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Garrett Brown invented the Oscar-winning Steadicam camera stabilizer and used it to shoot over a hundred movies beginning with Rocky (1976). He holds 50 patents worldwide for camera devices including: Steadicam JR for camcorders; Skycam, which flies on wires over sporting events: and Mobycam, the underwater camera that chases the swimmers at the ... See full bio »
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Known For

The Forgotten
The Forgotten Camera and Electrical Department
(2004)
Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi
Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi Visual Effects
(1983)
Highlander
Highlander Camera and Electrical Department
(1986)
Altered States
Altered States Camera and Electrical Department
(1980)
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 2005/I Stay (camera operator: SuperFlyCam)
 2005 The Brothers Grimm (camera operator: SuperFlyCam - uncredited)
 2004 The Forgotten (camera operator: SuperFlyCam)
 2004 Birth (steadicam operator: title sequence)
 2004 Without a Paddle (camera operator: SuperFlyCam - uncredited)
 2001 Someone Like You... (steadicam operator - uncredited)
 2000 Cherry Falls (steadicam operator)
 2000 La traviata (TV Movie) (steadicam operator)
 1998 Bulworth (steadicam operator)
 1996 Before and After (steadicam operator)
 1995 Two Bits (additional steadicam operator)
 1995 Casino (steadicam operator)
 1995 Heavy Weights (steadicam operator - uncredited)
 1994 Love Affair (steadicam operator)
 1994 Wolf (steadicam operator)
 1993 Philadelphia (steadicam operator)
 1990 Rocky V (steadicam operator - uncredited)
 1986 The Boy Who Could Fly (photographer: Skycam - uncredited)
 1986 Legal Eagles (steadicam operator)
 1986 Sweet Liberty (steadicam operator)
 1986 Highlander (skycam photographer)
 1986 Hannah and Her Sisters (steadicam operator - uncredited)
 1985 The Slugger's Wife (photographer: Skycam)
 1984 Falling in Love (steadicam operator - uncredited)
 1984 Give My Regards to Broad Street (steadicam operator)
 1984 The Muppets Take Manhattan (steadicam operator)
 1984 Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (steadicam photography: Sri Lanka)
 1984 Hard to Hold (steadicam operator)
 1984 Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes (steadicam operator - uncredited)
 1983 The Man Who Loved Women (steadicam operator)
 1983 A Night in Heaven (steadicam operator)
 1983 Yentl (steadicam operator)
 1983 Twilight Zone: The Movie (steadicam operator - segment "2-4")
 1983 The Hunger (steadicam operator)
 1983 Baby It's You (steadicam operator)
 1982 The King of Comedy (steadicam operator)
 1982 The Toy (steadicam operator - uncredited)
 1982 Tootsie (steadicam operator - uncredited)
 1982 Let's Spend the Night Together (Documentary) (steadicam operator)
 1982 Lookin' to Get Out (steadicam operator - uncredited)
 1982 Annie (steadicam operator - as Garreth Brown)
 1982 A Little Sex (steadicam operator)
 1982 Deathtrap (steadicam operator)
 1981 Sharky's Machine (steadicam operator - uncredited)
 1981 Four Friends (steadicam operator)
 1981/I Taps (steadicam operator)
 1981 Reds (steadicam operator - uncredited)
 1981 True Confessions (steadicam operator - uncredited)
 1981 Prince of the City (steadicam operator)
 1981 One from the Heart (steadicam operator)
 1981 Under the Rainbow (steadicam operator)
 1981 Wolfen (steadicam photographer)
 1981 Blow Out (steadicam operator - uncredited)
 1981 Stripes (steadicam operator - uncredited)
 1981 Polyester (steadicam operator)
 1981 Dance Craze (Documentary) (camera operator)
 1981 Fort Apache the Bronx (steadicam operator - uncredited)
 1980 Altered States (steadicam operator)
 1980 The Formula (steadicam operator - uncredited)
 1980 It's My Turn (steadicam operator - uncredited)
 1980 Willie & Phil (steadicam operator)
 1980 Xanadu (steadicam operator)
 1980 Can't Stop the Music (steadicam operator)
 1980 The Shining (steadicam operator)
 1980 Fame (steadicam operator - uncredited)
 1979 Rocky II (steadicam operator)
 1978 The Buddy Holly Story (steadicam operator)
 1977 Exorcist II: The Heretic (steadicam operator)
 1976 Bound for Glory (steadicam operator - uncredited)
 1976 Rocky (special camera effects)
 1976 Marathon Man (special photography)
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