Goodfellas (1990) - "Meeting the Gang" Steadicam Shot This is a POV (point of view) shot of an unidentified character as he/she makes their way through the local gangster hangout. As we pass by each character, Liotta narrates the introductions and each character gives their own personal greeting to the viewer. The Steadicam is a brand of camera stabilizing mount for motion picture cameras that mechanically isolates it from the operator's movement, allowing for a smooth shot even when moving quickly over an uneven surface. The Steadicam was invented in 1975 by cameraman Garrett Brown, and is now a registered trademark of Tiffen. Go here to see the Steadicam's inventor, Garrett Brown, demonstrate the Steadicam.... www.youtube.com The Steadicam has been used in many films since 1975 to obtain "tracking," ie moving shots. Goodfellas (stylized as GoodFellas) is a 1990 American crime film directed by Martin Scorsese. It is a film adaptation of the 1986 non-fiction book Wiseguy by Nicholas Pileggi, who co-wrote the screenplay with Scorsese. The film follows the rise and fall of Lucchese crime family associates Henry Hill and his friends over a period from 1955 to 1980. Scorsese originally intended to direct Goodfellas before The Last Temptation of Christ, but when funds materialized to make Last Temptation, he postponed what was then known as Wise Guy. The title of Pileggi's book had already been used for a TV series and for Brian De Palma's 1986 comedy Wise Guys, so Pileggi and ...