Nicola Daino (Steadicam Operator) | Graduated from RUFA in 2018 with 110 with honours with the thesis “Respiro”. He wrote and directed two short films: “Sulle spalle del gigante” and “Spettro”. Through internships and workshops, he specialised in the use of the Steadicam as a filming tool. As an operator, he took part in several short film and documentary productions awarded at the Cannes Corner and at the 74°a and 76°a editions of the Venice Film Festival. He creates Commercial, Spot and music videos for renowned Italian and international artists. Steadicam operator on the film “Tiger’s Nest” produced by Medusa film. Currently freelance and based in Rome.
Respiro, lo steadicam e la realtà
The trick lies in the perfect balance of the camera and the spring-loaded arm that separates the movement of the body from that of the camera.
The operator can run and the camera floats through the air as though it were suspended from above by a spring. This morning I saw a reel from a Haskel film in which the operator is sitting on a crane, then the crane lowers to the ground and the operator steps down from the platform and begins to walk; no cut. This technique saves a great deal of money and time by avoiding the use of tracks, and above all it allows you to make, and conceive, shots that you otherwise would not even have been able to imagine.
