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Has Shakycam Finally Run Its Course?

Let's all hope so...

By Bruce A Johnson | March 17, 2011

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GREAT review of the new movie "Battle: Los Angeles" by Matt Zoller Seitz at Salon.com, taking the filmmakers to task for the evil combination of long zoom, short depth of field, and lack of shot stability that equates to nausea for the viewers. Huzzah! Huzzah! Something that has needed to be said for over a decade!

Will it make a difference? Doubtful. You see as many faux-Steadicams as decent tripods at NAB, a travesty I expect to continue next month. Anybody want to lay odds?

And no, I haven't yet seen "Battle: Los Angeles," but once it hits the Roku I promise to pop a few Dramamine and give it a go.

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Adam Wilt: | March, 18, 2011

“You see as many faux-Steadicams as decent tripods at NAB, a travesty I expect to continue next month.” Which is the travesty: faux-Steadicams, or NAB?  (grin)

I’m with you: the sooner faky-shakycam goes away, the better. It’s useful in some cases—it was integral to the story in “Blair Witch”—but most of the time it’s an annoying affectation.

lightprismtv: | March, 18, 2011

Hoooooray!

Shot an interview sequence for Harley Davidson for a land speed car they sponsored. Showed up with 3 cams and tripods. Director told me to take all the cams off the tripods and move the cams “like Blair Witch to give it some edgy action”.

Even the old guy we were interviewing looked askance!

Bruce A Johnson: | March, 18, 2011

That’s a great story.  Kind of makes me feel bad for the poor mook that had to log all that “footage.”

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