Garrett Brown

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Not to be confused with Garrett Brown Jr. or Garrett M. Brown.
Garrett Brown
Born (1942-04-06) April 6, 1942 (age 82)
Inventor
Known forSteadicam
ChildrenJonathan

Garrett Brown (born April 6, 1942)

frame per second
to achieve the illusion of high speed motion during the speeder-bike chase.

The sequence in Rocky that took the audience up what would later be known as the Rocky Steps of the Philadelphia Museum of Art for the triumphant moment at the top was first filmed during tests for the original Steadicam system. The system was used extensively on Stanley Kubrick's 1980 classic horror film The Shining, starring Jack Nicholson. Brown's Steadicam work can be seen in over seventy motion pictures.[2]

Brown has also invented the SkyCam (for football games), DiveCam (following olympic divers) and MobyCam (underwater camera following olympic swimmers).

Garrett Brown is the father of TV Director

Emmy Award from the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences
for his invention of the Steadicam.

Early years

After his graduation from Haverford High School, he matriculated at Tufts University, where he met Al Dana. Together, they formed the folk duo Brown & Dana, and recorded the classic "It Was a Very Good Year", among others.[3][4] Brown also attained a cult following for his radio advertisements with Anne Winn, especially for Molson Golden beer.[5] Their witty repartee became a template for others.

Inventions

Garrett Brown has invented multiple camera supports focusing mostly on camera stabilization.[6]

  • Equipois: A mechanical arm for heavy equipment.
  • FlyCam: A closed loop, stabilized tracking camera system.
  • DiveCam: The first dropping vertical camera system.
  • GoCam: The ultra-light high speed camera tracking system.
  • MobyCam: The first submarine tracking camera system.
  • SkyCam: The first suspended flying camera system.
  • Steadicam: The original handheld stabilizing system.
  • Steadicam Merlin: Next generation hand held Steadicam system.
  • Steadicam Tango: A new Steadicam accessory for floor-to-ceiling boom range.
  • SuperFlyCam: An ultralight stabilized 35mm wire-borne flying camera.
  • Zeen: Elevating walker chair. http://gozeen.com/

Awards and recognitions

Academy Award

  • 2006 – Scientific and Engineering Award – For the original concept of the Skycam flying camera system - the first use of 3D volumetric cable technology for motion picture cinematography.
  • 2001 – American Society of Cinematographers – President's Award
  • 1999 – Technical Achievement Award – Shared with: Jerry Holway For the creation of the Skyman flying platform for Steadicam operators.
  • 1978 – Academy Award of Merit – (The Cinema Products Corporation. Engineering Staff under the supervision of John Jurgens). For the invention and development of Steadicam.

Society of Camera Operators

Nikola Tesla Satellite Award

  • 2014 – For visionary achievement in filmmaking technology[9]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Garrett Brown". Sportsvideo.org. 1942-04-06. Archived from the original on 2011-07-28. Retrieved 2011-10-24.
  2. ^ New York Times Article on 40th Anniversary of the Steadicam
  3. ^ Brown & Dana
  4. ^ "Interview with Garrett Brown". Archived from the original on 2009-10-27. Retrieved 2012-12-22.
  5. ^ Kernan, Michael (February 15, 1985). "The Voices Ad Up". The Washington Post. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
  6. ^ GarretCam Archived 2013-09-28 at the Wayback Machine
  7. ^ Meet the 2013 National Inventors Hall of Fame Inductees Archived 2013-05-07 at the Wayback Machine
  8. ^ "Home". SGLAA.org.
  9. ^ Kilday, Gregg (February 23, 2014). "Satellite Awards: '12 Years a Slave' Wins Best Motion Picture". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved December 3, 2014.

External links

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