Rush Live in Texas-The Light Show

This video is for Howard Ungerleider. I shot this in 4K low light on the Insta360 Luna with no zoom on purpose. I wanted the whole picture. The band, the screen, the room, and the lighting. I was in the section right behind the VIP platform, elevated just enough to see over it. Only a couple dozen feet from Howard’s setup. No one on the floor in front of me. The seats were partially obstructed by Howard’s world — the lighting setup, the boards, the gear — but for this video, that was exactly why the seat was perfect. There are a lot of Rush videos online. This one is different. I wasn’t trying to zoom in on fingers or faces. I wanted to capture the scale of the show and the genius of the design. It starts with 2112, has my favorite song, and some of the most mind-boggling images I’ve ever seen at a concert. Howard spent decades helping make Rush concerts look like Rush concerts. The darkness. The timing. The blasts of color. The screen work. The way the whole arena becomes part of the song. Sitting there that close to the setup, watching the cues hit in real time, I kept thinking the same thing. Howard should be proud. This is part 1 of 2. Shot for the lights. Shot for the scale. Shot for Howard. Rush 101 Eric Hynes