Laser light show (Grand Coulee Dam)
laser light show grand coulee dam began one largest light show u minute show run daily memorial day september addition firework light sky dam memorial weekend sunday july grand coulee dam premiered first nonlaser light show approximately flood lamp near base dam lit dam enough water flooded spillway desired effect laser show projected nearby visitor arrival center consist four large frame coherent sabre laser two watt krypton red two watt argon laser green blue split combined dichroic filter controlled analog modulators create full color vector image image projected – foot onto face dam well third powerhouse far left entire dam utilized screen show show includes glenn mazen voicing character columbia river narrates history columbia basin project construction dam indian living along bank laser system contractor laser fantasy international based bellevue washington optical system designed floyd rollefstad original digital recording playback system designed fabricated fred lord installed dan lawrence casey stack dave haskell matt monforte kirk melby original show treatment script research well exhibit design team led jeff silverman also acted account executive manage process proposal grand opening programming team led robert mueller managed team six full time artist including cory simpson kohr production week period create challenging production award winning program laser fantasy custom vector laser graphic programming playback system production studio used show development much show programming addition main show programming interactive portion tour guide operated preshow ran software package real time revolutionary production studio package developed coded jim arledge show playback system redesigned ted smith lasersmith light show system llc yakima washington using stateoftheart digital circuitry allowing future show update well ease alignment show soundtrack also cleaned digitally fourlaser projection system disassembled upgraded lasersmith allow system produce higherquality image color system returned care creator laser fantasy summer water life running past season show suspended technical update replaced allnew laser light show one river many voice ready new show prepared lumalaser eugene oregon saw show go hiatus preventative measure response covid worldwide pandemic returned summer official web site grand coulee dam laser show official web site laser fantasy creator maintainer grand coulee dam laser light show official web site lasersmith light show system llc