ISCHIA INTERNATIONAL STEADICAM® WORKSHOP

will conduct from the 4th to the 9th of May 2008, a unique Workshop at the Aragonese Castle located at the famed island of Ischia http://www.delphismdc.org/en/is_ischia.htm in Italy.

Leading instructor will be Garrett Brown, teamed with famed international instructors Jerry Holway (Usa) Harry Panagiotidis (Australia) Valentin Monge (France) Chris Fawcett (Holland) Alex Brambilla (Italy) and Robin Thwaites (Tiffen Europe).

This International Workshop will give all participants ample practical and theoretical experience to begin working professionally, plus the mental tools needed to meet future challenges, as well as exercises and shots to practice after completing the course.

All levels of Steadicam operating are accommodated:

• Physical principles - vest, arm and sled
• Balancing the Steadicam - both static and dynamic
• Inertial control and augmentation
• High Mode & Low Mode
• Long Mode (ultra high and ultra low modes)
• Stairs & shooting from vehicles: boat, rickshaw, vespa, etc. – hard & soft mounts
• Safety
• Right and Left side operating
• Focus Control, Video Transmission and Reception
• Video Assist & Video Recording
• New equipment and prototypes

and….Italian cuisine !!!

The training consists primarily of specially designed exercises and shots, interspersed with short lectures, demonstrations, stories, and videos of great Steadicam work. As much time as possible is spent working with the Steadicam.

At the end of the course, participants will face a final test, reviewed and discussed with Garrett Brown and the instructors and will receive a Workshop Certificate signed by Garrett Brown.

Workshop participants should be in good health and free of back or other physical problems. Using a Steadicam properly does not hurt your back, it gently makes it stronger and it also improves posture. There are several successful female operators who weigh less than 130 lbs., and few male operators who weigh twice that. Good shoes, such as Cross-Training athletic shoes, should be worn every day. Clothing should be layered, as we work both outside and inside and the weather can be quite warm or cold.

Workshop participants with special dietary needs or other special requests should notify CARTONI in advance. Participants who wish to bring their own Steadicam equipment should also notify us in advance. Participants are encouraged to bring both still and video cameras.

Cost for the workshop is € 2.500,00 (Euro), which includes great instruction, equipment and meals. Workshop participants are responsible for their own travel to and from Ischia :http://www.delphismdc.org/en/is_ischia.htm#getthere

To sign up for the ISCHIA INTERNATIONAL STEADICAM WORKSHOP please fill the Registration Form and transfer a non refundable deposit * of € 800,00 (Euro) to Cartoni SpA in Rome, Italy.

* Deposits will be fully refunded If cancellation is made 30 days prior to the start of the workshop.

Hotel arrangements will be made at the former 15th century Monastery Albergo Il Monastero http://www.albergoilmonastero.it on the 56.000 sq mt Peninsula and at adjacent Hotel. Hotel fee from Sunday May 4th afternoon (check in) to Saturday May 10th (check out) for 6 nights is € 600,00 (Euro).

Workshop participants should meet at the Castello Aragonese http://www.castelloaragonese.it in Ischia on Sunday May 4th after 12.00. (Ferries & Hydrofoils : http://www.ischia.org/en/how-get-to-ischia.php). CARTONI will notify participants if this changes.

The workshop runs from Monday morning to Friday evening May 9th. The Workshop begins promptly at 9 a.m. each morning after breakfast, and usually finishes by 7 p.m., when we all dine together at the Albergo Il Monastero.

If you have any questions about the workshop, please contact: Elisabetta Cartoni–

Via Giuseppe Mirri, 13 Rome 00159 (Rm)
Phone : +39 064382002 FAX : +39 0643588293
elisabetta@cartoni.com & www.cartoni.com

See you in Ischia !!