Steadicam operator for hire in the UK
A Steadicam operator carries a stabilised rig for smooth moving shots that glide with the action — no dolly track required.
Are you a steadicam operator? Get listed and take work near you
Post the role, your postcode and your rate. The nearest steadicam operator is asked first — within 19 miles, or further for anyone who has said they travel — and if they pass it moves to the next nearest. Nothing is charged unless someone accepts.
Steadicam operator work near you
Is this your job? Set up your profile with your day rate and how far you travel. When a production nearby posts for the role, the nearest people are asked first and the job reaches your phone. You only take the ones you want.
What a steadicam operator does on a shoot
- Carries the stabilised rig for moving shots that follow the action without laying track.
- Works the route out with the director — where the camera starts, where it ends, what is in shot on the way.
- Balances and rebuilds the rig for each camera and lens combination.
Gear a steadicam operator usually needs
Crew and kit are hired separately on Picturental. If the production is supplying the package, these are the categories this role tends to work from.
How hiring a steadicam operator works
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Post the role
Say you need a steadicam operator, where the shoot is, the dates and the rate you're offering.
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The nearest is asked first
The closest steadicam operator gets it alone, and it widens to the next nearest every 60 seconds until someone accepts.
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First to accept takes it
The job locks to them, you swap details, and you rate each other afterwards.
Hiring a steadicam operator
- Is a Steadicam operator the same as a gimbal operator?
- They overlap but the rigs are not the same. Steadicam is a body-worn arm and vest with a hands-on operator; a gimbal is motorised and usually flown one or two handed. Many operators own one and not the other, so say which you want.
- Does the operator supply the rig?
- Usually yes, quoted as an operator-plus-kit rate. Give the camera and lens weight when you post — a rig balanced for a mirrorless body is not the one that carries a full cinema build.