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WHAT In The WORLD Is A GOBO?

By Nolan Apostle
Contributing Editor, Producer, Photographer
Event City Premier Magazine
January 8, 2013

Happy holidays and a wonderful Happy New Year to all from the EVENT CITY NETWORK! We wish the best for you and yours in this beautiful new year! I have had the opportunity, numerous times, to discuss the world of Events and Event Production over the last month or so, specifically the discussion of Decor and Ambiance. Being a major fan of lighting and the use of Gobos, I brought this up numerous times. It was unbelievable to me the amount of people, some of them veterans in the biz, who had no clue, in fact most of them would say something to the affect of, “What the heck is a Gobo!?! So I thought I would delight you with a little bit of information of what a Gobo is and does.

Here’s some information about what a Gobo is:

A GOBO is derived from “Go Between” or “GOes Before Optics”, it is a physical template, usually cut from metal, slotted inside, or placed in front of, a lighting source, used to control the shape of emitted light. This Gobo template can be inserted into various lighting fixtures to project a silhouetted type image. It works by blocking light around your Gobo, allowing light to pass through your image only, or in some cases, around your image, as in the original BATMAN SIGNAL – was this the original Gobo?? This results in a light projection of your “cut-out” image.

 

Gobos are usually circular and made of either glass or thin metal. The meta Gobos are much more popular in the world of Theatrical Productions, Concerts, Parties, Corporate Events, Meetings, Trade-shows, Weddings, Special Events and similar projects. They may contain a logo, words, symbols, patterns, texture, color, or a picture.

This Gobo holder with inserted Gobo has a snowburst pattern.

Gobos are used to project images, logos, special shapes, designs, many times used for branding, sometimes for artistic purposed, decor, ambiance and has become popular over the last few years for weddings.

Image projection is a powerful medium because light can be breathtaking and eye-catching. That’s why using Gobos can be a great way to reinforce a theme, convey a message, or promote a brand. Gobos are also widely used to enhance the look of a space or event venue. For these applications, rather than using a logo or monogram, you’d choose a pattern image for your Gobos. There are thousands of patterns to choose from, but you can also design your very own Gobo pattern.

They can be called various different titles, and whether you call it a Gobo, lighting template, pattern or even “one of those light thingies,” the professional term is Gobo.

Some of the Partners and Founders of Event City have used Gobos throughout their careers to create dramatic effects on walls, sidewalks, buildings, tabletops, ceilings, curtains, floors, side of vehicles, many different places – even on Clouds, by using patterns to project light in specific designs ranging from the wildly abstract to amazingly true to life.

The Event City Marketplace Channel can help you create your own custom Gobo, Shadow stands, light boxes and more for any use whatsoever through our membership network of fine Gobo creators.

Now that you know what a Gogo is and what it can do for you it is time to design and have fun creating your first Gobo! View our images to help you get some ideas how a Gobo can enhance the decor and ambiance of your overall event experience and in the mean time you can also visit this Wikipedia Gobo link for more information.

SF BULL’S BRINGS PRO HOCKEY BACK To SAN FRANCISCO

San Francisco Bull’s Professional Hockey Begins 10/12

 

 

SF Bulls Pro Hockey Team with Coach Curcio, two of the team’s “Ice Girls” and Rawhide the Team Mascot at Serramonte Center in Daly City during a Promotional Meet and Greet.

The San Francisco Bull’s is the newest franchise of the ECHL, will open their Season on Friday, October 12th, 2012. The SF Bulls, will call the Cow Palace home as they bring some exciting hockey energy back to the beautiful City by the Bay in more than 15 years!  The Bulls become the 21st team in the premiere ‘AA’ hockey league, it serves as the development league for the NHL.  The San Francisco team joins the Pacific League of the ECHL, which includes the Bakersfield Condors, the Las Vegas Wranglers, Ontario Reign, and the Stockton Thunder.

The SF Bulls are the proud Affiliate of the San Jose Sharks, the San Francisco Bay Area’s Professional NHL Team.  Event City Premier Magazine is excited about covering the Bulls and all of their local games and exciting activities. There are plenty of good seats available for SF Bull’s games. Go to their Schedule Online to get more information and purchase tickets.
We look forward to seeing you at the SF Bull’s hockey!

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WANDERLUST FESTIVAL FLOWS INTO CALIFORNIA

By Nolan Apostle, Producer & Contributing Editor 

Ginny Sturla, Reporter & Photographer
Event City Premier Magazine

ZIGGY MARLEY & WAYNE DYER HEADLINE WANDERLUST

                 

Wanderlust, the one-of-a-kind festival bringing together the world’s leading yoga gurus, renowned speakers, some incredible musical talent and DJs, top chefs and winemakers, and so much more comes to California on July 26th, 2012. This fairly new festival will take place in the beautiful and breathtaking natural beauty of North Shore Lake Tahoe area, Squaw Valley.  Look for Event City to cover this New Age type festival with an incredible amount of enjoyment tied into several days of health and happiness!

You can expect a great deal of fun in the sun and dancing under the stars. Hiking on peaceful trails to the top of the mountains, there is truly something for everyone, kids included, checkout one of the special programs for children at Wanderlust Festival! Sipping poolside cocktails with your friends, and then enjoying a tasty farm-to-table dinner with views of the surrounding mountain peaks. Early morning meditations and all-night chakra spinning musical performances — it’s an all-out ecstatic celebration in one of the most awe-inspiring locations in the world.

So what’s a day like at Wanderlust? Wake up to crisp mountain air and morning sunshine in your mountainside condo, throw a couple of items in your daypack, and join your fellow attendees for one of Wanderlust’s signature morning meditation hikes. If you have kids you can drop them off at the Wanderkind kids’ program before you head out. After your hike, cruise for some handcrafted goodness in the vendor village, grab a quick snack from one of our local & organic food vendors, and then hop into yoga class with one of your favorite teachers in a stunning outdoor classroom. After class, reward yourself with a delicious meal from one of our on-site restaurants. Have a seat in our outdoor food co-op, grab a cup of tea in our tea house, and stroll over to our Speakeasy venue, where you can listen to a fascinating lecture by one of our many speakers. In the afternoon, you might check out some of the live music at our Casbah stage, rock an afternoon yoga class, go kayaking down the local river, hit the trails with your mountain bike, or ride the free cable car up to the top of the mountain to kick it poolside with your crew. In the evening enjoy some world-class wine tasting, a fine family style dinner, or some great Live Music from the Main Stage.

As a Wanderlust rookie myself, I have been spending the last few days reviewing all of the wonderful areas and talent that will be presenting at this truly unique, one-of-a-kind event. True to their “Core Mission” statement, Wanderlust does seem to “create community around mindful living, mindful living is a conscious, value-based approach to leading a sane & healthy life.

I urge you to visit the Wanderlust website to learn more about this grand festival, and all they have to offer.

Event City Venue Cams Coming To a Website Near You!

Web cams, people cams, weather cams, traffic cams and generally any type of live web camera feed has always been interesting to web surfers since the technology existed. Up until now there have not really been any “cool” networks of web cams except maybe some interesting people sites doing some crazy things, or some unique areas on the planet – like the Great Pyramids, the Taj Mahal or places like that.

Welcome, Venue Cams™, a concept designed with the Event Planner, Meeting Manager Corporate Marketing and PR Manager, Venue owners and other Event & Creative industry professionals in mind. A network of Cameras, beginning with the Northern California and a few other areas, that will showcase locations, event venues, party sites, nightclubs, hotels, etc. all on a live web camera feed.

Much more on this later. To get an idea of what type of camera views one might see, here is a long shot of the San Francisco Union Square area.

http://www.westinunionsquare.com/?IM=SOP_OMA_WEBCAM_WI_1010_SFembed

For more information and the opportunity to be one of the first to see the Venue Cam network in action please sign up for the EVENT CITY NETWORK Beta Test. See you soon!

PARAMOUNT PICTURES BEGINS CASTING SEARCH For LATINO MALE TEENS

Stranger things have happened. Imagine two white guys that think they’re Latino, thinking their going to be cast into Paramount’s latest production; oh wait, their searching for two Latino males! The search is on…

PARAMOUNT PICTURES IS OFF AND RUNNING – Searching for two Latino Males (oh right, we said that already) for the film company’s latest feature film production! Straight from the EVENT CITY NETWORK’S In2Hollywood Facebook page in San Francisco California!

Nina Henninger Casting is seeking two 15-19 year old Latino males for the lead roles in a new feature film by Paramount, production beginning this month.

NO EXPERIENCE is NECESSARY!!

THE ROLES:

ANGEL: Latino male – 16 yrs old. MUST speak fluent Spanish. He is fearless and outgoing. Street smart. He has grown up in a gang-infested neighborhood but is not a gang member.

RAMON: Latino male – 16-17 yrs old. (Does not need to speak Spanish.) Not too smart but he makes up for it by clowning around and making jokes. Street smart. He has grown up in a gang-infested neighborhood but is not a gang member. He is described as a bit chubby.

If you are interested in auditioning, please send photos of yourself to the below email address and casting contact.

(Please send (1) close-up and (1) full body shot, name, phone #, email, height & weight.)

Auditions will be held very soon in San Francisco.

IMPORTANT: Please submit even if you cannot attend an audition in SF this week, as there will be a self-tape option for auditions, if selected.

If you fit the criteria, you will be contacted to set up an audition appointment.

CASTING CONTACT:

Nina Henninger Casting

PLEASE EMAIL NOW (PLEASE DO NOT place talent phone calls!)

REMEMBER YOU HEARD IT HEAR ON THE EVENT CITY PREMIER MAGAZINE.

GOOD LUCK!!