Steadicam
Steadicam noun: a stabilizing camera mount for hand-held film or video shooting; a camera mounted thus.
Noun
Steadicam (plural Steadicams)
- A stabilizing camera mount for hand-held film or video shooting; a camera mounted thus.
- Steadicam, a revolutionary camera stabilizing device, was not shown, but CP did screen a sample film shot with a Steadicam.1975, Filmmakers Newsletter, volume 9, page 46
- Tilman Büttner, the director of photography who operated the steadicam used to shoot the film, has turned the camera into one of its main characters, a contemporary film maker trapped in a journey through Russian history, with Mr Sokurov himself speaking its part.2002 September 19, The Economist, volume 364, page 82
Forms of Steadicam
| plural | Steadicams |
|---|---|
| alternative form | steadicam |
| alternative form | Steadi-Cam |
| alternative form | steadi-cam |
| alternative form | Steadi Cam |
| alternative form | steadi cam |
| alternative form | Steadycam |
| alternative form | steadycam |
| alternative form | Steady-Cam |
| alternative form | steady-cam |
| alternative form | Steady Cam |
| alternative form | steady cam |
Origin of Steadicam
1975, from steady + cam, from camera.
Questions about Steadicam
- What does Steadicam mean?
- Steadicam means a stabilizing camera mount for hand-held film or video shooting; a camera mounted thus.
- What part of speech is Steadicam?
- Steadicam is a noun.
- What is the plural of Steadicam?
- The plural of Steadicam is Steadicams.
Words near Steadicam in the dictionary
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