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Inside the Lab of One of the World's Last Holographers

Posted by samzenpus on from the old-school-effects dept.

MMBK writes "In the heyday of holography, back in the 1970s, there were four schools dedicated to the holographic arts around the world, and five studios in New York City alone. Today, there are only a few left in the world. And no one is holding the candle higher than Doctor Laser."

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  1. wow. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Insightful

    the video in TFA was like a cross between laser kenny loggins at the local planetarium as narrated by the gripping excitement that is the announcers of npr. you've got holograms and frickin' lasers, and you still failed to keep my attention. kudos, that took work.

  2. Real-life Merlin by woopate · · Score: 3, Insightful

    This is so cool! He comes off as a Wizard or a mad scientist or something. This is a man who is truly passionate about his art. Wish things were looking more up for him, he seems like a cool, optimistic guy. If I lived anywhere near him, I'd probably try to go make friends with him or support his business.

    1. Re:Real-life Merlin by Psychotria · · Score: 4, Insightful

      Despite being completely ignored by most people he lives in this world in his head where the current president would subject himself to a dark and moldy basement in order to get a half-assed hologram taken.

      And that, my friend, is what separates the visionaries, the great artists, the great scientists, the great writers, and the great innovators from the rest of us.

  3. Re:OK THAT IS FUCKING ENOUGH by captaindynamo · · Score: 3, Insightful

    I thought it nice that this was mentioned. The article and the video might not have had the detail you required, but the thats what the google search is for. I've seen holographic images before, and was very interested in how it's accomplished, but it was years ago and I didn't have the resources to look into it further. Sometimes its nice to be reminded of this kind of stuff. For myself, it's led to a night of googling and interesting reading. If its not enough for you, move on to the next article.

  4. Re:Five of the Four Schools in NYC? by pclminion · · Score: 2, Insightful

    I looked up the definitions of "school" and "studio" in the dictionary. Turns out, they're different words! Weird.

  5. Re:Holographic movies by mcgrew · · Score: 2, Insightful

    You're the parent of a bright four year old, aren't you? ;)

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