Samuel Ryder died in 1936, but at the 2008
Ryder Cup Gala Event he was full size, front and center, and looking
better than ever. Samuel had some tricks up his sleeve this time around.
He hit golf balls into the crowd and disappeared and reappeared,
transporting himself from one side of the stage to the other in a
magical glow. He even appeared in a fully holographic chair at one
point. The results were spectacular, and the live audience was in awe.
As one audience member said, “I had no idea he
wasn’t real. I don’t
have a clue how it was done, but it was amazing.”
Samuel was brought back to life by Digital
Illusions, a company who specializes in holographic projection and
is a reseller of the Musion Eyeliner system in the United States. Ann
DeVilbiss, the company creative director and owner, developed the
content along with Ed Conrad of NMR Staging and Events and the PGA of
America. The team shot the footage in Los Angeles and composited the
pieces at the Digital Illusions design studio. Every step of the way the
footage was tested in Digital Illusions’ holographic
demonstration studio, the first of its kind in the US, so that the
team could ensure that everything would look perfect when the content
was delivered to the client and projected live on stage for the first
time.
For more information about Digital Illusions LLC or to schedule an
interview with Ann DeVilbiss, please call 866-660-3444 x1, or email us
at info@digitalillusionsllc.com.
Digital Illusions
Ann DeVilbiss
Tel: 866-660-3444 x1
Cell
Phone: 330-289-7259
ann@digitalillusionsllc.com
http://www.digitalillusionsllc.com/