Ronald Reagan is back, but this time as a hologram
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Channel: AP Archive · 2018 · Entertainment
(10 Oct 2018) A smiling Ronald Reagan waves to a crowd from aboard a rail car during a 1984 campaign stop in a new hologram revealed Wednesday at the late president's namesake library in Southern California. "We think we made a good beginning, but you ain't seen nothin' yet!" the high-tech digital resurrection of the nation's 40th president exclaims in his steady voice, with a twinkle in his eye. Reagan, who died in 2004, also shows up in a suit and tie inside the Oval Office and clutching a lasso alongside his dog, Victory, at his beloved ranch in two other holograms soon to open to visitors at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library west of Los Angeles. "The public will see it tomorrow for the very first time but a number of people have been able to see it behind the scenes before we open the exhibit and they're just absolutely surprised and delighted. It's a stunning experience when you see President Reagan appear by hologram for the very first time." said John Heubusch, Exc. Dir. Reagan Presidential Foundation Reagan's face comes to life via specific movements of the mouth, nose, eyes, cheeks and hairline manipulated by computers. The library worked with the same special-effects technicians who helped bring singers like Michael Jackson, Billie Holiday and Roy Orbison back to life on stage. The Hollywood firm HologramUSA helped create the holograms and the stage on which they're projected. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter: https://twitter.com/AP_Archive Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/APArchives Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/APNews/ You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/youtube/562a920642e8cc99aa3c533567b6152f
