The Steadicam: The Man Who Changed The Film World

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So Abrams introduced me to an article about a man who changed the film world forever. This man’s name is Garrett Brown and he invented the Steadicam, the Skycam, Flycam, and the Divecam. Now you maybe wondering what are these things? Well, let me give you a little history lesson. Back then, cameras were attached to a chair and the chair would travel on a rail or the camera would move around on a dollie where it was attached to a platform. However, this would take a very long time to build and of course, cost a lot. At the same time, handheld cameras would be all over the place. Garrett thought there has to be a better way to be able to film and move at the same time, so he invented the Steadicam. The Steadicam allows cameramen to follow

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