Automated Performer Flying

<p><em>Automated Performer Flying: The State of the Art</em> 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.</p><p>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.</p><p>Written for technical directors, theatrical riggers, and students of rigging, technical direction, and stagecraft courses, <i>Automated Performer Flying</i> takes readers through the process of creating a performer flying effect from the first spark of the idea to opening night.</p> <p><strong>Section 1. The Flying Gag Lifecycle</strong> 1. Proper Prior Planning 2. Design and Fabrication 3. Administration<b> Section 2. It’s All About Deceleration </b> 4. Reducing Forces on the Body and the Building 5. Flavors of E-Stops<b> Section 3. Types of Rigs </b>6. Making a Safe Sandbox 7. Single Axis Rigs 8. Two Axis Rigs 9. 3D Rigs <b>Section 4. It Depends</b> 10. Lifting Media 11. Harnesses and Flying Apparatus 12. RESCUE 13. Code Compliance <b>Section 5. Performer Relationships</b> 14. Performer Relationships</p>