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Line 1: {{~~work~~Useful Notes}} [[File:~~tumblr_l1szv2nQSn1qz9mxzo1_400_8188~~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~~tracks—the camera could move anywhere that the operator could walk. ▼ The [['''Steadicam]]''' was first used by its inventor, Garrett Brown, in the film ''[[Rocky (~~Film~~film)\|Rocky]]'' (most obviously in Rocky's run up the art museum steps, but also in the fight scenes). Brown eventually won both an Oscar and an Emmy for his invention.▼ ▲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. A [['''Steadicam]]''' rig for a motion picture camera is very heavy and attaches to the operator's torso with straps; the operator "wears" the camera. Smaller versions (such as the [['''Steadicam]]''' JR) are available for video production, and these are often light enough to hold with one hand.▼ ▲The [[Steadicam]] was first used by its inventor, Garrett Brown, in the film ''[[Rocky (Film)\|Rocky]]'' (most obviously in Rocky's run up the art museum steps, but also in the fight scenes). Brown eventually won both an Oscar and an Emmy for his invention. ▲A [[Steadicam]] rig for a motion picture camera is very heavy and attaches to the operator's torso with straps; the operator "wears" the camera. Smaller versions (such as the [[Steadicam]] JR) are available for video production, and these are often light enough to hold with one hand. [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] ~~----~~ ~~'''Examples:'''~~ {{examples}} * Used extensively in ''[[Curb Your Enthusiasm]]''. * Also, ''[[Firefly]]'', and even in effects shots. According to [[Word of God\|the DVD commentary]], in a lot of scenes the camera operator was operating without a steadicam harness, but was so good at operating handheld that it looked like he was using one. Supposedly, the reason the [[Star Trek Shake\|shaking effect]] looks so real is that they could actually rock the ''Serenity'' sets back and forth. [['''Steadicam]]''' cares not. * While we're at it, ''[[Battlestar Galactica]]'', too. * Steadicam harnesses were repurposed for the Smart Guns in ''Aliens''. Line 26 ⟶ 24: * The Steadicam [[The Oner\|long take]] is a staple of ''[[ER]]'''s visual style. * Steadicam is the ''sine qua non'' of the [[Walk and Talk]], and hence are indispensable whenever [[Aaron Sorkin]] and Thomas Schlamme are on the other side of the camera. ''[[Sports Night]]'' and ''[[The West Wing]]'' were particularly notorious. * ''[[Scream (~~Film~~film)\|Scream]]'' has a scene which starts with a establishing crane shot, which then descends down to ground level and proceeds to follow the walking cast without a cut. This was done by having the Steadicam operator simply standing on a platform and stepping off when the crane reached the ground. * ''[[WALL-E]]'' was meticulously animated to contrast [['''Steadicam]]'''-like shots aboard the ''Axiom'' with [[Jittercam]]-esque shots on Earth to add another layer of Technology vs. Nature to the film. * In ''[[Goodfellas]]'' director [[Martin Scorsese]] uses a steadicam for a three minute shot that follows Henry Hill and his girlfriend as they enter though the back door of the Copacapana restaurant, through the kitchen and up to the bar, stopping to meet patrons all the way. * The Steadicam operator Peter Robertson reportedly collapsed after filming the epic [[The Oner\|Oner]] on the Dunkirk beaches in ''[[Atonement]]''.