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Stuff You Should Know

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Society & Culture

4.6 • 79.3K Ratings

🗓️ 18 June 2022

⏱️ 38 minutes

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Summary

There have been many inventions that have advanced filmmaking, but maybe none as important as the steadicam. Invented in the mid-70s, it literally changed the way movie making happened, and made the impossible possible. Learn about the fascinating history behind this amazing technology, in this classic episode.

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0:00.0	There's so much news happening around the world that we're somehow supposed to stay on top of.
0:05.7	That's why we launched The Big Take.
0:08.3	It's a daily podcast from Bloomberg and I Heart Radio that turns down the volume a bit
0:14.0	to give you some space to think.
0:16.4	I'm Wes Kosova.
0:17.7	Each weekday I dig into one important story and talk about why it matters.
0:23.6	Listen to The Big Take on The I Heart Radio App, Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen.
0:31.2	Hey everybody, it's your silly pal Josh and for this week's Select I've chosen our episode
0:36.2	on Steady Cam's.
0:38.2	What with it being the beginning of the summer blockbuster movie season?
0:42.2	I figure that the chances you want to know how movies are made have gone through the roof.
0:47.2	So I'm here to satisfy your curiosity with, like I said, our Steady Cam's episode,
0:52.4	enjoy.
0:57.9	Welcome to Stuff You Should Know, a production of I Heart Radio.
1:07.4	Hey and welcome to the podcast.
1:08.8	I'm Josh Clark.
1:09.8	There's Charles W. Chuck Bryant and Jerry's over there.
1:12.8	Chuck's wearing a hat.
1:14.6	So it's seven.
1:15.6	You should know.
1:16.6	Yeah.
1:17.6	Still pretty sad.
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