In the next section, we'll see how Steadicam operators put all this technology to work to get remarkably smooth handheld shots.
A Steadicam operator can change from lowmode to highmode without any alteration.
Garrett Brown was the Steadicam operator on all of these.
Assorted supernumeraries keep the path clear and stand ready to catch the Steadicam operator should he start to topple.
In the next section, we'll look at the sled mechanism to see how a Steadicam operator moves the camera without adding any extra shakes and shimmies.
The director plans the shot, but the Steadicam operator makes it happen.
Most professional Steadicam operators work freelance, renting themselves as well as their equipment out as a complete package.
When a scene in a film calls for a Steadicam shot, the filmmakers will select a Steadicam operator based on his or her past work.
For more information on Steadicams, including video footage of Steadicam operators at work, check out the links on the next page.
The series was shot by two roving Steadicam operators whose only instructions were, "Just go wherever you think the funniness is."