Ari Robbins was first introduced to Steadicam at the age of eighteen
after returning home from high-school. Knowing his future lay within
the cinematic industry, he was immediately entranced by the notion of
operator and equipment working together so intimately. It was a
culmination of all things he was looking for: a career, a hobby, a
profession, but most importantly, a passion.
Ari moved to Los Angeles and immediately began working in the lighting
departments. In the fall of 2004 he signed up for a Steadicam Operators
Association workshop. After graduating, he searched and found his ideal
rig, and on his twenty-first birthday, purchased his Steadicam. That
same day, he rolled his first shot on set as a Steadicam operator and
owner.
Ari operates with the same enthusiasm he had the first moment he
strapped on his vest, with passion first and the camera second.