Stunts, action & rigging · Specialist
Stunt rigger
ELI5
The person who designs and operates rigging systems used in stunts.
Used in conversation
“Please bring the stunt rigger into the next production meeting.”
Definition
A specialist designing and operating rigging systems for stunt movement and safety.
Here “Stunt rigger” means: A specialist designing and operating rigging systems for stunt movement and safety.
Pitch context
You may encounter “Stunt rigger” in production, set safety, stunts & practical effects conversations or materials.
Why it matters: Explains the physical-production roles, plans and safety systems behind the shoot.
Sources & evidence · 4
Supporting source families. This entry is an editorial synthesis rather than a quotation from one canonical glossary.
- ScreenSkills — Online Learning Glossary and Job ProfilesSupporting source family · institutional · checked 2026-08-14
- Directors Guild of America — Assistant Director and Unit Production Manager ResourcesSupporting source family · primary · checked 2026-08-14
- Association of Independent Commercial Producers — AICP Guidelines and Best PracticesSupporting source family · institutional · checked 2026-08-14
- SAG-AFTRA — Artificial Intelligence ResourcesSupporting source family · primary · checked 2026-08-14