FILMING THE TALL SHIPS - WORK AS A STEADICAM ASSISTANT - July 2008

Joel writes: when I was first told that I would be helping out as a steadicam assistant I didn't really know what to expect but thought of this as a great opportunity to get to work with a professional outside of college.

As soon as we got to Liverpool we had to get straight to work with the steadicam which I found to be a very unusual piece of equipment, this was a great experience for me though because I've never worked with such an expensive and delicate camera before with all types of gadgets that ended up to be extremely useful to us. In a situation like this, you learn so many things - even the things that may seem less obvious - the wind, for example, that meant we had to give up on the steadicam beacuse balance made it really difficult for Anthony to operate!

The tall ships was a really enjoyable experience and I learnt a lot from an experienced professional cameraman and steadicam operator, the gorgeous weather and the amazing tall ships help me to make this a memory I won't forget.