Automated Performer Flying: The State of the Art shares the secrets of performer flying in 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 on how to build successful relationships with performers. Case studies of prominent productions featuring performer flying, including Cirque du Soleil and Beyoncé, 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.
Author: Jim Shumway
Publisher: Routledge
Publish Date: 2020
Edition: 1
ISBN: 081535214X
ISBN 13: 9780815352143
Dimension: Length: 5.98424 inches, Width: 0.58 inches, Height: 9.01573 inches
Weight: Weight: 0.89948602896 pounds
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 241
Automated Performer Flying: The State of the Art shares the secrets of performer flying in 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 on how to build successful relationships with performers. Case studies of prominent productions featuring performer flying, including Cirque du Soleil and Beyoncé, 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.
Author: Jim Shumway
Publisher: Routledge
Publish Date: 2020
Edition: 1
ISBN: 081535214X
ISBN 13: 9780815352143
Dimension: Length: 5.98424 inches, Width: 0.58 inches, Height: 9.01573 inches
Weight: Weight: 0.89948602896 pounds
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 241