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  • Filming Jaws
    motion-picture technology
    / Camera supports

    …being traversed is not smooth, rails, resembling train tracks, must be laid on the floor or ground for the dolly. The camera may be freed from the tripod or dolly and carried by the operator by means of a body brace and gyroscope stabilizer. One such support is the Steadicam,…

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    …being traversed is not smooth, rails, resembling train tracks, must be laid on the floor or ground for the dolly. The camera may be freed from the tripod or dolly and carried by the operator by means of a body brace and gyroscope stabilizer. One such support is the Steadicam,…

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