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Automated performer flying : the state of the art

Shumway, Jim, author, Caminiti, Phil, illustrator

Overview

\"Automated Performer Flying: the State of the Art shares the secrets of performer flying in the entertainment history and provides step-by-step instructions on how to create a performer flying effect from scratch. This book sheds light on all aspects of performer flying, covering its history, explaining concepts like mechanical compensation versus electrical compensation, providing guidance on how to calculate stopping distances and forces, and sharing tips how to build successful relationships with performers. Case studies of prominent productions featuring performer flying, including Cirque du Soleil and Beyoncâe, are included throughout. Written for technical directors, theatrical riggers, and students of rigging, technical direction, and stagecraft courses, Automated Performer Flying takes readers through the process of creating a performer flying effect from the first spark of the idea to opening night\"--Back cover.

• Publisher: Routledge
• Subject: Stage flying Handbooks, manuals, etc. / Stage machinery Handbooks, manuals, etc. / Stage management Handbooks, manuals, etc. / Theaters Safety measures Handbooks, manuals, etc. / Theaters Stage-setting and scenery Handbooks, manuals, etc.
• ISBN: 9780815352136, 0815352131, 9780815352143, 081535214X

Item info:

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Holdings :

Call Number	Copies	Material	Location
PN2091.F58 S58 2020	1	BOOK	AUTOSTORE