Tips on Running a Follow Spot

This spooky yard doesn’t need much help. For the rest of us, there are tips below. Photo by Suzi Duke – CC BY-SA 2.0

1. Fog – Goblins, ghosts and ghouls love hazy atmospheres. It makes them feel more at home. If you’re concerned about space, the Rosco Mini-V is a compact mini fogger that can be tucked away unobtrusively to provide the right kind of eerie atmosphere. If you’re more concerned about using a better for the environment fog juice, check out CITC’s Aquamax, it uses organic water based fluid for some incredible fog.
2. Lighting – Dark, but not too dark. No one wants to get a skinned knee in a haunted swamp, it can really put a damper on the festivities to bust out the first aid kit. Keeping lighting low and highlighting effects can provide plenty of light for safe passage while maintaining an eerie atmosphere. Using PAR16s for feature lighting is an economical way to provide accent lighting without flooding the whole area in light. Don’t forget lamps or gel to keep the lights in with your décor.
3. Specialty lighting – One of our new favorites are Darklight gobo projectors. These tiny fixtures pack a big impact. The smallest gobo projector that we know of is also wallet friendly and incredibly easy to use and move around. Imagine projecting a sinister cloud gobo on your haunted house or a witch riding a broomstick onto your garage. These fixtures can help make that spooky nightmare a reality.
4. Glow tape and paint can be used with or without black lights to add extra special features to any haunted yard. We especially like glowing eyes peeking out around corners.

And just with lighting this neighbor has cornered the market on ghouls. Photo by Randy Robertson – CC by 2.0

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