My Steadicam is a camera stabilising system consisting of 3 main parts: The Sled, Arm and Vest.

The steadicam sled stabilises camera movement by shifting and manipulating the camera’s centre of gravity through fine tuning balance, weight and inertia. The arm then isolates the sled from the operators movements through a set of springs, housed within a precision engineered chassis.

Unlike Gimbals, my steadicam does not rely on electronic motors to stabilise the camera, instead the work is done by me, the operator. This allows me to have full, precise control of the rig, akin to dancing with the rig, rather than fighting it.

Steadicam’s have garnered a reputation of being ‘human dollies’ due to their ability to mimic dolly shots without having to lay down tracks. This freedom from a track opens up a world of new possibilities in the ways stories can be brought to life through camera movement.