I had the pleasure recently to participate in a Silver Steadicam Workshop, organised by Tiffen at The Bull Hotel in Gerrards Cross, UK.

I’ve been also featured in an article from britishcinematographer.co.uk and here you can find my thoughts about the course:

“I started as a freelance videographer in Italy, moving to the UK in 2016. Until 2020, I worked in-house as a camera operator and DP for a local production company and last year entered the freelance world, working mainly for live-streaming events, branded content and TV commercials. My goal in the next few years is to work more on documentaries, TV commercials and possibly on TV series drama as a camera operator and DP.  

I’ve been always fascinated by Steadicam and wanted to do some training for a long time but only got the opportunity recently thanks to this Tiffen Workshop. As a camera operator/DP, I believe it’s important knowing how to operate a Steadicam. I’ve been working as a gimbal technician and operator and I can see the big difference between operating that and a Steadicam, both visually and technically.  

I truly believe the course is worth every second. Danny and Robin are incredibly good at teaching and the course is well organised, from day one to day three. I liked that Robin shared a small collection of notes about Steadicam workflow, sometimes you just listen and there is no time to take notes during the course. It was interesting for me to test the different rigs and see the difference in fitting the various vests. It was also interesting to have suggestions regarding filming in particular circumstances such as wet weather, sand and wind!  

The course definitely raised my enthusiasm for Steadicam work, both from a creative and business perspective. I’m really happy that I did the course, a really good experience and well organised. I’m amazed that in only three days we were able to set up, balance and fly a Steadicam, with some good end results as well!”