Home > Finale > Films > Original Upon returning to Theater I, guests experienced the show's climactic and upbeat finale. Along with the three main 70mm motion projection screens located at the rear of the theater, a convex half cylindrical-shaped 35mm motion projection scrim located at the front of the theater, known as the apex screen, was also used as a fourth projection surface. The two main walls of the wedge-shaped theater, which were previously draped by curtains during the animated "Energy Creation Story" sequence at the show's beginning, were now fully raised to expose mirrored surfaces. Computer-generated laser-like images were projected onto the screens and reflected off of the mirrored walls seemingly encompassing the audience on all sides. The film dealt with the rewards of energy rather than specific energy sources. All of the topics explored in the various Future World pavilions, such as communications, health & medicine, mobility, agriculture, education, and recreation were represented in the film. Through the use of recognizable universal images, the film transported the audience through a utopian community of man discovering how energy was an ever-present force that filled every action and reaction of his or her life, no matter how small. The convex scrim at the front of the theater acted as the source of energy being exerted while the three giant screens along the rear wall of the theater acted as the environment affected. Brightly glowing colors continuously changed as the images moved, blended and morphed from one form into another in a smooth-flowing "dreamlike" fashion. The film played in synchronization to the accompanying up-beat music track, which also happened to be the pavilion's theme song. Summarizing energy possibilities, the finale reminded guests that by working together to explore new energy frontiers, we could build a more secure energy future. The two minute and 12 second finale film, which was created under the direction of filmmaker David Moore, was produced using leading-edge computer graphic technology of the day. It was also the first time that mirrors were used to enhance the scale of a motion picture. The reflection of the two mirrored walls against each other along with the theater's curved rear wall and half cylindrical apex screen at the front transformed the wedge-shaped space into what appeared to be a fully circular or "donut" shaped space. This gave the illusion that the rear movie screens wrapped completely around the audience a full 360° as well as made the half cylindrical apex screen appear to be a "full cylinder." This seemingly placed the audience inside what appeared to be a "donut" shaped room nearly 300 feet in diameter (or roughly the length of a football field). Acclaimed Hollywood songwriters Al Kasha and Joel Hirschhorn wrote the theme song for the finale film, which was entitled "Universe of Energy." The duo have won Academy Awards for their themes to the films "The Towering Inferno" and "The Poseidon Adventure." Related Pages Architecture Get a graphic look at how the original Finale film's unique presentation visually expanded the space beyond the confines of Theater 1.