Terms & Conditions for Student + Indie Steadicam Rates

Here's the nit-picking fine print to avoid conundrums and get down to making a great film:
  • A 50 percent deposit may be required to secure shooting dates. The remainder is due before the conclusion of the shoot (with the exact terms of the balance payment depending on the duration and locale of the production).

  • The Production/filmmaker must supply me with high resolution footage from the film as a digital file, DVD, or even mini-DV tape, which I can potentially use in a future demo reel. This can be in the form of m.o.s. rushes (to be mailed to me, or available for download, within six months) or the completed film (delivered within one year from the wrap date). This stipulation is highly flexible, just let me know your situation if there's an issue with post-production delays or clearances.

    • Pre-production coordination

    • I include pre-shoot meetings (which may also include a location or camera inspection) as part of the service for low budget + student productions.

    • If you are a director or DP with limited experience working with a Steadicam operator I prefer to have a face-to-face pre-production meeting, as this best facilitates a discussion of choreographing camera movements and allows us to hone in on technical and aesthetic nuances that can be missed in telephone communications.

Click image to view Steadicam Operation Film Gallery Shots.
Panasonic HPX500 shoot.
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Red Cam: February 2010.
Carl with Sony F900R in snowy Chicago.
Carl with Sony F900R in snowy Chicago.
Shooting dance with the Pilot Rig.
Shooting dance with the Pilot Rig.
Carl flying a Sony F900 CineAlta.
Carl flying a Sony F900 CineAlta.
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Soundstage shoot: May 2011.
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Shooting with an Aaton XC 16mm camera: January 2010.
On location: November 2009 Broadcast Promo shoot.
On location: November 2009 Broadcast Promo shoot.
Search note: I own an EFP Steadicam manufactured by Cinema Products and a Steadicam Pilot by Tiffen. It is not a Steady Cam, Steady-cam, Steadycam, Steadi Cam, Steadi-cam, Stedicam, or a Glidecam.


 
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LINKS
  • Internet Movie Database A partial listing of feature films and shorts I've worked on.

  • Steadicam Operators Association listing.
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    Steadicam Credits

    Industrial | Corporate | Commercials | TV

    Abbott Labs, Aircell, American College of Cardiology, American Crew, BET Network, Brightstar Corp, Buick, Cablevision, Cassidy Tire, Caterpillar, Chamberlain, CDW, Chicago Board Options Exchange, Chicago Dream House Raffle, Citadel, Continental Furniture, CVS, Dyson Vacuums, First Chicago, Forbes Travel Guide, G + W Electric, Goshen Center for Cancer Care, Jayco RV, Kerry Ingredients, LG vacuums, Lucent Technologies, Mexico: One Plate at a Time, Mulitiplex Clubs, Museum of Science and Industry, MySpace Live, Merck Pharmaceuticals, Navistar, Nintendo Wii, QVC Network, Sears Chef Challenge, Second City Communications, Seyfarth Shaw, Seqway Chicago, Underwriters Laboratories, United Airlines, Univision PSA, Univision TV Promo, Veuve Cliequot, Wave Vodka, Wrigleys Gum, Yale Forklifts.

    MUSIC VIDEOS AND LIVE PERFORMANCE

    Arlen Music, Carolyn Hoerdemann, Clawfinger, Court Jester, Ramsey Lewis, Lupe Fiasco, Front Line Assembly, Gayle Ritt, Gillette, The Legendary Traxster, Napalm Death, oh my god, Paramore, Poe, Ramsen Sheeno, Ramsey Lewis, T.I., Tomi, Villain, Wickerman

    INDIE FEATURES on 16, 35mm, DV and HD

    8 of Diamonds, Bullet on a Wire, Cost of Happiness, The Blank Page, Farewell Darkness, Happily After, Nightlights, Polish Wedding, The Removed, Roundabout American, Two Rivers, Without Borders

    SHORTS on 16mm, DV and HD

    I have been a paid Steadicam Operator on well over 70 student film projects since 1995. The majority of these were shot on 16mm film and originated from Northwestern University and Columbia College in Chicago. In 2010 I began working on DePaul University and Flashpoint Academy projects, typically shot on the Red Cam. I have also worked professionally on School of the Art Institute related features and shorts as well as on numerous independent shorts, experimental films and art projects including: Adorno/Bueller, The Alchemy of Comedy, Beer Float, A City to Make Me, Emmett's Last Stand, The Devolution of Ethan Chadwick, Diversion, Don’t Know What it is, A Heretic’s Primer, House of Smoke, The Janitor's Closet, The Kiss, The Last Cosmonaut, Last Light, Lionel on a SunDay, Marathon, Not With a Bang, Palooka, Rather Lovely Thing, Rat Tail, Sweet Pea, Taco Mary, Two Days in Limbo, and Unbridled.

    Dance

    Since 2003 I've done Steadicam shooting for BONEdanse|Breakbone DanceCo documenting both live performances and shooting site specific pieces utilizing Steadicam Videography. Since 2008 I’ve done Steadicam shooting for performance documentaion and dance films for Cindy Brandle Dance Company, Colleen Halloran Films, Julia Rae Antonick, Khecari Dance Theatre, Nadia Oussenko, The Space / Movement Project, Synapse Arts Collective, and ThisWayUp.TV.

    Weddings

    In 2009 I began doing wedding coverage with my smaller Steadicam rig (Pilot) and small camcorders (DV and HDV). In 2010 I shot DSLR weddings in Chicago with the Canon 7D on the Pilot rig for Andrew Collings Photography, Delack Media Group, Orange Video Production and Xpress Video Productions. View a demo here.