Since an early age I’ve experienced laser shows at the Griffith Planetarium – where the idea of future dwellings on the moon was introduced to me for the first time. Moon walkers and zodiac signs loomed in the sky with a starry background.
The world’s first laser entertainment company, Laser Images, Inc., has been the forerunner of innovation in the industry of laser beam display, internationally. Though technicians and artists at Laser Images have created new entertainment and projection equipment since their 1973 inception, the laser shows at the well-known Los Angeles observatory has impressed audiences for almost three decades.
Upon entering the observatory guests pass the giant pendulum, situated in the rotunda. On both sides of the pendulum are the wings of the observatory/museum - featuring some demonstrations of what man has learned about the heavens, since the beginning of time. History surrounds the room with the 75-foot planetarium dome – the very space where sensational laser graphics fill the half-globe above, while a 2400-watt sound system fills the open space.
LASERIUM is something experienced on the senses. Immense images appear and float by, with threads made of fine pinpoints of light that radiate green, blue and gold colors - vivid as to be something outside of reality. The shows are further enhanced when the music accompanying the projected images excite the crowd.
Just a few months ago the debut of 2001: A LASERIUM Odyssey was kicked off. Features include The Beatles, Nine Inch Nails 3D, U2 3D, Pink Floyd: The Dark Side of the Moon, Laserock 3D and Laser Visions.
Over and above regular showings, some wrap parties have also been held at the Griffith Observatory. Wrap parties for film companies, and custom LASERIUM shows created for record releases like A&M RECORDS - "Soundgarden: Superunknown" and "The Cure: Wish".
Since its 1970's debut, millions of people from Los Angeles and around the world have experienced LASERIUM, the world's first and continuously-running theatrical attraction in Los Angeles. The show serves as a launch pad for today's worldwide laser entertainment industry.
Throughout the year, catch old LASERIUM classics as well as new productions. The year 2002 will begin restoration of the Planetarium – ending the current way of LASERIUM as we know it. For the new millennium, plans for reformulating the show to enhance the experience will be introduced. Until then, visit the Griffith Observatory in Los Angeles and experience 2001: A LASERIUM Odyssey before it is finally gone.
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