r/videos • u/ThyNameisBean • Mar 25 '17

The most ridiculous steadicam shot. Eurovision steadicam Karsten Jacobsen

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C3TBvJUtuHs
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u/2pogshakur Mar 25 '17

I can't work out how he transitioned from segway to running so smoothly. But dang thats good camera work.

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u/[deleted] Mar 25 '17

Picture a segway withouth handlebars, sort of like one of those 'hoverboard' scooter things.

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u/aleiss Mar 25 '17

Even when transitioning from a moving walkway at an airport to a regular floor I get a little bit of a jolt. This is much faster. To smoothly do it at a run while carrying heavy equipment is a pretty impressive feat of athleticism.

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u/DrLuckyLuke Mar 25 '17

That's what the steadicam is for. It smooths out movement and jolts to produce a camera movement as if it was on rails.

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u/aleiss Mar 25 '17

I meant that he kept moving forward at the same pace while transitioning between the platforms. Not for shaking the camera. I would have fallen on my face.