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The Eastern Classic Steadicam Workshop
 



Fourth Annual Eastern Classic Steadicam Workshop
December 5 - 11, 2010 - SOLD OUT!

Hosted by The Tiffen Company. We are once again holding our Eastern Classic at Historic Banning Mills. This beautiful facility is located south of Atlanta, Georgia. We enjoy the combination of a luxurious main lodge and the rustic visuals of the abandoned paper mill site along the Snake Creek. Come and spend a week of day and night intensive training using the newest systems. Eat, sleep and breathe Steadicam Operating.

The reknowned Steadicam Classic Workshop began in Malibu California in the 1980’s. It has developed into the premiere Steadicam Workshop in the world, offering excellent instructors, state of the art Steadicam gear and workshop experience.

The group is limited to 16 students. There are 5 Instructors, including our lead Instructor, Jerry Holway. Jerry has been a Steadicam Operator for more than 25 years and is the co-inventor of the Steadicam Ultra 1 and Ultra 2, as well as many other inventions. He will be joined by 4 other highly experienced Steadicam Operators who have instructed together before.

**Garrett Brown will be joining us for the week**


The Syllabus includes:

  • Flying the Rig
  • Details of sled, arm and vest
  • Vehicle Mount
  • Use of ultra long post feature for super low mode and super high mode
  • Balance of the Steadicam. Dynamic and Static Balance.
  • Running
  • Work on stairs and uneven surfaces
  • Operating from both sides. ( Left and Right side Steadicam )
  • Compositional skills and techniques
  • Integration of accessories: Follow Focus, on-board recording, HD/SD
  • Evening discussions of shots, screening clips and deconstructing shot
    design.

The Tiffen Company will be providing all state of the art equipment, from our Ultra 2 system and Ultra 2C to the Clipper 324 and Clipper 312 and popular Archer 2 systems to the Flyer F24LE with telescoping post. This is a Big Rig workshop. As always, there will be one each of the Flyer, Pilot and Merlin systems as well.

The workshop dates are December 5-11, 2010.
Historic Banning Mills. 205 Horseshoe Dam Road
Whitesburg, GA 30185.
Phone: 770-834-9149.

Tuition for this workshop is $ 3,000.00 USD pre-paid to reserve your slot...Reserve A Workshop

This tuition includes housing, all meals while on site, instructional manual and training and a Certificate of Completion. Students are responsible for their own transportation into the Atlanta area, and for transporting themselves down to Historic Banning Mills. For transportation from Atlanta Hartsfield Airport, contact Banning Mills.

The required reading for this Steadicam Workshop is the Steadicam Operator's Handbook. It can be purchased through Amazon or directly from The Tiffen Company's web site. Students need to obtain this book by at least November 15, 2010. We request that students have read the book at least once before coming to the workshop.

To register for this workshop, click Reserve A Workshop and fill out the form. Any questions regarding the details of the Eastern Classic Steadicam Workshop should be directed to Peter Abraham at pabraham@tiffen.com . Phone # (917) 453-1219.