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Steadicam

/ ˈstɛdɪˌkæm /

noun

  1. a mechanism for steadying a hand-held camera, consisting of a shock-absorbing arm to which the camera is attached and a harness worn by the camera operator
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Otherwise, our Steadicam operator Karsten Jacobsen has an incredible dance background; he started his career as a production assistant on a dance competition show, and when their Steadicam operator got hurt, they’re like “Put this rig on!”

The series opens with a Mendes specialty, a Steadicam shot that follows Daniel through a soundstage setup while introducing all of the characters along with the AD’s tasks.

“On broadcast, someone wins an award, a Steadicam follows them offstage, and that’s generally when you’ve got to cut to the commercial,” says Bracco.

Both Ricquebourg and Tran, who favored long takes, said that at various times, they grabbed a Steadicam operator’s hips to push in for closer views of the cooking.

So we used Steadicam in almost every setup, which was very different than the way ‘The Walking Dead’ was conceived.”

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