Event Lighting Techniques

Make your next event a success with high-quality, eye-catching lighting solutions from Studio46. Through expert stage design and event lighting techniques, we’ll help you transform the setting, captivate audiences, and showcase your brand in a new light (literally and figuratively).

So, how exactly does stage lighting work? Put simply, it involves strategically placing and controlling lighting fixtures to illuminate key aspects of your event, curate the right atmosphere, and enhance the overall experience. Our experts utilize a variety of lighting fixtures, from dazzling, colorful LED light displays to more subtle ambient lights. These unique set-ups are combined with lighting techniques, including:

• Spotlighting
• Uplighting
• Gobos
• Color washing
• Special effects

In this article, we’ll take a closer look at these techniques and how they can help take your event to the next level.

Spotlighting

It goes without saying that you want your event to be enjoyable. This may mean catering food, providing entertainment, or encouraging conversations. Although these different perks make your event more fun, they also make it difficult to capture your audience’s attention when needed. Fortunately, spotlighting can help.

Spotlighting is a technique that uses focused lights to showcase specific areas or elements. For example, you could use spotlighting to highlight anything from speakers and guests to product displays and videos. Not only does this draw attention, but it also helps convey valuable information that you want your audience to take away.

Uplighting

While some lighting techniques help highlight specific parts of your event, others elevate the atmosphere as a whole. Uplighting, for example, is a common technique used to add ambiance and depth to spaces. It involves placing lighting fixtures on the floor, illuminating the event from below.

So, what exactly can you accomplish through uplighting? For starters, you can direct the beams to architectural elements, which is great if you want to highlight the venue. You could also uplight to make the venue’s stage stand out. As an added bonus, uplighting is often a cost-effective lighting source.

Colorful Lighting

If there’s one thing that never fails to captivate audiences, it’s color. Adding colorful LED lighting to an event can transform even the most drab events into exciting, memorable occasions. It also gives you a chance to promote your brand colors.

When it comes to lighting techniques, the possibilities are endless. You could bathe the entire event in your brand colors or use colorful spotlighting. After learning more about your goals, our experts will devise a lighting solution that fulfills them.

Gobos

Have you ever been to an event where the lighting was used to create images? For instance, you might have seen a brand’s logo displayed on the floor in colorful lights or a unique pattern plastered across the walls. This lighting technique is called “gobos,” short for “go between optics.” Put simply, it involves placing a small, stenciled disc in front of your lighting. As the light streams through the disc, it’s manipulated into a certain image.

While gobos are typically used to display brand logos or imagery, you can also utilize them to elevate your event’s atmosphere. Dazzle your audience and transport them somewhere new through captivating patterns, scenes, and visuals—all made of lights.

Special Effects

One of the great things about lighting is that it can be used to produce exhilarating, one-of-a-kind effects. Here are just a few effects you can achieve:

• Strobe lighting
• Moving lights
• Fog effects
• Laser lighting
• Color changing

Unsure which effects are right for your event? Our experts are here to help. Through professional stage design and lighting, we’ll curate an atmosphere that’s practical and aesthetically pleasing. Whether your goal is to entertain your audience, promote your brand, show off products, or all of the above, our event lighting techniques will meet your needs.