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Steadicam is an English word. Below you'll find 8 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Steadicam in a sentence

Steadicam meaning

A stabilizing camera mount for hand-held film or video shooting; a camera mounted thus.

Using Steadicam

  • The main meaning on this page is: A stabilizing camera mount for hand-held film or video shooting; a camera mounted thus.
  • In the example corpus, steadicam often appears in combinations such as: steadicam shot.

Context around Steadicam

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 26.4 words
  • Position in the sentence: 3 start, 4 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 8 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

take 1× angle 1×

Often after:

shot 2× operator 1× mounted 1×

Sentence patterns with Steadicam

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

and a steadicam they re 1× handheld or steadicam mounted camera 1× holding a steadicam 1× low angle steadicam shot pushing 1× of a steadicam and a 1× one take steadicam shot for 1× trenches the steadicam operator walks 1× used a steadicam the same 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a handheld or 1× as the two 1× for scenes with 1× like the rest 1× q the film 1× this day we 1×

Common sentence endings:

a handheld camera 1× for critical analysis 1× hand held feel 1× holding a steadicam 1× in the scene 1× of these movies 1×

Words around Steadicam

Just before it in the word index:

steadham 3 steadfastness 37 steadfastly 91 steadfast 285 stead 152 steacy 2

Just after it in the word index:

steadied 48 steadier 34 steadies 6 steadiest 8 steadily 1.068 steadiness 29

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaaaa 11 aaba 11 aafc 11 aaib 11 aalbers 11 aardvarks 11

Corpus analysis for Steadicam

  • In this selection, "steadicam" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 26.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, take, angle, shot, operator and mounted stand out and add context to how "steadicam" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include and a steadicam they re and handheld or steadicam mounted camera. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "steadicam" sits close to words such as aaaaa, aaba and aafc, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with steadicam

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

It's a person holding a steadicam. (7 words)

This day, we’ve got like four Panavisions and a Steadicam; they’re all over the place. (17 words)

A handheld or Steadicam mounted camera following a similar trajectory is called a tracking shot as well. (17 words)

Longer example sentences

And so then everything we did, starting with his resurrection in the beginning of the movie and the low-angle, Steadicam shot pushing in on him and he puts his hat on and so on, iIt was really designed to make him the hero of these movies. (47 words)

As the two soldiers traverse the trenches, the Steadicam operator walks behind or in front of the actors, and there is a fluid movement to the shot as well as a continuous focus without the jerky bouncing of a handheld camera. (41 words)

For scenes with Jean, we used a Steadicam — the same way as the short — and it's choreographed with some gentle movements, like a dance, versus when Jean was not in the scene. (33 words)

Example sentences (8)

Like the rest of the film, the viewer can enjoy this one-take Steadicam shot for leisurely entertainment or for critical analysis.

And so then everything we did, starting with his resurrection in the beginning of the movie and the low-angle, Steadicam shot pushing in on him and he puts his hat on and so on, iIt was really designed to make him the hero of these movies.

As the two soldiers traverse the trenches, the Steadicam operator walks behind or in front of the actors, and there is a fluid movement to the shot as well as a continuous focus without the jerky bouncing of a handheld camera.

For scenes with Jean, we used a Steadicam — the same way as the short — and it's choreographed with some gentle movements, like a dance, versus when Jean was not in the scene.

It's a person holding a steadicam.

Q: The film has a steady look (thanks to the use of a Steadicam and a Trinity camera stabilizer), rather than a herky-jerky, hand-held feel.

This day, we’ve got like four Panavisions and a Steadicam; they’re all over the place.

A handheld or Steadicam mounted camera following a similar trajectory is called a tracking shot as well.

Common combinations with steadicam

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "steadicam" in a sentence?
An example: "Like the rest of the film, the viewer can enjoy this one-take Steadicam shot for leisurely entertainment or for critical analysis." This page contains 8 example sentences with the word "steadicam" from authentic English texts.
What does "steadicam" mean?
Steadicam means: A stabilizing camera mount for hand-held film or video shooting; a camera mounted thus.
How many example sentences with "steadicam" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 8 example sentences with "steadicam", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.