I would like to take this opportunity to thank Garrett Brown, that extraordinary inventor, who made time in his busy schedule to read the manuscript of this book and make numerous invaluable suggestions.
I would like to thank all the people who believed in my work and offered their time and ideas to help me complete it. First among these are my parents, my sisters, my brother and my partner.
Elisabetta Cartoni was the force behind my ‘practical and direct’ experience with the Steadicam.
Karen Craig was more than just my translator; she also helped revise and assemble the book.
I would especially like to thank all the people I interviewed for this book, who gave me their opinions, ideas and, above all, their time: Garrett Brown; Larry McConkey, John Carpenter, Ed DiGiulio, Caroline Goodall, Mario Orfini, Nicola Pecorini, Giuseppe Rotunno, Vittorio Storaro and Haskell Wexler.
Finally, I am grateful to the following people for their help (in alphabetical order, as they were all equally important): Lou Adler, Silvana Agueci, American Cinematographer, Cinema Products, Frank Dellario, Focal Press (Beth Howard, Margaret Denley), Antonio Franco, John Jurgens, Gabriella Giaconi, Erwin Landau, Alessia Moretti, Emma Parker, Nicola Piegaia, Riccardo Piattelli, Rodolfo Tritapepe, Mirco Vettori, Nicola Zani and also to the Istituto Cinematografico dell’Aquila ‘La Lanterna Magica’.