In
technical theater
Stagecraft is a technical aspect of theatre, theatrical, filmmaking, film, and video production. It includes constructing and Rigging (theatre), rigging scenery; hanging and focusing of lighting; design and procurement of costumes; make-up; sta ...
, spot rigging is the practice of using a
fly system
A fly system, or theatrical rigging system, is a system of rope lines, blocks ( pulleys), counterweights and related devices within a theater that enables a stage crew to fly (hoist) quickly, quietly and safely components such as curtains, li ...
to fly something specific for a show which does not use the venue's standard rigging. For example, flying
scenery
Theatrical scenery is that which is used as a setting for a theatrical production. Scenery may be just about anything, from a single chair to an elaborately re-created street, no matter how large or how small, whether the item was custom-made or ...
on an ordinary
batten
A batten is most commonly a strip of solid material, historically wood but can also be of plastic, metal, or fiberglass. Battens are variously used in construction, sailing, and other fields.
In the lighting industry, battens refer to linea ...
would not qualify as spot rigging; flying a chandelier on a dedicated line would be. Likewise, if a wall were being flown in on a batten which was installed at an angle neither parallel nor perpendicular to the
proscenium
A proscenium ( grc-gre, προσκήνιον, ) is the metaphorical vertical plane of space in a theatre, usually surrounded on the top and sides by a physical proscenium arch (whether or not truly "arched") and on the bottom by the stage floor ...
line, it would qualify as spot rigging, because custom setting of lift lines would be required.
Stagecraft
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