How CNN's Hologram System Works

CNN took election coverage to whole new geeky level by beaming in reporters for a quick chat with Wolf Blitzer. Jessica Yellin who was covering the Obama campaign in Chicago said she felt like Princess Leia as she appeared glowing across Wolf Blitzer and looking a little fuzzy.  She said her body was being filmed from different angles by 35 cameras inside a special tent. The images where then sent back to New York where another set of cameras recreated her image to make her appear like a 3D hologram. Anyway, CNN interviewed David Bohrman, the man behind the hologram system, and here's how he explains the system actually works:

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