SITTING ACROSS FROM HIMSELF AND GAZING INTO A CRYSTAL BALL. IF YOU GET WHAT YOU WANT, WILL YOU BE ALRIGHT The effects in The Mystic were originally created incamera on one 100ft roll of color negative film. These include: bipacking with a strip of clear leader sewn with sequins, creating paper mattes of circles and text, and multiple exposures with more custom mattes, photographed with one actor (Aj Cesena) on a simple set. These processes required six passes through the camera. The roll was then rephotographed on an optical printer and extended to its current run time of 8 minutes. The soundtrack is made up of chopped and manipulated laugh tracks and audience sounds.