Briefingroom on LiveDesignOnline: "The photos of real rigging, sent to Clancy staff members by rigging inspectors and theatre managers, have generated more than one thousand friends to date for the page.
Here’s how it works: Each week, Clancy posts a new photo of a rigging accident-waiting-to-happen at http://www.facebook.com/JRClancy . These photos stand as vivid examples of amateur errors, often involving hardware that was never meant to bear weight.
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Looking at these pictures, it does remind us that these "scary rigging" can be anywhere, and that theater really can be dangerous if people don't think/care about what they're doing. Back in high school, I don't think enough attention was placed in teaching the students regarding safety in theater and looking back on it, there have been instances where we could have maimed ourselves or horribly injured. In the stagecraft mini, there were moments when I really couldn't stand the lengthy lectures of safety, but now I'm reminded about its importance.
I think that it's cool that rigging safety awareness can be demonstrated in such an accessible way. Some rigging mistakes can literally mean death for someone that finds his self in the wrong place at the wrong time. All rigging tasks at my high school were closely supervised, but as Hiro has mentioned, this is not always the case. Safety should always be our number one priority, but I think too often we let getting the show done in time get in the way. This not only reminds me why I should focus more on safety, but it also reminds me that it's okay to ask for help or clarification on any task that could be potentially dangerous. Theatre is not worth risking my life or anyone else's, and I hope that this blog will remind other people of that, too.
I really like that JRC does this. They are great for discussion about what is:
A) Wrong
B) What is happening to the hardware
C) What solution would have worked in this situation
Besides education in rigging practice, these kind of threads help keep the watchdog part of our training running. We are suppose to be vigilant about safety as we progress in our careers. Looking at something like this is a good practice.
This was a compelling article especialy on the heals of Bill Sapsis of Sapsis rigging. He took some time last thursday afterrnoon and walt some of TD students throught the Chosky. Where he did not find any giant red flags he found a few areas of concern and negelect, even in a theare tat sees as much use as ours. Rigging must be a constant area of upkeep and few schools that I know are faithful to it.
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