Humans love to look at laser beams, and a laser show allows for the beams to be viewed safely!
Pricing Guidelines
In order to arrive at a price for the laser show, the basic question to be answered is: where’s your show, indoors or outdoors? A good rule of thumb to start pricing the show is as follows:
- INDOORS
from $ 2,500 – $10,000 - OUTDOORS
from $3,500 – $60,000
Clients requiring multiple shows can get discounts if the show remains in the same location.
Outdoor shows may cost more in order to obtain the desired effects. Shows that are outdoors are usually for large crowds of people, and often are planned for areas with a lot of ambient light. Therefore, for outdoor shows it is usually required to use higher power lasers, and design a show to fit the venue size, shape, and situation. More lasers may be needed, which will add
to the total price.
How we set up a basic laser show
Here is a picture of a typical laser show venue – an elementary school cafeteria, which also doubles as an auditorium with a stage at one end. Note the screen on the stage – we will be using that.
The audience will sit in the cafeteria facing the stage. We will create dynamic and beautiful laser patterns on the screen. Here is a picture of the stage before the show, with a beautiful “Laser Lumia” pattern of light. Notice how more dramatic things look now with laser light in darkness?
Next is a picture of the actual laser show – you can see the audience sitting and watching the show; you see a laser graphic upon the screen; and you see laser beam show coming from the stage to the ceiling, passing through a light haze which makes the beams visible. Normally we would like a totally dark room, but one light was left on for safety regulations.
Here is a video of this setup in action:
Got it? The audience is in a group in front of a screen showing laser pictures, and colored laser beams dance overhead of the audience. Here is a picture of the same setup applied on a larger scale for the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra:
Wow, that’s a lot more space and people in the audience! So we use brighter lasers in this situation. This is a side view of the audience watching the Symphony Orchestra show:
Notice the haze in the image above – in places where the haze is more concentrated the lasers are brighter!
Now when you see pictures like the ones below, you can know that the camera was in the audience, with the laser beams going overhead.
To sum up, when we set up a typical laser light show, we are looking for some sort of screen – a flat surface to project lasers upon; an area for the audience to look at the screen; and area overhead for the laser beam show to run.