• @IphtashuFitz
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      36 months ago

      20+ years as a technical director at a theater where among many other things I’ve had to deal with the safety aspects of:

      • Prop firearms
      • prop knives & swords
      • stage combat
      • fire & smoke effects
      • objects like hammers, bricks, rocks, etc. thrown or swung at actors
      • Bricks and other objects falling onto actors from heights up to 15 feet
      • Sparks & other electrical effects
      • collapsing sets, sometimes with actors on/under them
      • falls through trap doors
      • glass bottles, ceramic vases, etc. broken over actors heads

      Through a number of these I’ve also consulted with film & theater safety experts, fire departments, building/electrical inspectors, etc.

      • @[email protected]
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        16 months ago

        That makes a ton of sense. I used to support set safety, including theatrical firearms, and reading your comment was like deja vu. You know your stuff. That’s awesome!