Steadicam

British  

/ 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

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Example Sentences

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.

From New York Times • Feb. 9, 2024

“I have a very close relationship with my Steadicam operators, and I just say, ‘Go with it,’” Fiorilli adds.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 10, 2023

Steadicam is a camera-stabilization system that allows handheld operators to move freely through environments, rather than being restricted to dolly tracks, while still providing smooth, non-jittery images.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 10, 2023

This one is more for the brilliant filmmaking: the way it’s shot, the way it’s cut, the way they use the music, the way they use the crane, the Steadicam.

From New York Times • Mar. 31, 2023

I had an amazing Steadicam operator, and we embedded him with the boxing choreographers early in the process to design how the fights were photographed.

From Salon • Mar. 16, 2023