17 December 2020

Full Geodesium CD discography

Special pricing for digital and disc sets!

If you're into Bandcamp... we're there! Order the full set of 16 albums as downloads, for 25% off!

You can also order the full set of 16 CDs for $160, saving $3 per disc for $48 off individual prices. These are available as merch on Bandcamp, and direct from us!

Great for holiday gift-giving – or anytime!

17 December 2020

Geodesium Double Eclipse

The vinyl LP returns!

Double Eclipse, the second Geodesium album, was released in 1981 in LP form. Shortly thereafter, the audio compact disc format was introduced, and vinyl LPs kind of faded into obscurity. While we sold most of our initial pressing, we were left with several boxes of 12" phono albums, which have been in storage ever since.

These days vinyl seems to be making a comeback, though, so if you're into it, we can accommodate you — while quantities last!

These are available direct from us, and also as merch on Bandcamp.

Great for holiday gift-giving – or anytime!

14 November 2020

New shows and news from Adler Planetarium...

Destination Solar System

Space Express Tours — the first tour company in deep space — offers a variety of adventures including its most popular trip, Destination Solar System. This out-of-this world jaunt takes place on board the fastest ship in the Space Express fleet, the only vehicle equipped with Space Jump^TM technology.

Your guides are “Jesse,” a lovable rookie tour guide who can’t wait to show you the wonders of your celestial neighborhood, and “Max” — the highly knowledgeable, slightly grumpy shipboard computer. With Max steering the ship and Jesse chattering excitedly about each place you visit, you’ll soar through the Asteroid Belt, explore the moons of Jupiter and Saturn, and hover over the roiling surface of the Sun.

This show was developed by Adler Planetarium scientists and educators working with experts in market research, science writing, space visualization, animation, and children’s entertainment. It combines real images of planets and other celestial objects with the latest in digital animation.

Tours of the hottest hot spots and the coldest, stormiest and most spectacular sights in the Solar System await curious space explorers of all ages!

Imagine The Moon

The Moon has been a source of wonder for all of human history. Adler's 2019 sky show, Imagine the Moon, explores how the Moon has inspired human creativity, learning, and exploration ever since we have looked to the sky.

Each discovery has brought new opportunities to contemplate and imagine, until, driven by dreams, we left Earth and went there in the amazing journeys that culminated in astronauts walking on the Moon. People have imagined the Moon as a glowing disk in the sky, a destination in space, and a world that shares its origin with the Earth. The power of human imagination continues to inspire our relationship with the Moon as our partner in space and companion in our sky.

Both these shows are available in flat-screen HD and fisheye 2K too!

We have new pricing for all Adler shows, including Planet Nine.

And... it's back!

One World, One Sky

Our perennially popular show returns after a 2-year hiatus!

All these shows are available to license now, or stream from FULLDOME OnDemand!

16 September 2020

Astronomy: 3000 Years of Stargazing updated!

We've re-written and re-narrated parts of the script for this show!

Preview the changes here!

11 September 2020

Geodesium now on Bandcamp!

If you're into Bandcamp... we're there!

1 September 2020

New Previews posted

You're already viewing our Web pages on a flat screen, so we've made HD flat-screen-formatted previews of the shows we've produced, and posted them on the Previews pages.

15 June 2020

LNP acquires Albedo Fulldome catalog

Since 2011, Loch Ness Productions has provided shows created by Albedo Fulldome (originally Antares FullDome Productions) to more than 300 planetarium customers around the world, both streaming on FULLDOME OnDemand and with long-term traditional licenses.

Now, Albedo's current ownership has announced their retirement, so we've picked up exclusive ownership of their catalog, to carry it into the future.

Check the shows out here!

21 March 2020

Now available through our Web site...

The Discovery of the Universe

We're pleased to announce the publication of Carolyn's latest book called The Discovery of the Universe!

It joins her other books, all available from our Books pages. There you'll find links to resale partners offering her books, plus an ordering form for buying autographed copies directly from us!

Check it out!

28 February 2020

Celebrate Hubble's 30th Anniversary on Orbit...

License Hubble Vision 2, take 30% off!

It's been 30 years since the venerable Hubble Space Telescope was launched into orbit. To commemorate the telescope's remarkable history, we're offering our Hubble Vision 2 show at a 30% discount, until 30 April 2020.

Hubble Vision 2 continues to be among our most popular shows. Give your audiences a great introduction to the most famous telescope in astronomy history and a sample of its amazing discoveries. It features an easy-to-understand narrative, accompanied by our Geodesium original space music, and a stellar collection of the telescope’s most famous images. From planetary studies to observations of the most distant reaches of the universe, this show has it all.

Treat your audiences to Hubble's story, and celebrate its anniversary along with NASA and the astronomers who use it to explore the cosmos! License Hubble Vision 2 today, at a 30% savings.

24 February 2020

New Blog Post...

A Geodesium Meetup With Alan Parsons

It only took 35 years, but we finally got a chance to meet up with Alan Parsons, and give him a copy of our Celestial Rhythms: NYC Live '85 CD.

Horizons of the Future

An immersive visual and sonic journey into the future, and beyond!

We are very pleased to present Horizons of the Future, an excellent and affordable artistic entertainment piece by Axon Genesis.

This 25-minute fulldome trip is a mesmerizing trip through lush animated landscapes set to downtempo, relaxing, progressive psytrance EDM (electronic dance music). It's a visual stunner, blending retro-futuristic styles with modern graphics and influences from geometric and shamanic forms to create a multi-sensory, mind-expanding experience.

Awaken your creativity and let your senses roam through this fantastic voyage. License it for your theater today and bring this stunningly beautiful show to your audiences!

Rent and stream Horizons of the Future on FULLDOME OnDemand too!

Stream and download Horizons of the Future on VR Dome Theater too!

4 February 2020

The Times (Prices, Resolutions) They Are A-Changing

Here at LNP, we haven't revised our pricing structure for a long time, but we've done so now.

In part, the realities of projection hardware provide the impetus for the change. Our movie-size "T-shirt" model of SMALL (<1.3K), MEDIUM (<2K), LARGE (<3K), X-LARGE (≤4K) and SLICED now shows its age.

These days, the SMALL category is pretty much going extinct. The majority of new systems have at least 1600px projectors; some small domes are getting pairs of them for 2.5K; and some are upgrading and jumping straight to the 4K solutions. We would hope that, seeing theaters paying tens to hundreds of thousands of dollars for 4K laser projectors, they have budgeted a few thousand dollars for good movies to show on them.

Anyway, to take this reality into account, we've merged our five tiers of T-shirt sizes down to only three. Now there's SMALL/MEDIUM (<2K), LARGE/X-LARGE (>2K), and SLICED (unchanged). You can see our new simplified pricing tiers summarized here.

You may still find a few producers sticking to our previous 5-tier model. And we still have four producers following the old annual attendance scheme.

We've also taken this opportunity to update our essential blog post, Fulldome Show Pricing - In Depth. It was originally published in 2013, and has helped many of our colleagues understand the issues unique to our profession. If you've ever had questions about how show licenses are priced, and why we at LNP advocate for simple, responsible pricing methods, it's a must-read article.

2 February 2020