• @IphtashuFitz
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    34 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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      14 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!