Garrett Brown may have revolutionized the way motion
pictures are filmed with his invention of the Steadicam - a device created in
the 1970s that mounts a stabilized camera on a person to allow for free-reign
movement of the operator to get clear, non-shaky shots – but he admits that
being an inventor is not what he intended with life, let alone change how
movies are made.
“Although (my father) talked up inventing ardently,” Brown
said, “I wasn’t enthralled with the idea of professionally inventing.”
With over 50 patents established for his devices, notably
for his camera stabilization equipment that have in turn earned him an Academy
Award, an Emmy, and numerous other accolades, it certainly proved to be a
fruitful career path for him.
