Event planners can greatly benefit from having an understanding of lighting fixtures that are available in the market and how they can be leveraged to enhance their event experience. Often, the focus is on video and audio and lighting is considered an added feature. However, lighting can be used in vital ways to guide your audience through the event whether it is highlighting a stage, showcasing information, introducing presenters or creating a multi-sensory, engaging light display.
Be sure to consider the three main lighting fixtures below, for your next event!
Color Force Fixtures
Color force fixtures provide a more cost-effective solution to help enhance your event. They are a RGBW light that allows you to combine all primary colors to create custom outputs. This helps event planners match lighting to their brand, the event venue, other design pieces and any special requests by their client. If you are looking for a custom blue, yellow, purple or even brown, these fixtures will give you the flexibility to light up every aspect of your event.
They come in multiple lengths such as 12”, 24”, 36” and 72” so you can set them up for your entire room, stage, steps, red carpet, booth, signage and more. There are options available that are waterproof and battery powered so you can use them for events that are outdoors or do not have a steady power source.
Leko Fixtures
Leko fixtures work well for highlighting specific moments during your event. Have you noticed when a nominee or presenter walks up to the stage, they are enhanced in a light or under a spotlight? This can be achieved through a stage wash which is created using multiple leko fixtures with different focus points, gateways and lense types. A stage wash helps to evenly distribute lighting across the stage based on your specific needs. This helps guide the audience experience throughout the event.
When you are using leko fixtures, you can plan specific scenarios such as a stage wash, podium wash, custom on-stage photo opportunity, presenter introduction and more. You can customize your event and highlight the aspects and moments that are important to you!
Mac Fixtures
Mac fixtures are moving lights that provide an added level of intelligence into your lighting display. We have all seen a person running up on stage and being followed by a light as they make their grand entrance, along with everyone clapping and music blasting through the venue. This is achieved through using mac fixtures.
They are available in different levels of brightness, beam patterns and are programmable to move in specific patterns with the simple push of a button. Being RGBW compatible means you can set different colors, changing colors, add a hazer to intensify light beams, add fog lights and sparkler lights. The sky is the limit as you make your event as festive as you like.
Not only do mac fixtures offer flexibility, they are very compatible and can be used with titan tubes (display tubes with custom colors) and gobos (stencilled circular discs for custom projections and patterns). These combined lighting fixtures will help guide your guests through the event and enhance your event through ceiling displays, stage displays and any other displays in any part of your event.
Sustainable Lighting Fixtures
As we move into greener event solutions to reduce the impact of our industry on the environment, it is important to work with an AV partner who invests in smart lighting with lower power usage, LEDs and is mindful of ways to save on resources.
Make sure to bring in a lighting designer to help you plan out your event your way. AV-AMERICA can help bring you one step closer to doing your part without compromising on the amazing event you want!