by GeorgeWebManHopperE | Mar 26, 2021 | Productions, Venues, and Events
Challenge: The Black Eyed Peas show at Madison Square Garden in New York City featured a vertical winch system which lifts and rotates a single performer and a “motorbike” set piece above the stage and audience. The winch system was built by the client and...
by GeorgeWebManHopperE | Mar 26, 2021 | Productions, Venues, and Events
Challenge: Hopper Engineering was asked to perform a structural analysis and risk assessment of an elevator gag for a high budget blockbuster movie. The scene involves the hero’s car driving into and being lifted by an elevator on set then split in half by the...
by GeorgeWebManHopperE | Mar 26, 2021 | Productions, Venues, and Events
Challenge: Our client requested we analyze the structural and mechanical components for a 60′-0″ x 100′-0″ cantilevered tilt table. The production sequence involved a building being knocked down and actors sliding down the floor and breaking...
by GeorgeWebManHopperE | Mar 26, 2021 | Productions, Venues, and Events
Challenge: Hopper Engineering was requested to perform a roof analysis of the South Hall of the LA Convention Center covering approximately 350,000 sq. ft. The purpose was to determine the additional live load capacity of the roof structure for rigging loads during...
by GeorgeWebManHopperE | Mar 26, 2021 | Productions, Venues, and Events
Challenge: A 15 ft 6 inch circular rotating “whirlygig” mechanism will be used for a production in California and New York. The mechanism suspends the performer over the stage via eight (8) winches which move the performer up and down. The performer stands...
