CMU School of Drama


Friday, March 17, 2006

Rigging Seminar - Design Factor

Aggregated questions...

Q: What is a focus track, and where does it hang?
A: A focus track is like a traveller track used to fly stage electricians up to lighting instruments they cannot reach with a lift or ladder because of an obstruction on the deck.

Q: What is a winched wagon on a rake as opposed to on the deck?
A: You have to think about this in the context of what would happen in the case of a failure.

Q: What does "hanging the header flat of a portal" exactly mean?
A: A "Portal" is a scenic false procenium. You can think of it as a set of legs & border made of flats instead of soft goods. The "Border" in this assembly is typically called a "header." So in this context "hanging the header flat of a portal" refers to the flying of the center flat that spans the acting area.

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