| Description |
1 online resource (xv, 270 pages) : illustrations |
| Contents |
Forces & formulas / Rocky Paulson -- Structural behavior / Bill Gorlin -- Lighting truss / Tray Allen -- Arena rigging / Roy Bickel -- Outdoor roof structures / Keith Bohn -- Counterweight rigging / Karen Butler -- Aerialist rigging / Stu Cox -- Performer flying / Joe McGeough -- Stage automation / Scott Fisher -- The mechanics of stage automation / Dan Culhane -- Training in the twenty-first century / Eddie Raymond (US version) -- Training in the twenty-first century / Chris Higgs (UK version) -- Working safely at height / Bill Sapsis -- Medical issues in fall arrest-rescue / Carla D. Richters |
| Summary |
From the basics of physical forces and mathematical formulas to performer flying and stage automation, Entertainment Rigging for the 21st Century provides you with insider information into rigging systems and the skills you need to safely operate them. Over the past decade, the entertainment industry has witnessed major changes in rigging technology, as manually operated rigging has given way to motorized systems in both permanent and touring productions, and greater attention has been paid to standardizing safety practices. This book leads you through what is currently happening in the indust |
| Notes |
Includes index |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Hoisting machinery -- Rigging.
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Theaters -- Stage-setting and scenery -- Safety measures
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SPORTS & RECREATION -- General.
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Hoisting machinery -- Rigging
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Sapsis, Bill, editor
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| ISBN |
1134462654 |
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9781134462650 |
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