About the Book
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 79. Chapters: Special effect, Theatre technique, Stage lighting, Theatre director, Stage management, Black box theater, Fly system, Joseph Stanislaus Ostoja-Kotkowski, Sound design, Fog machine, Laurence Olivier Award, Live event support, Theatrical property, Live sound mixing, Proscenium, Rehearsal, Cue, Technical rehearsal, Rider, Scenery wagon, Dora Mavor Moore Award, Scenic design, Light plot, Outline of stagecraft, Video design, Costume design, Gaffer tape, Show control, Haze machine, Unit production manager, Running crew, Scenography, Prompt book, Control booth, Theatrical scenery, Staging, Technical week, Keren, Hanamichi, Duvetyne, Technical crew, Spike, Multicable, Laurence Olivier Award for Best Lighting Design, Production management, Laurence Olivier Award for Best Set Designer, Spike tape, Curtain raiser, Revolving stage, Rehearsal report, Coffin lock, Tony Award for Best Stage Technician, Cue light, Laurence Olivier Award for Best Sound Design, House management, Table work, Revolving auditorium, Costume coordination, Theatrical company management, Laurence Olivier Award for Best Costume Design, Kirby wire, Airscript, Spot rigging, Tragic carpet. Excerpt: A fly system, flying system or theatrical rigging system, is a system of lines (e.g. ropes), blocks (pulleys), counterweights and related devices within a theatre that enable a stage crew to quickly, quietly and safely fly (hoist) components such as curtains, lights, scenery, stage effects and, sometimes, people (e.g. Peter Pan). Systems are typically designed to fly components between clear view of the audience and out of view, into the large opening, fly loft, above the stage. Fly systems are often used in conjunction with other theatre systems, such as scenery wagons, stage lifts and stage turntables, to physically manipulate the mise-en-scene. Theatrical rigging ...
