Steadicam - the Early Days

A Blast from the Past

Thought you might like to see a blast from the past.

This is me flying a Steadicam Universal Model 1 with a Arri 35BL / 400' mag up (I was shooting for Cinemobile Systems as part of their Steadicam package), circa 1977. Ed owned the company back then (Cinema Products). A hell of a nice guy.

I don't remember what specific show I was flying this rig on, I shot a lot of one-half, one, and two day gigs in those days, but the focus CA is Greg Altzman.

Flying the Model 1 was not much different than the Steadicams of today, a real testament to Garrett Brown's basic design.

Enzo Giobbe
Steadica Owner/Operator

Behind the Scenes

"Quite an old photo that I just came across when sorting out some old drives, the original Flyer shooting a documentary called 'crossing the line' that aired on 60 minutes in the US.

Location is Panmunjom on the North Korean side of the border with south Korea

Regards

Nick Bennett, UK
Steadicam Owner and Operator