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Video: Amazing Steadicam work in ‘Hugo’

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June 3, 2012


Martin Scorsese and Larry McConkey are masters of their crafts. The former is arguably the greatest living director. The latter is one of the world’s foremost Steadicam operators. Their collaborations have produced some of the most famous and dazzling works in cinema, including the office scene in “After Hours” and the famed Copacabana one-shot in “Goodfellas.” Lucky for us, McConkey mounted a GoPro atop his rig for the amazing final one-shot in the Scorsese-directed “Hugo.”

Take a look:

Here’s the finished shot:

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