Guerilla Filmmakers on Instagram: "The Steadicam was invented in 1974 by cameraman Garrett Brown, who built the first prototype in his garage while trying to solve a simple problem: how to move a camera smoothly without tracks or dolly equipment. Within two years of its invention, the Steadicam was used on Bound for Glory, Rocky, and The Shining, all films that each pushed the rig in different ways and helped define its cinematic language. Brown’s invention changed how directors thought about mo