A camera stabilizing rig that isolates the camera from an operator's own movement, letting a single operator produce smooth, floating tracking shots without rails or a dolly. Inventor and cameraman Garrett Brown introduced it in 1975 through Cinema Products Corporation, and it appeared on screen within a year in Bound for Glory, in Rocky's Philadelphia museum steps sequence, and in Marathon Man's chase scenes.
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Introduced Year OriginFirst used on screen in Bound for Glory (1976), then in Rocky's Philadelphia museum steps sequence and Marathon Man's chase scenes the same year. The Shining later forced the invention of a low mode, mounting the camera to the bottom of an inverted post. 1 Connections
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Wikimedia FoundationNotable uses sectionQuote, Notable uses section
This necessitated the invention of 'low mode', in which the top of the camera is mounted to the bottom of an inverted post, which substantially increased the creative angles of the system.
Steadicam (Wikipedia)
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It was designed to isolate the camera from the camera operator's movement, keeping the camera motion separate and controllable by a skilled operator.
Developed By: Garrett Brown, Article lead
Steadicam is a brand of camera stabilizer mounts for motion picture cameras invented by Garrett Brown and introduced in 1975 by Cinema Products Corporation.
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Associated With: The Shining, Steadicam sectionQuote, Associated With: The Shining, Steadicam section
The Shining was among the early half-dozen films (after the films Bound for Glory, Marathon Man, and Rocky, all released in 1976), to use the newly developed Steadicam,
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