Collie decided to use the MAC III Profile on the tour because, he said, they were new, brighter and better.
"Due to the huge video screen, we needed to move the lighting elements into useful positions when required so we have most of the MAC IIIs on 'pods' that can track, raise/lower and rotate within the three-dimensional area over the stage," says Collie. "The MAC IIIs are nice and bright, the zoom range is good and the rotating effect wheel is a nice gag."
Pat Brannon adds: "I love the optics of the MAC III. It has the same features of the MAC 2000 with much improved optics and brightness - in fact, I love their brightness. Of course, the added animation wheel is awesome. I really like the speed at which the fixture will go from zoom to tight beam."
Each of the six pods holds two MAC IIIs, three either side of the downstage truss and three either side on the floor.
"However the show is all about video and we have to watch the intensity of the lighting fixtures so as not to blow out the huge LED screen at the back. So really, as far as lighting fixtures go, it's not really that a big of a system. The idea is to use the pods for different looks," Brannon comments.
Sixteen Martin LC Series LED panels form the surface of the B stage while 20 Atomic 3000 strobes with Atomic Colors scrollers add flash to the show.
(Jim Evans)
