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Planning and rigging of wire, cable, and safety systems for stunts — wire flies, falls, ratchets. Engineered, load-tested, and signed off — never estimated.
Stunt Rigging is the technical substructure of any stunt where someone is held, pulled, or secured. It involves statics and rope techniques, not improvisation: loads are calculated, anchor points are checked, and systems are approved.
What is Built
- Safety Systems for working at height — safety harness, rope, anchor point.
- Flight Systems for controlled movements through space, using ropes and winches.
- Ratchets — pulling systems that abruptly yank a performer, for example, during explosions or impacts.
What is Non-Negotiable About It
- Anchor Points are proven, not assumed. A ceiling structure whose load capacity is unknown is not an anchor point.
- Safety Factors according to standards, not according to feeling.
- Inspection Before Every Take, even if nothing has been changed.
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