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RonBaldwin

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Dunno what IMDB you're looking at Ron.

 

I see 4 names for Steadicam:

 

Richard Stoddard (8 eps 2011)

Xandy Sahla (6 eps 2010)

Adam Gillham (6 eps 2011-2012)

Jeremy Hiles (2 eps 2010)
Which would make either Xandy or Jeremy the op on the first ep I assume.
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Hi All,

I confess I was the operator/steadicam operator on series 1 eps 1&2 of Downton Abbey, most of these two eps were my steadicam shots, including the shot through the house with all the activity of the servants etc, after ep 2 I was fired from the show for trying to make it look "Too cinematic"! such is the way of current UK TV....... Hey Ho, Xandy then took over and some of the stuff in those eps is his, as they were shot way out of sequence. Thanks for noticing, and interestingly the ep that won the Emmy for cinematography and other awards was No 1! Some Justice then. David Katznelson, DOP did a fantastic job on that first series, but sadly he suffered from the same lack of need for that cinematic look. Hope that clears up the questions.

Jeremy

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Well Jeremy! Thanks for chiming in. I have only seen the 1st episode and your work is wonderful. Too bad to hear about the crap that went down after the second episode. Typical bs. Were they trying to save some money or did they really think you were too "cinematic"...or good!?

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