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[[File:tumblr l1szv2nQSn1qz9mxzo1 400 8188.jpg|frame|[[Stanley Kubrick]] with Garrett Brown and his invention, the steadicam]]
 
 
A device that stabilizes a hand-held camera so that the operator can move freely without jiggling the camera. The '''Steadicam''' liberated camera operators from dollies and tracks—the camera could move anywhere that the operator could walk.
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[http://entertainment.howstuffworks.com/steadicam.htm How the SteadiCam works]
 
[https://web.archive.org/web/20131016202241/http://14dollarstabilizer.org/ It's pretty easy to improvise a Steadicam equivalent]
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'''Examples:'''
 
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* Used extensively in ''[[Curb Your Enthusiasm]]''.
* Also, ''[[Firefly]]'', and even in effects shots.