Automated Performer Flying: The State of the Art
Author:   Jim Shumway
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Inc
ISBN:  

9780815352136


Pages:   242
Publication Date:   20 November 2019
Format:   Hardback
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Automated Performer Flying: The State of the Art


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Author:   Jim Shumway
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Inc
Imprint:   Routledge
Weight:   1.200kg
ISBN:  

9780815352136


ISBN 10:   0815352131
Pages:   242
Publication Date:   20 November 2019
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us.

Table of Contents

Section 1. The Flying Gag Lifecycle 1. Proper Prior Planning 2. Design and Fabrication 3. Administration Section 2. It’s All About Deceleration 4. Reducing Forces on the Body and the Building 5. Flavors of E-Stops Section 3. Types of Rigs 6. Making a Safe Sandbox 7. Single Axis Rigs 8. Two Axis Rigs 9. 3D Rigs Section 4. It Depends 10. Lifting Media 11. Harnesses and Flying Apparatus 12. RESCUE 13. Code Compliance Section 5. Performer Relationships 14. Performer Relationships

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Jim Shumway is a Senior Project Manager at TAIT, where he consults on and executes the most advanced performing flying effects in the world. Prior to joining the TAIT team Jim travelled the world with Cirque du Soleil for five years on four shows, working on two creations and reaching the role of Head Rigger. He is an annual guest lecturer at Yale University's School of Drama, speaking on Performer Flying and Acrobatic Rigging.

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