LASERVISION 2021 HIGHLIGHTS

With a challenging yet successful 2021—a year that will be remembered by the entertainment industry in Australia and around the world as one of the toughest entertainment seasons we’ve seen—we are extremely grateful for all of our clients and business partners around the globe.

Everything from travel and logistics to manufacturing and design was filled with all-new challenges that we successfully navigated to continue to provide our clients exceptional entertainment solutions for their audiences and visitors. We are grateful and thank each and every one of you for your professionalism, belief in our amazing Creative and Engineering teams, and encouragement throughout the last few years of this pandemic. As we begin 2022, we wanted to take a look back on the highlights and most memorable moments from 2021.

Below is a snapshot of some of our favourite installations, events and immersive experiences we had the pleasure of creating in 2021!

Watch this space because 2022 is going to be even more incredible for LASERVISION and our clients!

FOUNTAIN & WATER SHOWS

Adding to our incredible portfolio of permanent water, light and sound shows and modular special event water shows, we’ve continued to raise the bar for our clients around the world as we introduce even more choices in our product offerings for our fountain and water-based shows. Our new addition of modular fountain elements for short-term installations means we can create a bespoke fountain experience for all of our clients, large and small. From 10 meters to 1,000 meters, we can provide incredible and immersive water show experiences almost anywhere.

Vietnam – Light, Water and Sound Show (Soon to be released)

Our Guinness World-record winning fountain design team were back at it again during 2021 heading to Vietnam and installing one of our largest fountain shows to date with over 273 towering fountains that span over 200 meters in a brand-new luxury precinct and development in Vietnam. The installation and creative team were hard at work over 2021 installing over 75 kilometres of cabling, 20 kilometres of piping, and all of the infrastructure needed to create the massive fountain show that pumps an astonishing 14,000 cubic metres of water an hour. That’s enough to fill an Olympic size swimming pool in less than 10 minutes!

Production still continues on this incredible show and we can’t way to unveil this achievement of ours. LASERVISION has produced a number of headlining shows for this attraction and we look forward to launching these in early 2022.

‘Mandurah Alive!’ – Australia Day Fountain and LASER Show

Audiences in Mandurah, WA were entertained with a spectacular show featuring content celebrating the story and culture of the local community. Our vast array high powered lasers, projection technologies, moving-head fountains, intelligent lighting, special effects and customised water screens span 140 meters in length. Learn more about the ‘Mandurah Alive’ or Wollongong Australia Day Shows here!

Water & LASER Performance for The Heavy Vehicle Industry Australia

LASERVISION Celebrated the Heavy Vehicle Industry of Australia at Streets Beach Pool at the famous South Bank Truck Festival in Brisbane, QLD. This is the first time fountain and LASER technology were featured at Streets Beach Pool and we were honoured to bring such a spectacular show to a unique and iconic space. Learn more about our Water Fountain, Projection and LASER performance here!

LUNA LIGHT JOURNEYS

LASERVISION’s LUNA Light Journeys are quite the hit as we introduced our COVID-safe night journey experiences to our clients during the height of COVID restrictions. They have since evolved into some of our most beautiful experiences and are a crowd favourite for many of our communities. These beautiful creations allow for the natural exploration of transformed community spaces via our night-walk product. We transform these spaces into innovative and immersive stories for our visitors and the response had been incredible. LUNA Light Journeys feature some of our newest creations and story-telling mediums with the introduction of our interactive projection mapping, colourful pixel-mapping, hologram technology, elegant light sculptures, fibre-optics, LASER and all of the unique creative innovations you can find with LASERVISION.

‘The Enchanted Garden’ – Brisbane, QLD

Running from the 1-23 of December, Roma Street Parkland opened to a sold-out crowd and morphed into a breath-taking enchanted garden featuring nearly 8000 square metres of custom-made lighting, audio, special effects, digital light sculptures, high-powered lasers and newly developed interactive projections and hologram technology delivering a world-class digital art experience in the heart of Brisbane. Click here to learn more about our largest interactive light show in Brisbane.

‘Awaken’ – Bendigo Brought to Light – Bendigo, VIC

Every night over the period of 26 June 2021 – 17 July 2021, Bendigo’s beautiful Rosalind Park was transformed with a series of vibrant installations that engaged and immersed regional visitors to Bendigo in an unforgettable sensory experience. This LUNA Light Journey attracted nearly 65,000 people from all over Bendigo and the surrounding region. Considering the measures that were taken to control attendance and provide a COVID-safe experience, having a sold-out show, every single night, was incredible! Using projection, holograms, LASERs, lighting and special effects; each installation captured Bendigo’s stories of the city and its rich history, through a radiant display of light, colour and sound in a spectacular fashion. Learn more about ‘AWAKEN’ here.

SPECIAL EVENTS

NYE LASER Light Show – Orange, NSW

This modern sensory experience was created for the New Year’s Eve celebration entertaining thousands of community spectators at Wayde Park, Orange, NSW. The 16-minute light spectacular was a huge success with thousands watching from the venue as well as thousands more from the Live Stream that was broadcasted due to the event being sold out and to provide a safe environment during COVID restrictions. This awesome LASER and Light show is one of our favourite 360-degree immersive LASER shows!

Porsche Taycan Launch Event

MARVEL’s Eternals Launch Event

NEW LASERVISION TECHNOLOGIES

LASERVISION Holograms

LASERVISION’s hologram technology is allowing us to create uber-realistic creations and storytelling elements in our client’s natural habitats, venues and exhibits around the work. Our last permanent hologram was used to tell a rich and historical account unveiled for an edutainment exhibit for Caboolture Historical Village, in QLD, Australia. Using our unique hologram technology, this exhibit welcomes visitors with a life-like recreation of Mr. William Geddes, ‘Lord of Caboolture,’ and the first Postmaster at the very same Post Office building where he worked back in 1869. Our hologram technology is also prominently in our LUNA Light Journeys, so please do take a look at the above content as well.

A Hologram displaying a mystical stag is seamlessly nestled within the natural environment during this evening light trail experience

LASERVISION Interactive Projection Mapping

LASERVISION recently unveiled our latest technology for large-scale projection mapping by adding a revolutionary interactive element to further engage our audiences and set ourselves apart as a leading entertainment provider.

Projection mapping has been used for years to fill up large spaces with dramatic and immersive video on a variety of surfaces such as buildings, structures, sculptures and pathways. We’ve taken our proven projection-mapping technologies used all over the world and have allowed our audiences to control the content and interact with and become further immersed in our storytelling creations. We use a variety of technologies to real-time track the audience such as LiDAR, Stereo-imagery and classic electromechanical solutions. Combined with our real-time imagery and creative software we are able to bring our vision and stories to life and make the audience an active participant in shaping and changing the story on their journey.

Water Screen Projection – How We Created the World’s Largest Water Screen

Water Screen Projection

Used for live entertainment, larger than life storytelling, immersive advertising and unique special events, Water Screen Projection is an innovative entertainment medium that LASERVISION has been perfecting for more than 30 years. While our proprietary water screens are some of the largest in the industry, we definitely outdid ourselves in 2017 when we created and set the Guinness World Record for “Largest Water Screen Projection” for the ‘IMAGINE’ attraction at Dubai Festival City Mall. After 3 years of continuous operation, let’s take a look at what it takes to create a record-setting tourism attraction and how our creative and technical teams created one of the world’s best water, light and sound shows!

‘IMAGINE’

Launched in December of 2016, the ‘IMAGINE’ – Water, Fire and Light Show has become one of Dubai’s shining beacons and highly trafficked tourism destinations. Commissioned by Al-Futtaim Group Real Estate(AFGRE) to design, create, install and maintain the 360-degree spectacular, LASERVISION set two Guinness World Records in the process of creating the tourism solution that has made Dubai Festival City Mall what it is today. The technology-filled and reprogrammable venue is primarily set in the beautiful waterfront of Festival Bay where the record Water Screen projection, dancing fountains, flame effects and water technologies are the main focus. The record-setting projection mapping solution is projected onto the iconic Intercontinental Hotel and a multitude of lighting, LASER and audio technologies are throughout the Festival Bay grounds. These technologies all culminate to form a 360-degree entertainment experience that allows for IMAGINE’s nightly signature shows, beautiful dancing fountain shows, LASER shows, calendar events and national celebrations, as well as many promotional and advertising opportunities.

Behind the Scenes of the World’s Largest Water Screen

At a screen size of almost 900 square-metres, the main audience water screen projection at Dubai Festival City’s ‘IMAGINE’ towers over the audience at a staggering 20 metres tall and is the perfect medium to create larger-than-life effects and ethereal storytelling elements. Used as the main projection and visual storytelling surface, the main water screen is accompanied by three additional water screens on the north and south side audience viewing areas. These incredible water screens allow for over 10,000 people to gather and feel completely immersed in the shows at ‘IMAGINE.’

The water screens, a patented design by LASERVISION, are some of the most optically stable screens in the world, allowing for bright and crisp imagery to be rear-projected onto the surface. But all that screen real estate would be for nought if it wasn’t for the incredible amounts of water that needed to be precisely pumped through the massive system. Enter the “brains” of the operation and where our water technologies begin their journey through the 60,000 square metre waterbody of Festival Bay—the centrepiece.

The centrepiece is a bespoke, 34-metre floating media control platform positioned in the centre of the Festival Bay, weighs over 800 tonnes and is the main focal point of the attraction. This iconic element;

houses several control systems for water, fire and lighting technologies
is the main location for our water technology’s pumps, filtration, sanitisation, and control systems
contains many of the LASERs and Panasonic Projectors used on the Water Screens
is a base of operations for our maintenance team and show operators
Dynamically adjusts to tide variations ensuring show consistency
Supports the 2 kilometres of custom-built, marine-grade fountain structures
features a hydraulic lifting system that lowers and raises the structure vertically by 2 metres for activation in shows.

LASERVISION IMAGINE Water Screen Install Team Photo

The LASERVISION Engineering, Technical and Install Team on the IMAGINE Site.

Creating a world-record-setting water screen is not just challenging from an engineering aspect, but developing creative content that is grand enough for the largest water screen in the world was a big achievement for the LASERVISION creative team. Our award-winning creative team created two fanciful and image-rich narratives for ‘IMAGINE’, Stardancer and A Child’s Dream, launched in 2016 and 2017 respectively. The record water screen was perfect to tell the larger than life stories that were created by the team. It created the perfect screen to tell the stories with a classic narrative style, while also seamlessly blending and expanding around the venue with all of the other entertainment technologies. The programming of all the elements in the bay, as well as the Intercontinental Hotel’s Projection mapping and hundreds of LED lighting and special effects, are a sight to behold. To read more about the incredible journey of the creative team and see the inner workings of what kind of fun we get up to in the studio, check out our page dedicated to the creative team at LASERVISION and their amazing creation of IMAGINE.

It took over 4 years of design and technical engineering to develop the record-setting attraction that is now ‘IMAGINE’, as well as a full year of installation and programming to get the shows zeroed in such a spectacular and record-setting performance not seen anywhere else in the world. You can still see the magnificent ‘IMAGINE’ attraction and all of the amazing show offerings our creative and engineering teams are so proud of and we consider one of our favourite projects. For more information about visiting ‘IMAGINE,’ you can visit Dubai’s Festival City Mall’s website for current schedules.

The Versatility of Water Screens

Although ‘IMAGINE’ may be the crowning jewel of our water screen technology, we continue to innovate and use water screen projection in so many of our shows and events around the world. From the Sydney Olympics through to shows at Six Flags, Marina Bay Sands, bespoke special events, and international film festivals, the versatility of water screens to create magical and holographic-like imagery can be utilised in many settings to create incredible special effects, gigantic presentations, advertising spaces and cinematic experiences.

A Brilliant Effect of LASER Combined with Projection on a LASERVISION Water Screen

LASERVISION water screens are designed to work in both saltwater or freshwater environments, come in several sizes, and can be used for permanent installations as well as special events, celebrations, and calendar and corporate events. Water screens are the perfect projection surface for high definition video as well as LASER graphics and beam shows and can be used stand-alone, in a water screen array or with other media and entertainment technologies.

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LASERVISION Water Screens are perfect for advertising and product launches. The unique medium is a real show stopper and attention grabber.

Our water screen technology can be incorporated into smaller water bodies or even artistic sculptures, such as our innovative and bespoke sculptured water screen at Reem Central Park’s multimedia sculpture fountain.

Reem Central Park - A Day at the Seaside Water Screen

LASERVISION’s Iconic ‘Wave’ sculpture fountain with integrated water screen at Reem Central Park, Abu Dhabi, UAE

Christmas In the Square Event Opens at Sydney Olympic Park

Sydney Olympic Park, November 21st: Christmas came early to Sydney Olympic Park last night as ‘Christmas in the Square’ kicked off four magical weeks of holiday season celebrations in Jacaranda Square.

The grand opening of the festival attracted many happy families, friends and neighbours from surrounding communities to enjoy the festive fun at Sydney Olympic Park’s inaugural event. Featuring family activities, local cuisine, live performances and the main spectacular ‘Christmas Around the World,’—the area was alive with Christmas Magic.

“Christmas is a joyous time of celebration and an opportunity for communities and generations to come together,” said Sydney Olympic Park Authority’s Director of Place Management, Susan Skuodas.

“We are delighted to present Christmas in the Square at Sydney Olympic Park to provide a great night out for families and people of all ages and to celebrates cultural diversity, which is the essence of community spirit in Greater Sydney.”.

Sydney Olympic Park Christmas Projection Mapping

‘Christmas Around the World’ – A Magical Projection Show

The main spectacular, entitled ‘Christmas Around the World,’ was unveiled to the public for the first time with multiple showings throughout the evening. The unique style of LASERVISION’s creative team brought a captivating story to the facade of award-winning Olympic Park railway station.

The production tells the story of Santa Clause as he travels around the World, bringing Christmas magic to multiple cities and regions, as he journeys to Sydney Olympic Park. From the North Pole to Australia, the visuals are beautifully crafted and reflecting the diverse cultures that make up the communities in and around the Sydney Olympic Park precinct.

Sydney Olympic Park Christmas Projection Mapping Show

Set to a fun and upbeat soundtrack that propels the visuals for maximum impact, the production builds to a spectacular ‘Wow!’ moment when Santa “arrives” at the park and brings with him the chill of the north and snow begins to fall on the audience.

“It’s a magical moment . . .” said Mr Shannon Brooks, CEO LASERVISION. ” . . . bringing fantastic stories to life and immersing the audience with stunning visuals, as well as physical effects creates a more authentic and emotional experience for the audience. Seeing the audience, young and old, playing in the snow with laughter and joy means we got it just right. This is why we do what we do. We love creating memorable moments like this. And to be a part of this incredible event, especially in our own backyard, we are honoured to have been engaged to create something so unique and special for ”Christmas in the Square.'”

A Month of Magic

If you missed the launch of ‘Christmas In the Square’ don’t worry, you still have plenty of time to see this amazing show. It will continue for just over a month at Sydney Olympic Park leading up to Christmas Day. (Nov 21^st– Dec 24^th)

Each night from 6pm, there will be various activities and entertainment, an opportunity to connect with the local community and celebrate the season together. And every half hour from sunset until 10pm, everyone can enjoy a little Christmas Magic when Jacaranda Square is transformed by a magical light spectacular, sure to entertain any age group!

From the 6th December, grab your last-minute Christmas gifts and stocking fillers at the Christmas Pop Up Stalls, open each night from 6pm as the celebration continues.

More details at Sydney Olympic Park’s Website.

See you there!

ABOUT LASERVISION
LASERVISION are creators of unique and unforgettable sensory experiences. We harness the power of light, water, fire and other high impact mediums to evoke the senses, connect audiences with their environments and create enduring memories. For over 30 years, our Mega Media entertainment solutions have focused on three prime areas of speciality–Permanent Attractions, Architectural Lighting and Special Events. We offer a complete suite of services and products, including conceptual development, creative production, technical engineering, research and development, project management, operational and maintenance support services.

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With LASERVISION, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Celebrates 89th National Day

Saudi National Day Celebrations Rely On LASERVISION’s Expert Projection Mapping Experience

LASERVISION, known for their world-class and Guinness Record-setting projection mapping displays, had the distinct honour to participate in this years’ international display of modern entertainment technologies to celebrate the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s 89th National Day. With the creation of the General Entertainment Authority in 2016, Saudi Arabia is striving to build a world-class entertainment industry. A range of activities and events celebrating the unity of the nation from September 19th – 23rd of 2019 featured a massive international collaboration of events bringing in some of the biggest names in entertainment productions.

Alongside famous international music acts from the GCC region and world-renowned theatrical producer Cirque du Soleil, LASERVISION was engaged to provide their world record-setting projection-mapping expertise and technologies to the celebrations in Riyadh. LASERVISION’s stunning, 7000 square metres projection show beamed onto the distinctive Samba Financial Group Headquarters in the heart of Financial Plaza. The 40-storey tower is the centrepiece of Riyadh’s new King Abdullah Financial District and features an innovative three-dimensional diamond façade designed by Foster and Partners. Although the complex and unique aesthetic of the architecture provided an intricate canvas for LASERVISION to create upon, it also presented a challenge as an all-glass surface can drastically hinder a projection mapping display—leading to poor video quality and washed out colours. However, with their expert knowledge in skyscraper-sized projections and four-decades of entertainment innovation, the LASERVISION team were able to provide a solution without altering or changing the unique aesthetics of the building—providing a bold, bright and clear image across the city.

Since opening up their MENA offices in 2016, LASERVISION has seen excellent growth and demand for their creative services and entertainment technologies around the GCC area, especially in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. “The demand created from the implementation of ‘Vision 2030’ has been very positive for us,” said Mr Shannon Brooks (CEO LASERVISION). “We are excited to keep creating world-class tourist attractions, special events and celebrations, as well as unique and artistic modern experiences around the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. As they continue to diversify and invest in their tourism economy we look forward to providing our innovative entertainment solutions.”

At the end of the 5-day celebrations, it is estimated that the customised projection show reached over 1 million motorists travelling near and around the financial district.

For more information or additional photos, please contact:

LASERVISION Mega Media
Facebook – @LaservisionMegaMedia
Vimeo – www.vimeo.com/Laservision
www.laservision.com.au

LITHGLOW 2019 – ‘Forged by Fire’ Projection and Laser Show Brings History to Life

Utilizing projection video mapping, audio and lasers, LASERVISION created a unique and entertaining Projection, Laser and Light Show celebrating the rich history of the Blast Furnace and the people that forged the town of Lithgow.

The light show entitled, ‘Forged by Fire’, was on display at this years’ Lithgow festival, ‘LithGlow’ and was received very highly by the thousands of visitors to the event.

Lithgow Mayor, Ray Thompson said after seeing the incredible production that, “[LithGlow] was an overwhelming success and I would like to thank LASERVISION for the role they played.” “Their expertise and ability to execute a world-class production continues to reinforce Lithgow’s position as a premier event destination in NSW.”

LASERVISION is proud to have worked with Lithgow City Council and produce an incredible Projection, Laser and Light Show showcasing the history of the picturesque town’s Blast Furnace and we look forward to bringing our creative talents to this annual event in the future.

LASERVISION partners with ALDAR for Abu Dhabi’s First Permanent Water & Light Show at Reem Central Park

Laservision’s Underwater Projection Mapping Technology Creates Spectacular Underwater Landscapes

Laservision Mega Media has partnered with Aldar Properties PJSC (‘Aldar’), Abu Dhabi’s leading listed property development, investment and management company, to create Abu Dhabi’s first light and water show at Reem Central Park, the AED 200 million, 1,000,000 square foot modern outdoor lifestyle destination on Reem Island.

Laservision has created and installed an immersive permanent attraction that features a stunning and modern sculpture fountain that utilizes the latest in entertainment technologies including dynamic fountains, powerful lasers, synchronized LED lighting, underwater projection mapping and drop-screen projection technology. The attraction, which opens on the 1st of December to the public will provide a multi-sensory experience to visitors of Reem Central Park and be the basis for many ground-breaking productions and events.

Paying homage to the rich coastal beauty of Abu Dhabi, the first production will be titled, ‘A Day at the Seaside’ and is being produced by Laservision’s award-winning in-house creative studios.

“We are thrilled and honoured to be partnering with Aldar and providing our world-class entertainment solutions to Reem Central Park and Abu Dhabi,” said Mr. Shannon Brooks, Chief Executive Officer, Laservision. “The water and light attraction will provide a very unique, intimate and beautiful entertainment offering to visitors at Reem Central Park.”

Laservision Mega Media has previously produced internationally renowned shows including Hong Kong’s ‘A Symphony of Lights’ which won the ‘World’s Largest Permanent Light and Sound Show’ by Guinness World Records, and the award-winning attraction and production, ‘Wonder Full’ at Marina Bay Sands in Singapore, Southeast Asia’s largest light and water show.

‘A Day at the Seaside’ – Fountain and Light Show with Elegant and Intricate Bespoke Fountain Sculpture

LASERVISION’s ‘IMAGINE’ Contributes to Record Setting Tourism Growth in Dubai

Laservision’s multiple Guinness World Record-setting permanent attraction, ‘IMAGINE’ continues to shine brightly as Dubai’s Tourism and Commerce Marketing Department (DTCM) announced record tourism growth figures for the first half of 2018.

The 6-month figures are in after Dubai recorded a new record of 8.1 million visitors strengthening the emirate’s status as a favourite tourist destination for many visitors in various markets.

Mr. Shannon Brooks, CEO – Laservision, congratulated Dubai Tourism saying, “It’s great to see the ‘IMAGINE’ attraction contributing to continued tourism growth in Dubai. Laservision Mega Media is honoured to be the creators of this world-class attraction and is a significant affirmation of the tourism-boosting effects for our world-class immersive entertainment solutions. We wish DTCM and the great people of Dubai continued success and look forward to more achievements in the future!”

LASERVISION's 'IMAGINE' continues to contribute to Dubai, UAE record tourism growth.

LASERVISION’s ‘IMAGINE’ continues to contribute to Dubai, UAE’s record tourism growth. – Image Credit: UAE Today

BUILDING LIGHTING & EFFECTS: Clever Illumination Through Premium, Live Entertainment Data Controllers

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Ever wondered how the elaborate neon, LED and specialist lighting effects on hotels, skyscrapers and other buildings manage to demonstrate such vibrant and intricate lighting designs?

Lighting control systems are a key component to complex exterior architectural lighting effects on the most advanced buildings in the world. The sheer amount of data that must be processed to drive lighting, projection mapping, LEDs and other special effects with millisecond precision is extraordinary.

These control systems manage data and allow advanced off-site planning and programming with flexibility for future creative updates. LASERVISION has a long history of installing proprietary lighting control systems. Their Digital Data Pump (DDP) facilitates lighting and show control data flow and manages the illumination sequences and light controls required.

For example, LASERVISION installed a highly sophisticated control system utilizing their propriety, high performance DDP’s to manage the massive lighting installation on Singapore’s iconic Marina Bay Sands hotel and casino complex. The lighting and associated elements controlled on the 57-story luxury property featured; 998 roof mounted LED wash-lights, 20 moving head spotlights, 12 moving head lights with animated gobos, 30 high-powered search-lights, 35 additional specialist wash-lights and 7 high-powered lasers. The nightly reliability of LASERVISION’s DDP was proven with zero faults in a six-year operational cycle.

LASERVISION’s latest iteration of this critical data control hardware is the Digital Data Pump Series III Lite (DDPIII-LT). A super sophisticated and compact piece of equipment comes from a long line of LASERVISION DDP control models that have proved their robust capabilities over many decades of use and ongoing development, including some of the world’s largest light and sound shows, such as Hong Kong’s, A Symphony of Lights.

Chief Engineers and Building Maintenance Heads are currently commissioning LASERVISION to install DDPIII-LT modules into some of Hong Kong’s most signature buildings as they upgrade their lighting technologies. Having enjoyed more than a decade of successful service from their superseded DDPII model of data controllers; engineers and building managers are looking forward to a similar lifespan and high level of reliability and performance.

The DDPIII-LT is a very clever piece of kit. For the technically inclined you might be interested to know that the DDPIII-LT comes with LASERVISION’s proprietary Media Manager software which allows highly productive, integrated authoring and sequencing, and provides seamless integration of performance mediums including: lighting, laser, pyrotechnics, water-screens, fountains, professional quality audio and virtually all the necessary mediums that a building (or show) might feature.

The upgraded technology within the DDPIII-LT controller ensures that it can accommodate ongoing upgrades and potential changes of any lighting systems that it’s controlling. The Hong Kong skyline is an incredible sight at night and LASERVISION is committed to maintaining that impressive scenery.

LASERVISION provides the tech that keeps many of those beautifully lit buildings glowing and of course, makes sure that building engineers and management remain confident in a performance lighting and entertainment product that can be relied upon to deliver every night!

Chinese New Year at IMAGINE-Dubai Festival City

Celebrating Chinese New Year – Year of the Dog at Festival Bay

Chinese New Year, also celebrated as Lunar New Year or Spring Festival, is an important holiday in Chinese culture. It is a widespread festival that hundreds of millions of people celebrate around the world.

Tens of thousands of visitors gathered in Festival Bay at Dubai Festival City to celebrate the Year of the Dog at ‘IMAGINE‘, the new entertainment show and venue at the property that has been host to incredible celebrations throughout the year. Inaugurating the Chinese New Year ‘IMAGINE’ show on February 14th was Consul General of the People’s Republic of China to Dubai, Ms. Li Lingbing. The state of the art attraction has pulled in multiple Guinness Records since 2016 and continues to deliver world-class entertainment to the thrill-seeking and entertainment loving tourists that visit Dubai throughout the year.

Running for seven nights, the night time spectacular installation featured an artistic display of Chinese spirit celebrating the Year of the Dog and utilising the venue’s incredible fountains, lasers, flame effects and Guinness World Record setting projection mapped InterContinental Hotel for Chinese New Year celebrations. With Festival Bay bathed in red—a colour symbolising luck—and a beautiful fountain show coordinated to the world’s largest permanent projection mapping, the show celebrated the start of the Chinese New Year with wishes of abundance and prosperity.

Conceptualised, designed and installed by LASERVISION, ‘IMAGINE’ is undoubtedly one of Dubai’s most magnificent entertainment and tourism attractions, contributing to the spectacular redevelopment of Dubai Festival City Mall.

Used for National Day celebrations in 2016 and 2017, the launch of Game of Thrones Season 7 and Star Wars: The Last Jedi, special events and more; IMAGINE and the significant improvements to Festival Bay have seen astronomical success with an increase of 40% footfall to the Mall within the opening 6 months. “IMAGINE signifies the endless opportunities and possibilities of viewers from Dubai and around the world to interact and be a part of the show and to connect with something truly unique,” said Steven Cleaver, Director Shopping Malls, Al-Futtaim Group Real Estate.

The InterContinental Hotel with LASERVISION’s Guinness Record setting, projection mapped display

LASERVISION Takes Top Honours for Creation of ‘IMAGINE’ at 2017 Australian Event Awards

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“An entertainment project of mind-bending complexity with so many challenges was obviously well conceived, planned and managed.”
—Judging Panel, Australian Event Awards

September 13th, 2017 – Sunshine Coast, Australia; After a World Record breaking year, Laservision Mega Media has won another award for the hugely successful launch of their latest Mega Media tourist attraction, ‘IMAGINE’ at Dubai Festival City, Dubai. They were awarded Best Achievement in Entertainment for ‘IMAGINE’.

The Australian Event Awards and Symposium has been recognising the best events and achievements in the Australian event industry since 2009, with previous winners such as The Australian Open and Vivid Sydney.

Laservision’s award-winning team is recognised for their innovations in story-telling, industry leading creative techniques, high-quality productions, and their ability to portray stories in an immersive, and entertaining way.

Mr. Shannon Brooks, CEO, Laservision, said “it is another tremendous honour to be represented and acknowledged along with many of our creative colleagues within this highly competitive industry. We’re humbled to be recognised in the company of other leading Australian Creative and Technical Companies.

We’re excited to share our win with future clients as another testament of our capabilities to bring beautiful and technologically advanced attractions to the world. Our ability to deliver on such projects is underpinned by our research and development teams creating new and unique technologies for the Entertainment Market.”

The Technical and Creative Teams at Laservision spent over 4 years of research and development, and creative concept planning, leading up to the yearlong install of ‘IMAGINE’ at Dubai Festival City. Upon completion, IMAGINE has set two Guinness World Records: One for World’s Largest Water Screen Projection, and the second for World’s Largest Permanent Projection Mapping. ‘IMAGINE’ opened to the public in 2016 and has drawn visitors to Dubai nightly.

Matthew Tuey Laservision Accepts Australian Event Award

Matthew Tuey accepts award for “Best Achievement in Entertainment” at the 2017 Australian Event Awards for Laservision’s incredibly popular ‘IMAGINE’ Attraction. — Photo by Eventpix

About The Australian Event Awards: The Australian Event Awards provide the best events in Australia and Australians doing exceptional work in the global events industry with a unique opportunity to compete directly to be acknowledged as the best in the national industry and take home a prestigious Australian Event Award.

The program is guided by ongoing industry consultation and continues to answer the need for cohesiveness across the entire Australian industry, developing and reinforcing industry identity and assisting Australian operators in cross-development of opportunities between events and event disciplines.

About ‘IMAGINE’: IMAGINE is Dubai Festival City’s record-breaking new attraction, which offers unique sensory experience, harnesses the power of light, water, and fire, combined with giant aqua screens, fountains and surround sound to connect with audiences and produce a show never seen before.

Boasting the largest water screen projection and largest permanent projection mapping in the world – both breaking Guinness World Records, ‘IMAGINE’ features the latest entertainment technology in water, pyrotechnics, lasers, lights and dramatic effects. Photo by Laservision