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Steadicam techniques and aesthetics

In this unique study, Serena Ferrara examines the revolutionary impact of the Steadicam on filmmaking. The Steadicam has freed-up the camera operator to follow a film's movement, wherever it is happening. Serena Ferrara explains the principles by which the Steadicam is operated and the impact i...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Ferrara, Serena
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford Focal Press 2001
Subjects:
Motion Picture Cameras / Fast
Motion Pictures / Http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85088084
Cinematography / Aat
Motion-picture Cameras / Aat
Art / Film & Video / Bisacsh
Cinematography / Http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85026014
Photography / Techniques / Cinematography & Videography / Bisacsh
Caméras
Cinematography / Fast
Motion Picture Cameras / Http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85088031
Cinéma
Motion Pictures / Fast
Online Access:
Collection: O'Reilly - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • Cover
  • Contents
  • Foreword
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgements
  • Part One: History and Techniques
  • Chapter 1. The moving camera
  • Camera movement: an historical overview
  • Types of camera movement
  • The function of camera movements
  • Chapter 2. The Steadicam
  • Invention of the Steadicam
  • The first-generation Steadicam
  • Steadicam structure
  • Basic principles used in the Steadicam
  • The potential of the Steadicam
  • The great variety of shots that can be obtained with the Steadicam
  • Early use of the Steadicam in the movie industry
  • Using the Steadicam
  • The Steadicam configuration: high mode and low mode
  • The mounted Steadicam: hard mount and soft mount
  • Shooting with the Steadicam
  • Limitations on use of the Steadicam
  • Evolution of the Steadicam
  • New tools developed from the idea of Steadicam
  • The Steadicam's accessories
  • The Steadicam in fields other than cinema
  • The workshop experience
  • Part Two: Semiotics and Narrative
  • Chapter 3. The Steadicam as a creator of effects and as a narrator
  • The camera and points of view
  • Subjective vision
  • The quality of movement in a point of view shot
  • Structural evolution in Steadicam use from the earliest movies to the present
  • The gaze of the narrative voice
  • The Steadicam as a narrative voice
  • The Steadicam and cinematographic space
  • The Steadicam and real time
  • The Steadicam and remakes
  • The beginning and end of a movie
  • Conclusions
  • Part Three: The Steadicam: Different Opinions
  • Chapter 4. Open debate and interviews with movie industry professionals
  • Open debate
  • Interviews
  • Appendix
  • Introduction to the analysis of a film
  • Watching a movie
  • Maps of The Shining
  • Filmography
  • Bibliography
  • Index
  • Last Page
  • Filmography: pages 171-173
  • Includes bibliographical references (pages 174-178) and index

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