Steadicam & Gimbal Services

Here is how this works in practice. Our Steadicam and gimbal operators across Australia work the full kit range: Steadicam M2, Tiffen Phantom 4 vests with Master Series arms for long-lens drama, MoVI Pro and Ronin 2 for run-and-gun documentary, Trinity 2 for hybrid head/body movement, and Ronin 4D and DJI RS 3 Pro for the lighter end of commercial work.

Here is the short of it. Sydney-based operators move daily between Disney Studios Australia (where Thor Ragnarok and Thor Love and Thunder were lensed), Fox Studios sound stages, and CBD walk-and-talk environments around the Royal Botanic Garden, The Rocks, and Sydney Opera House (UNESCO 2007 — Jørn Utzon, opened 1973).

Here is the breakdown. Melbourne crews specialise in Federation Square, the MCG, and Yarra Valley vineyard work, while Gold Coast operators rotate between Village Roadshow Studios and Surfers Paradise location shoots — the production base that delivered Aquaman, Pirates of the Caribbean Dead Men Tell No Tales, Elvis (Luhrmann 2022), and Furiosa (Miller 2024).

Here is what that looks like on the ground. The Australian camera-movement heritage runs from Russell Boyd ACS ASC's Master and Commander (Weir 2003, Best Cinematography Oscar) handheld and Steadicam work through John Seale ACS ASC's Mad Max Fury Road (Miller 2015) where car-rig and gimbal innovation was central to the visual language.

Here is how the picture comes together. Our operators carry full public liability and gear insurance compliant with Safe Work Australia codes, Producer Offset and Location Offset records flows through Screen Australia, and we handle MEAA (Media Entertainment and Arts Alliance) crew agreements with reciprocal SAG-AFTRA, IATSE, and DGA recognition on global shoots.

Here is what we have to work with. Aboriginal Land Council and AIATSIS consultation is built into every location quote where we touch sacred Country — non-negotiable around Uluru-Kata Tjuta (UNESCO 1987 — Anangu sacred site), Kakadu (UNESCO 1981), Purnululu (UNESCO 2003), and Daintree (oldest tropical rainforest at 180 million years).