Hologram
I created this hologram illusion with an optical illusion technique called pepper's ghost. This is the same technique used to create some of the ghost illusions in Disney’s Haunted Mansion ride!
I created the model and animated it in Maya. Then I edited the video in Adobe After Effects and created the plastic pyramid using acetate.
Final hologram illusion
Creation Process
First, I created this sonic screwdriver in Maya. This was super fun and fast because I actually wanted slightly messy geometry so the later hologram effect would look more interesting.
Unshaded Model
Shaded Model
Next, I created the animation below in Maya. I colored the wireframe and then recorded the animation to use for the hologram. I edited the hologram video in Adobe After Effects and then created the clear pyramid out of acetate for the final hologram illusion.
Animation created in Maya
Video for hologram projection