What You Need to Know About Event Lighting
No matter what kind of event you’re having, from corporate functions to destination weddings, there’s one thing that can tie it all together without you even noticing, and that’s the lighting. Event lighting can do wonders even for the most basic venue. You just need to know which ones to pick.
Below are the top ten kinds of lighting you need to know about to make your next event memorable:
LED Lights
LED lights are commonly used during events, specifically pixel tube lights and uplights. The LED pixel tube lights are wireless baton-shaped lights you can mount just about anywhere to liven up a place and implement a creative look.
You can use LED uplights to make a space look taller and wider than it is by using columns of light against the walls. It’s perfect for various events that want to bring on a touch of elegance, fun, and creativity.
LED String Lights/Fairy Lights
You’ve most likely heard of these lights—LED string lights are commonly used in weddings with rustic themes. You might even know them as fairy lights. They’re perfect for giving off a warm, whimsical feel to any event.
Ellipsoidal Spotlights
Ellipsoidal spotlights are most common in theatres and other entertainment venues. They’re extremely versatile, and they can create a sharp circle of light on any surface. It’s perfect for spotlighting from distances of over eight to twenty-two metres and even allows you to soften or sharpen the wash of light it emits.
PAR Light
PAR lights were commonly used in rock and roll concerts. They’re highly durable, and they provide a distinct warm light that exudes a sense of nostalgia. It’s perfect for giving any sort of venue a bright wash of light.
Moving Lights
Moving or intelligent lights are flexible and versatile. From the name alone, they allow for many types of uses, such as creating a beam of light, some patterns of different colours, a bunch of crystal prisms, and the like. Many events use these lights because they’re so versatile.
Follow-spot and Pin-Spot Lighting
A follow-spot and pin-spot lighting are perfect if you want to create a kind of spotlight. The main difference between these two is that you manually operate a follow-spot. You’ll need someone from your lighting hires to move the device to follow whatever direction their object of interest is going in.
Pin-spot lighting, on the other hand, creates a spotlight through narrow beams of light focused on one area. It usually comes from overhead, and it’s the perfect way to highlight centrepieces, seating arrangements, bar areas, and more.
Centrepiece Lighting
Centrepiece lighting is probably the easiest kind of lighting to have in an event. They are usually battery-powered light fixtures placed beneath centrepieces on tables, buffet displays, galleries and the like. They’re perfect for adding just a bit more emphasis where they’re needed, and you can customise the light’s warmth and colour to fit the event’s theme.
Projection Lighting
Projection lighting is one of the latest of its kind, currently taking the events industry by storm. Using techniques from mapping technology, you can easily make any venue come alive by using light to add textures to the walls, create illusions on tables, and make your centrepiece out of it. It’s an impressive way to add a little special touch to your event.
Conclusion
The kind of lighting you use can go a long way in upgrading the look and feel of an entire event. It has the power to make big marquees feel fancier and more inviting and to make corporate events feel fun and stimulating. Depending on the lighting you use, your event can be the talk of the town.
Weeding Hire offers lighting hire in Tasmania and other services like event hire for weddings, corporate events, and public celebrations.