Steadicam
Sign in to saveSteadicam is a brand of camera stabilizer mounts for motion picture cameras invented by Garrett Brown and introduced in 1975 by Cinema Products Corporation. The Steadicam brand was acquired by Tiffen in 2000. It was designed to isolate the camera from the camera operator's movement, keeping the camera motion separate and controllable by a skilled operator.
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- Brand.name
- Steadicam
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- Steadicam logo.svg
- Brand.image
- Steadicam and operator in front of crowd.jpg
- Brand.caption
- A camera operator using the Steadicam in front of an audience
- Brand.currentowner
- Tiffen
- Brand.producttype
- Camera stabilizer
- Brand.country
- United States
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- Official website
- tiffen.com/pages/steadicam
- Image
- John E Fry Steadicam Operator UK.jpg
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- 1975-00-00
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Steadicam is a brand of camera stabilizer mounts for motion picture cameras invented by Garrett Brown and introduced in 1975 by Cinema Products Corporation. The Steadicam brand was acquired by Tiffen in 2000. It was designed to isolate the camera from the camera operator's movement, keeping the camera motion separate and controllable by a skilled operator.
== History == Before the camera stabilizing system, a director had a number of choices for moving (or "tracking") shots: The camera could be mounted on a dolly, a wheeled mount that rolls on specialized tracks or a smooth surface. The camera could be mounted on a crane, a counterweighted arm that could move the camera vertically and horizontally. The camera operator shot hand-held which would produce footage suitable mostly for reportage used in documentaries, news, or live action; for unrehearsed or practice footage; or for the evocation of authentic immediacy—e.g. cinéma vérité style—during dramatic sequences.