Comments on: Steadicam Demo http://z-studios.com/blog/2007/11/28/steadicam-demo/ Thoughts on Machinima and Life, and whether the two can peacefully co-exist Thu, 20 Nov 2008 08:13:28 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: Ricky Grove http://z-studios.com/blog/2007/11/28/steadicam-demo/#comment-624 Ricky Grove Thu, 29 Nov 2007 04:46:58 +0000 http://z-studios.com/blog/2007/11/28/steadicam-demo/#comment-624 Steadicam is remarkable and takes a skilled cameraman (+ good assistance) to operate at a high skill level. I've worked as an actor for several films that had fairly long steadicam, so I got to see the operation close up. On "Scannercop" we had a long steadicam shot that took about an hour to set up and the camera operator grabbed it in about 2 takes; believe me it was pretty complicated as it involved going from the outside to the inside of a building with people moving beside and in front of the camera. It really allows for a lot of freedom in shooting a scene. Also makes it easier to act since the steadicam allows you to move freely within a scene. A good clip. Thanks for the post. -Ricky Steadicam is remarkable and takes a skilled cameraman (+ good assistance) to operate at a high skill level. I’ve worked as an actor for several films that had fairly long steadicam, so I got to see the operation close up. On “Scannercop” we had a long steadicam shot that took about an hour to set up and the camera operator grabbed it in about 2 takes; believe me it was pretty complicated as it involved going from the outside to the inside of a building with people moving beside and in front of the camera. It really allows for a lot of freedom in shooting a scene. Also makes it easier to act since the steadicam allows you to move freely within a scene.

A good clip. Thanks for the post.

-Ricky

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