Southall sits on a working farm outside Franklin, and the event spaces inside carry that same intention: considered, unhurried, well-finished. The room used for this dinner had chandelier lighting overhead, tall windows along the back wall, and enough square footage to seat a full crowd at rounds. It is a space that expects the details to be right.

For this private dinner, we installed a large projection screen at the front of the room behind the head table. The screen served as the visual centerpiece of the evening, displaying full-frame content that read clearly from every seat in the room. With a chandelier directly above and ambient light coming from multiple directions, screen brightness and placement both matter. We positioned the screen to minimize washout from the overhead fixture while keeping it centered behind the speakers' position.

Content and Sight Lines

The content on screen during the dinner included a large flag graphic, the kind of full-bleed image that only works if the projection is clean and the screen surface is wrinkle-free and properly tensioned. Guests at rounds spread across the floor need a screen that is high enough to clear heads in the foreground and wide enough to read without squinting from the back of the room.

Sound

Audio was set up to support the program without competing with the room's natural warmth. Southall's interior surfaces absorb sound differently than a hard-walled ballroom, which generally works in your favor for speech reinforcement. Keeping the system tuned for clarity over volume is the right call here.

If you are planning a formal dinner at Southall and need projection, build your screen size to the room rather than defaulting to a standard rental size. The ceiling height supports something substantial, and the content will look better for it.