Garrett Brown is best known as the Oscar-winning inventor of the Steadicam™.
He has shot with it on nearly 100 movies including Rocky, The Shining and
Return of the Jedi. View Garrett Brown Filmography
Garrett holds 50 patents worldwide for camera devices which include the new
Steadicam Merlin, a miniature version for camcorders; Skycam, the robot camera
that flies on wires over sporting events; and Mobycam, Divecam, Flycam et
al that pursue athletes worldwide.
In past lives Garrett has recorded for MGM as a folksinger (www.BrownandDana.com),
sold Volkswagens, directed TV commercials and made films for Sesame Street,
and his voice was the other half of that well-known ad-lib duo on radio for
Molson and American Express (www.TwoVoices.com*).
He is a member of the American Society of Cinematographers, the Directors
Guild, the Screen Actors Guild and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and
Sciences.
