Performing Arts Rigging Unit 46 Lesson 3 Todays

Performing Arts Rigging Unit 46 Lesson 3

Todays Objectives Be able to implement safe methods of equipment support and suspension above ground level

Todays Objectives • Support systems - Counterweight flying systems, hemp flying systems, wire rope techniques, truss, bars, support components, stands, T-bars, winches, hoists, SWL • Professional Practice – Clamps, safety chains, secondary supports, cloth and drape techniques, safety systems

Support systems • Counterweight flying systems Flying set/lights/cloth Setting (LX Tape on rope)

Support systems • Support Components - Counterweight Arbor – Holds the counterweight. Lock – Clamps the rope tight

Support systems • Hemp flying system Hemp rope and Sand bags … borrows ideas from sailing Good Bad Natural Disintegrates Strong Fibers & hands?

Support systems • Wire Rope Moved on from Hemp Stronger Able to be used with Machines like Winches and Hoists

Support systems • Winches and Hoists (automated flying system Electric Pros No need for counterweight (flyer) Can take heavy loads Cons Slower Harder to fly set in and out during performance Hand Winch

Support systems • Truss Can support lager weights Modular –Can be assembled to build static rigs for stages

Support systems • Bars Single (Lower weights) Truss (Higher weights)

Support systems • Support Components Steel supports in the ‘fly loft’ Blocks – Houses and supports the wire rope

Support systems • Flying Calls “Heads up Down Stage” “LX 3 Coming in / Going Out”

Support systems • Stands Speaker Stands T-Bars Tripod

Support systems • SWL (Safe Working Load) PAR = 1. 9 Kg Bar SWL is 100 Kg How many PARs can you rig?

Support systems • Tallescope/Genie Used to focus lighting Tallescope – Not powered Genie – Powered Advantage of Genie over Tallescope?

Professional Practice • G clamp Clamp bolt Yoke Bolt

Professional Practice • Safety Chains Chain Why do we need both? Carabiner

Professional Practice • Cloth and Drapes Why cloth? • • • Storage/Packs away Absorbs light (cyc) Decorative Easy to fly Ties to bars Star Cloth (hidden LEDs)

Demo • • • Using the Genie Flying Bars – Correct call/safety Look at truss (close up) Hang a light, fly it up. (G-clamp/safety chain) Hang a Cyc