This 10-hour course covers topics that are listed in The Backstage Handbook, Stage Rigging Handbook, and Stock Scenery Construction Handbook. It’s an introduction to film construction and the usual expectations of industry employers with some simple flat building and standing. Upon the completion of this class, participants will be able to quickly identify rules, regulations, and safety procedures of construction and the entertainment industry. They will also have the ability to build simple flats and stands safely and confidently.

• Introduction into Construction/Orientation handbook

• Hazards/Vocabulary

• Tool Safety

• Building flats/wall

• Cutting corner blocks and straps for theatrical flats

• Wall jacks

• Hog troughs/whalers

• Making plywood gussets (stranded diagonally for triangles)

• Cutting gussets with notches for headers

• French cleat/Hollywood hanger

DATE: January 10, 2020

LOCATION: Memphis, TN

INSTRUCTORS: John Suggs (Construction Coordinator) & Rick Mayfield (Scenic Carpenter)

This course is made possible through the IATSE TTF Course Reimbursement Program. If you are interested in this training, contact Local 492 for more information.