Episodes

  • Episode 00

    Episode 00
    Apr 26 2020
    Episode 00 - An Introduction
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    10 mins
  • Episode 01 - Yanna Kiriacopoulos

    Episode 01 - Yanna Kiriacopoulos
    Apr 28 2020
    Episode 01 - In this podcast we talk with Yanna Kiriacopoulos about how she got into rigging, the challenges of doing so as a woman, and what others can learn from her experience. The Bag Yanna just got as one of her favorite tools - https://www.klimwinkel.nl/courant-cross-pro.html Entertainment Rigging by Harry Donovan - https://www.amazon.com/Entertainment-Rigging-Practical-Harry-Donovan/dp/097233811X Entertainment Rigging for the 21st Century by Bill Sapsis - https://www.amazon.com/Entertainment-Rigging-21st-Century-Compilation/dp/0415702747 Controlbooth.COM
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    1 hr and 22 mins
  • Episode 02 - Ben Brian

    Episode 02 - Ben Brian
    May 6 2020
    Episode 02 - Today's guest is Ben Brian from Reed Rigging in Chicago. We talk about how he went from a product photographer to entertainment rigger to a principle partner of a large rigging company. We also discuss the importance of training, the ETCP certification program, and the Event Safety Alliance. /n https://reedrigging.com/ /n https://etcp.esta.org/ /n https://www.eventsafetyalliance.org/ /n https://www.kinesys.com/system-category/apexsystem/
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    1 hr and 5 mins
  • Episode 03 - Phil Van Hest

    Episode 03 - Phil Van Hest
    May 12 2020
    Episode 03 - Phil Van Hest from Bigger Hammer Productions joins us this episode to discuss his role as the rigging and safety supervisor for a labor comany. https://vimeo.com/showcase/7082170 https://www.protoindustrial.com/en/industrial-tools/Proto/Tethered-Tools/SkyHook-Transfer-System/f391117c-f8e8-4e6f-8668-b8058ee6b843_Proto%C2%AE-SkyHook%E2%84%A2-Kits/# https://www.amazon.com/Stage-Rigging-Handbook-Third-Glerum/dp/0809327414 https://www.amazon.com/Rigging-Math-Made-Simple-5th/dp/0997874686 phil.vanhest@biggerhammer.com https://www.assp.org/standards/standards-topics/osh-training-z490
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    1 hr and 15 mins
  • Episode 04 - ETCP with Meredith Moseley-Bennett

    Episode 04 - ETCP with Meredith Moseley-Bennett
    May 18 2020
    Episode 04 - ETCP with Meredith Moseley-Bennett. This episode we’re joined by Meredith Moseley-Bennet, the Entertainment Technician Certification Program (ETCP) manager. We talk about all things ETCP, from how to qualify and apply for the exams, to how the tests are created. This episode is jammed packed with great information about the ETCP. And we even have a HUGE announcement about the exams. Etcp.esta.org
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    1 hr and 32 mins
  • Episode 05 - Gareth Connor

    Episode 05 - Gareth Connor
    May 26 2020
    Episode 05 - Gareth Connor. This weeks episode we dive, (or is it move?) into the world of automation with Gareth Connor, President of Creative Connors, Inc. We discuss the differences between traditional rigging and automation, how it's implemented, and how and when it can be a useful tool. https://creativeconners.com/ https://www.amazon.com/Scenic-Automation-Handbook-Gareth-Conner/dp/1138850276 https://www.amazon.com/Automated-Performer-Flying-State-Art/dp/081535214X https://www.circuitandgear.com/
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    1 hr and 8 mins
  • Episode 06 - Siobhan Gee

    Episode 06 - Siobhan Gee
    Jun 2 2020
    Episode 06 - Siobhan Gee. This week we are joined by Siobhan Gee who shares with us her entertainment rigging origin story and how a mentorship turned into an abusive friendship, its affect on her mental health, and how she prevailed. We also discuss her prolonged harness suspension (aka suspension trauma) research, and some of the diverging opinions on appropriate action to take after the rescue. Siobhan's video on Prolonged Harness Suspension https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bnh61OjHHoA Date that cages will no longer meet OSHA law: November 18, 2036 https://www.petzl.com/US/en/Professional/Descenders https://tsp.esta.org/tsp/index.html 
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    1 hr and 26 mins
  • Episode 07 - Bill Sapsis

    Episode 07 - Bill Sapsis
    Jun 9 2020
    Episode 07 - Bill Sapsis The Man, The Myth, The Legend, Bill "Uncle Bill" Sapsis joins us this week to talk about how he started in the industry, founding Sapsis Rigging, and his involvement in developing the ETCP rigging exams. And of course there are a few of his legendary stories. http://www.sapsis-rigging.com/ http://lrlr.org/ https://wp.behindthescenescharity.org/ Bill and Eddie Raymond in T-rex costumes - http://newsletters.usitt.org/did-you-see-the-expo-floor-dinosaurs/ the ICOPER document can be found at https://esta.org/ESTA/icoper.php Sapsis rigging hangs internationally acclaimed Chinese artist Xu Bing's Phonex sculpture - http://www.lightingandsoundamerica.com/news/story.asp?ID=-95UVKB
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    1 hr and 8 mins