Pete Cavaciuti - Steadicam Operator

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James Ellis Deakins

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🗓️ 23 May 2021

⏱️ 65 minutes

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EPISODE 117 - PETE CAVACIUTI - Steadicam operator

Team Deakins speaks with Steadicam operator, Pete Cavaciuti (1917, EYES WIDE SHUT, NOW YOU SEE ME 2). Of course, we learn a lot about what the Steadicam is, what training is needed, what you can do with it and what you can’t, and that being a Steadicam operator is a way of life! Pete also shares his experiences with Stanley Kubrick on the film EYES WIDE SHUT and talks about his most challenging shot. He also talks about his experiences on KUNDUN, SKYFALL, 1917, and BLADE RUNNER 2049. A great look into a very specific skill!

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0:00.0	Hi and welcome to the Team Deakin's podcast. This podcast is a dialogue between Roger and
0:10.5	James Deakin's often joined in the conversation by a guest. It's very informal and we never
0:17.1	know where it will go. We're connecting through Zoom, so bear that in mind when you hear
0:22.2	the audio. If you'd like to submit a question or topic, please do so by emailing pod.ps.
0:29.8	This episode is sponsored by AJA Video Systems, one of the industry's most trusted and respected
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1:12.2	workflow tools for 4K, 8K, HDR and beyond. Today we're speaking with a Steadicam operator
1:23.0	from the UK. We've had the pleasure of working with him many times on the films, Secret
1:28.3	Garden, Kundun, Skyfall, Blade Runner 2049 and 1917. He's also worked on far too many
1:36.5	other films to list. We're looking forward to learning a lot about the Steadicam and its
1:42.2	unique use in this episode. We're pleased to welcome Pete Cavacudy today. Pete, thank
1:48.7	you for doing this. Thank you very much for the invitation. It's a joy to be here, honestly.
1:54.5	Good, good. Yeah. You don't have to start lying all day. Come on now. Anyway, could we start
2:02.6	with how you got to where you are today? Was this a path that you knew right from the start?
2:09.0	Did you take another path? Where did you start? By the way, where were you born? And what's
2:15.4	your story? Well, I was born in North London and play school, Barnett, a long time ago.
2:21.9	Sonny Barnett, yeah. Great football team, yeah. Yeah. Underneath the tour key at the moment,
2:28.2	I see. Never mind. Yeah, okay. But I guess as a kid, I had an interest in art. It was, you know,
2:36.3	always seemed to be drawing as a child observing things and that led me to eventually to art
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