Department of Art
Art 555: Holography II
Syllabus


  Week 1: Introduction to the Course
    Lecture: What is Holography?
    Review:


View different types of sample holograms, View Museum of Holography Video, Procedures for working in the holography lab.
    Demonstration: Split-beam reflection holograms.
    Discussion: Holography, Stereograms, Real and Virtual Images

  Week 2: Reflection Holograms
   

Lecture:

Reflection holograms, background lighting.
    Review:

Holography rules - Stability Holography rules - Equal Path Lengths/Depth of Field Holography rules - Beam Ratios
    Demonstration:

Split-beam reflection holograms with background lighting.
Sand-blasting
    Laboratory: Split-beam reflection holograms with ground glass

  Week 3: Reflection Holograms
    Lecture: The grating equation. Painting with lambda.
    Demonstration: Reflection holograms with refractive objects.
    Discussion: Color.
    Laboratory:

Split-beam reflection holograms with refractive objects and color.

  Week 4: Copying Holograms
    Lecture: Copying a hologram.
    Demonstration: Copying a hologram.
    Laboratory: Copying a hologram by contact printing.

  Week 5: Split-beam Transmission Master Holograms
    Lecture: Transmission holograms. Mastering. Edges.
    Demonstration: Split-beam transmission holograms.
    Laboratory: Split-beam transmission holograms.

  Week 6: Split-beam Transmission Master Holograms
    Lecture: Transmission holograms. Beam ratio.
    Demonstration: Split-beam transmission holograms.
    Laboratory: Split-beam transmission holograms.

  Week 7: Transfers from a Master Hologram
    Lecture: The transfer technique. Final image placement.
    Demonstration: Master transmission to reflection transfer.
    Laboratory: Reflection transfer.

  Week 8: Transfers from a Master Hologram
    Lecture:

The transfer technique. Apertures. Master and transfer sizes.
    Demonstration: Master transmission to transmission transfer.
    Discussion: Holography in art.
    Laboratory: Two-step rainbow transfer.

  Week 9: Multiple Image Masters - Animations
    Lecture:

Multiple image holograms. Rendering and morphing images.
    Demonstration:

Two image master holograms; ten image master holograms.
    Laboratory: Ten image master hologram.

 

Week 10: Final Projects

    Class Exhibition Last week of class