So how do I get my design for my event to shine in light?  What’s it called?  It’s actually called a gobo, to learn a little bit more keep reading!

A gobo (or GOBO) is a physical stencil or template slotted inside, or placed in front of, a lighting source, used to control the shape of emitted light.


Though the term “gobo” has come to generally refer to any device which produces patterns of light and shadow or various pieces of equipment that go before a light (such as a gobo arm or gobo head),[1] the specific term itself also defines the device used in theatrical lighting applications because of the mandated placement of the device in ‘the gate’ or ‘point of focus’ between the light source and thelenses (or optics). This placement is important because it allows the focusing of the pattern or shape into a crisp, sharp edge (for logos, fine detail, architecture, etc.) and also the softening the edges (breakup patterns, etc.). Gobos placed in the beam of light post-optics do not have the option of such fine focus, and are more precisely called “flags” or “cookies.”

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