Why do blind people wear glasses when they can't see?
I have 20/200 vision, or 10 percent visual acuity. What a normal person sees (yeah, I said a normal person, sue me) at 100 m, detail wise, I see at 10 m. So, basically, you all have 4K TVs and I have a 13 inch portable TV from 1974.I wear glasses because, like many blind people (20/200 is the cutoff in Canada for being blind) I actually can see some. I don’t see well, as noted above, but I can see. My vision has always been like this, so, at 51, I am pretty used to it. I played hockey as a kid (I am Canadian, it is the law) and football in high school.I have no binocular depth perception, I have a nystagmus (my eyes move uncontrollably) and, well, about 4 other things wrong with my eyes. This is due to a genetic condition I have called Ocular Cutaneous Albinism or OCA.Anyway, I’m blind. However, my glasses help me see a bit.The CNIB (Canadian National Institute For The Blind) ran an excellent ad campaign few years back pointing out that many of us actually can see some.
What are some ways that a young, short and white female can disguise herself as a middle-aged mid-Eastern man (say Indian or Afghan descent) with no surgeries whatsoever?
Intriguing... 1) Dye your hair black.2) Darken your skin with a darker foundation.3) Join your eyebrows together (or almost).4) Grow a beard (although I think you may have trouble there, so wear a fake).5) If your nose doesn't do the job, wear a prosthetic nose.Find a good makeup EFFECTS artist - preferably with with some movie experience - and get them to help you.
What is the best way for a woman to physically disguise herself as a man?
It really depends on the woman and what about her individually identifies her as such.-If she has a feminine nose, get a prosthetic. -Wear baggy pants (or just men's pants) to hide feminine hips or a well rounded posterior.-Apply makeup to downplay high cheek bones.-Shorten lashes by using foundation to cover the long ends-Stop plucking or grooming eyebrows-Add stubble if you can, or generally try to add texture to the face-Reshape full lips with foundation-Wear NOTHING fitted. Not only will it heighten the chances of discovery, but men also tend to not wear fitted things. Really the most important part is changing how the woman carries herself. The walk and stand are most important. Men do not sway. This is hard to cover up because there are anatomical reasons women sway when they walk, so it takes some work. But it is essential to the disguise.
How do quick change artists accomplish their acts?
There are several possibile answers to this. Without revealing specific secrets, you could be talking about a number of tricks.First, the “Quick Change Act” refers to the Quick Change Costume Act, which has been adequately covered below, except to add that the male magician also employs special costuming, which can include his shirt, tie, vest, pants as well as jackets.A few female and male magicians have done the act solo, and there is a variation called a Protean Performer, who acts out entire scenes performing quick changes into entirely different characters off stage as they enter and exit. Michael McGiveny is the last performer of this type that I know of. The act requires the performer to move props or parts of the scenery as they change in and out of costumes, wigs, hats, facial prosthesis and masks.An article here on taking over his father’s vaudeville act: Michael McGiveney – Quick Change Artist – A Lost Performing Art | VAUDE_VISUALSAppearing on Ricky Jay’s 1989 TV show Learned Pigs and Fireproof Women, performing a scene from Oliver Twist: Ricky Jay-Learned Pigs and Fireproof WomenDoing a longer version of the same scene on the Paul Daniels show in 1980: Michael McGivney on the Paul Daniels Show 1980If you are hoping to do the act, you are looking at 1) investing in a lot of specialized costume design and tailoring, 2) a lot of research and development, bearing in mind that different acts have developed their own techniques and 3) a whole lot of practice.Second, the Snap Change and other names are given to instant transformation of cards. Generally accomplished with sleight of hand, gimmicks are sometimes used.Third, some costume changes are added to stage illusions. The Sub Trunk has been covered adequately below, and this sometimes involves a costume change for the assistant as does Origami, the sword basket and other stage illusions.Finally, there are also a variety of tricks that involve objects instantaneously changing from one object into another, such as coins, as well as canes or candles changing into silk scarves (or vice versa), liquid, salt or other objects. These involve gimmicks, sleight of hand, or both.
Is it true that Bruce Lee had to wear a mask in "The Green Hornet" to hide his oriental physical features?
The short answer is No.You can get a handle on this question by looking at the first movie version of The Green Hornet that Universal Studios released as a multi-part serial film in 1940. As you can see by looking at this vintage trading card for the original Green Hornet serial, the white actor playing Green Hornet (Gordon Jones) has almost all of his face obscured except for his jawline, while the Chinese-American actor who played Kato (Keye Luke) wears only heavy goggles and has his lower face visible.On the other hand, you can find other film stills from the Green Hornet series of 1940, where both Gordon Jones and Keye Luke have their faces uncovered. In 1940, you didn’t have the norms against yellowface casting that you do today. Keye Luke may have been more of a household name than Gordon Jones in 1940, because he had already played the Number One Son in the Charlie Chan film series, but Charlie Chan was played a white man of Swedish descent (Warner Oland). For this reason, it makes more sense to conclude that Gordon Jones and Keye Luke wore their masks to preserve anonymity while they were fighting crime, not because they wanted to hide an Asian man’s facial features.The same pattern is also present in the 1966 TV version of the Green Hornet. In that version, The Green Hornet is the secret identity of newspaper owner Britt Reid (played by Van Williams), whereas Kato is Mr. Reid’s valet and chauffeur. If Kato is depicted working as Mr. Reid’s valet, he is not wearing a mask, but wearing a white jacket and black bowtie, as you can see in the publicity shot below.It is only when it is time to FIGHT!! CRIME!! that the masks go on.Bruce Lee’s Kato proved to be such a breakout character on the show that they even used Bruce Lee’s face, not the Caucasian actor who played the title character (Van Williams, who he?), to advertise the show in commercials.Since both Batman and The Green Hornet were on ABC, Batman and Robin even gave a guest appearance slot to The Green Hornet and Kato on their show. This underlines how both duos, Batman & Robin and The Green Hornet & Kato, are crimefighting teams that both wear masks to preserve their anonymity. If anything, the belief that Kato wore a mask because white American TV viewers in 1966 couldn’t handle seeing Bruce Lee’s Asian facial features appears to be just an urban legend.