Steadicam & Gimbal Services

Here is how this works in practice. Ireland's Steadicam and gimbal-operator bench runs through ISC-certified owner-operators whose credits anchor the local feature standard. The senior roster has carried camera-stabilisation on Game of Thrones (Titanic Studios Belfast + Tollymore Forest + Castle Ward Winterfell + Paint Hall. All 8 seasons of multi-rig Steadicam coverage), Vikings and Vikings Valhalla at Ashford Studios (longboat-deck Steadicam and Volga River-equivalent location work). Foundation Apple TV+ at Troy Studios Limerick (LED virtual-production gimbal integration).

Here is the short of it. Branagh's Belfast (the celebrated street-level Steadicam long takes), Banshees of Inisherin on Achill Island and Inishmore Aran Islands, Normal People HBO across Sligo and Trinity College, The Tudors at Ardmore, Brooklyn, Sing Street, Once, Michael Collins, In the Name of the Father, The Commitments and Excalibur. Cross-border CTA seamless plan bring the UK SOA (Society of Operating Camerapersons) Steadicam roster onto Northern Ireland blocks alongside the ISC bench. Gear flow runs Tiffen Steadicam Trinity 2 + M-2 + Volt for the senior cinema rigs.

Here is the breakdown. Freefly MoVI Pro and MoVI XL through TVM Ireland and Pyramid Camera for heavy-cinema gimbal work. DJI Ronin 4D for owner-operator narrative work. The Easyrig Vario 5 + Stabil bar combination for run-and-gun handheld.

Here is what that looks like on the ground. Atlantic maritime conditions drive specific stabilisation decisions. The Wild Atlantic Way coastline (Cork to Donegal 2,500 km), Cliffs of Moher exposure, Skellig Michael UNESCO boat-transfer rigs. Aran Islands ferry-deck Steadicam work and Connemara mountain-terrain operator work all carry weatherproofing. Balance-recalibration and salt-air upkeep protocols. IP-rated motor housings on gimbals, sealed Steadicam vest electronics, and post-shoot freshwater rinse routines. UNESCO heritage zones (Skellig Michael + Giant's Causeway + Newgrange Brú na Bóinne) carry silent-zone protocols favouring Steadicam over noisier dolly/track rigging.

Here is how the picture comes together. Section 481 32% relief plus 40% regional uplift covers operator day rates and gear alongside the camera package. Pre-production rehearsal days cover blocking, monitor positioning and DP joint work; on heavier cinema rigs the senior operators bring 1st AC focus-puller pairings tied to the Irish camera-department union roster. Cross-border CTA plan let Steadicam operators move between Dublin and Belfast blocks on the same shoot day. With TVM Ireland and Camera Hire Belfast covering Northern Ireland gimbal rentals. Bilingual EN/Irish (Gaeilge) coordination is standard on Gaeltacht shoots.