Steadicam

The term steadicam has several senses:

Filmography

Today the steadicam is a standard piece of film-making equipment, used in many productions. However, they have been used to great effect in some notable movies including:

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• Rocky (1976), the first film to feature steadicam work, during its training montage sequence. Garrett Brown's sole prototype was also used to shoot sequences for the contemporary Bound for Glory and Marathon Man. http://www.geocities.com/Hollywood/Lot/7385/garrettinterview.htm For Rocky, Brown was credited for Special Camera Effects
• The opening tracking shot in Goodfellas (1990)
• Several tracking shots of the little boy, Danny, on his tricycle in The Shining (1980)
• The smart guns used by the United States Colonial Marines (USCM) in Aliens (1986), used CP mk III steadicams with the sleds removed and a modified MG-42 machine gun fitted to them. The Steadicams were supplied by John Ward
• Russian Ark (2002), in which the entire movie consists of one uninterrupted 90-minute steadicam shot, with the camera following the principal character as he wanders through the Hermitage, the palatial museum in St Petersburg.
• Before Sunset (2004) is an example of the use of steadicams in a modern independent film production, featuring 7-8 minute shots of its two main characters strolling down Parisian streets.