Wow! Did you catch CNN’s Election Night Coverage? The set—outstanding. The animations—fresh and raw. The panels—three layers deep. The technology—touch-screen. The custom show logos (I think I counted three distinct ones)—plastered on the backs of laptop screens, projected on walls and green-screened on anchors’ backdrops. The experts—talking about the Election Night parties they had to miss so that they could cover the news. The anchors—charming, witty and relevant. And, was it just me, or were you also hypnotized by the animated logo, with its thread of CG-generated light piping through the letters C-N-N? At first, I was concerned I was watching MTV News, but then came Anderson Cooper and Wolf Blitzer, talking to me from my TV set. CNN, you're so cool.
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But the creepy holograms were very disturbing. And did you know Wolf didn't even see the reporter when they appeared? It was just for the viewer and Wolfie was talking to air!
I want to know how they did the holograms I thought it was cool. I was expecting to see Princess Leia.
I also thought it was cool that their border with election stats remained throughout commercials. Not sure if other networks did that, too. It was great.
- Erin Mand
Did you see Will I Am beamed down like Star Trek?
Pretty cool article on Gizmodo on how the CNN Holographic Interview system works:
http://gizmodo.com/5076663/how-the-cnn-holographic-interview-system-works
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