CNN's Hologram -- The Science Behind The Magic

(From TV Technology -- By Gordon Robinson)

Love it or hate it, CNN's use of STAR WARS-style "holograms" on election night was one of the most striking pieces of TV magic to date.

But as impressive as it was for Chicago-based reporter JESSICA YELLIN and entertainer WILL.I.AM (of the hip-hop band BLACK EYED PEAS) to "beam in" to WOLF BLITZER's New York Election Center for live "face-to-face" interviews, the way CNN made it happen was even more astounding.

Here is the science behind the magic.

CNN's Hologram -- The Science Behind The Magic