Eurovision steadicam Karsten Jacobsen

[pianoguyyy]

This is Chuck Norris's steadicam operator.

[Xhanoir]

Haha... i just saw the final result 4 times before looing the behind the cameras shot, i know i am not the only one.

[perfectperfecto]

American cameramen couldn't do this :P

[DBDP3]

I have the Handsfree Transporter, and I've glided 3010 miles in 2 years on it, fallen a few times when playing around, and it was terrible. If I can say one things about the boldness of this dude, He has nerves of steel!

[inferno10]

Props to the focus puller for keeping up with that runaway Segway!

[mcntkn]

that's why i want to be a cameraman :P

[ukcameraman]

exactly why I became a cameraman... Top job the shot rocked!

[stabdabunni]

Damn I needa get me a steadicam...

[TheTaistelukala]

How can you perform while some muhfucka is running around you with camera...

[hanracing]

How he do during 0.09-0.12 ???

[hazahaxa]

@hanracing He just turned the camera 90 degrees

[qap15]

A scene within a scene

[snucky999]

Awesome! Really proffesionals crew

[magik110]

I love how he just hops off the segway mid-ride like it's nothing.

[101cuteK]

That's a really cool camera shot and everything, but I just had to LOL. If u were in the audience u would just see 2 guys running around him with a camera xD

[Proculled]

My God this was amazing to watch.That man knows his job.

[hardywey]

amazing!!!!!

[Voxjunction]

A fantastic shot, well executed. Good to know there are still people willing to bust a gut to make great television.

[tommarques]

0:17 epic moment! Not the shitty music, but the awesome cameraman pulling in the stage!

[broodjekaas13]

SKilzz

[EmmyJ789]

Wow.

[patryklau]

is that guy trailing him pulling focus? lol running for dear life while the operator was on the segway.

[Jonasbrosno123]

Cupofteam sent me here!amezin

[adchristl]

The video started and I was about to turn it off. There was literally no way that a steadicam could impresHOLY SHIT COOLEST VIDEO EVER

[KateyKuppeyKake]

LMFAO I did not expect that...

[MadeInLat1]

Best camerman EVER!

[bryan350z]

that is one awesome camera man

[newsofrino]

Ахренеть, вот так оператор))

[hotqueekboi]

Imagine being in the audience and then all of a sudden seeing this shoot up on the stage in front of you!

[navayti]

BELARUSSSSSSSSS!!

[052975816]

best steadicam ever

[P0stmanMatt0]

oh my god

[beckyandboo]

I knew there was a reason Segways existed... I just didn't know that exact reason until I saw this video.

[AndieKermah]

awkward

[sportsbabexox]

That was so fucking cool

[jasonquinn1]

EPIC SEGWAY WIN

[HIHNickel]

that's awesome..

[LandOfTheUnicorns]

awesome steadycam

[baldbrad]

WOW!  My back screamed just WATCHING this Steadicam operator!

[psycoclan1]

what does the assistant have in his hands??? what is he doing anyways??? I'm trying to find it out but i cant!

[fschnell]

@psycoclan1 focus puller

[psycoclan1]

@fschnell thx! do u maybe know how they transmit the video wirelessly? What frequency, watt etc?

[thetooth54]

@psycoclan1 hes the focus puller, his literally judging distance with one eye and adjusting the focus on the lens with the other

[libbym1978]

@psycoclan1 That is a focus puller. He is controlling the the camera's focus (and possibly the zoom). the camera operator doesn't have enough hands to do all that.

[TheFullHDtube]

wow, amazing

[kennethFOB]

i was wondering, who is doing the camera zoom? the steadicam operator or the AC?

[weeardguy]

@kennethFOB I think the steadicam operator has so much on his mind that zooming is done by someone else ;) But then again, a novice-steadicam operator won't do this shot in the first place, so maybe zooming is done by the operator ;)

[TheYou0Tuber]

Ummm... wow...

[andvidh]

This video is from NRK1 (Norsk rikskringkasting). Are you norwegian?

[claus964]

@andvidh He´s from Denmark - a very good friend of mine. Brilliant guy, also of the "stage" ;-)

[kjeldsted]

He is so amazing what it's almost unbelievable. No doubt the best Steady operator in Denmark and one of the best in the world. He has really done some amazing stuff in a lot of Danish productions.

[DaEisi95]

very good job ! (;

[mustisail]

steady cam operators has to be in Olympics it seem more hard than many sports :)

[weeardguy]

@mustisail SC operators sure win when it comes to endurance: they have to bear an enormous weight for a looong time...

[nintendocrew]

thi si epic, but it does make me laugh soo much seeing him pelt it down their on a segway

[plumero2009]

hello , hola solo quiero comentar que en el mundo audio visual se aceptan todos los cambios creativos , esto lo digo por comentario propio ya que tambien soy camarografo de steadycam y operador de pluma o grua para otros paises ...

saludos y congratulation...!!!!!!

[lionstop]

Love danish people. They are crazy

[siroiruk]

Amazing!!! really good steadycam operator

[TheYoshiya448earth]

歌手もさぞや嬉しいだろうね。

[TonyKobayashi]

最高に素晴らしいカメラワークだ！！

神だ

[peter1058]

guess the audiance was thinking "damn what happened? two guys running fast as hell to the stage ^^"

[peter1058]

must be really fun

[TheDeskfan]

GOD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!­

[iisinanaiyonaiyo]

good job photographer

[mahdhatre]

and here i thought segways were for douches with too much money. nice shot

[tvwank]

The Russians did an excellent job of this Eurovision. So much better than the mess Serbia made of it in 2008. The camera men were idiots and direction was brainless.

[Odddish]

@tvwank Here's a clue: all third-world countries like Russia and Serbia get help from the BBC, SVT (Sweden) and other countries who do most of the work. Otherwise there'd be no Eurovision in these countries.

[Gammerman12]

Damn that is amazing

[deadskulk4]

Thats what i called having skills with a camera



[greekgeek86]

great work of these two guys

[Cranque]

It's not the same shot.

After the last round around the singer, he makes a fist with his left hand.

But only in one version.

[HaoWenXiang]

@Cranque Everyone knows it's not the same shot. The fact that the video says "rehearsal 2" and that there is no audience is a big giveaway.

[courttv89]

@HaoWenXiang That doesnt matter, the shot is epic! that guy jumps from segway and onto a stage with a 200 pound camera. it's not easy to do!

[Kedchup]

@Cranque

It says ''rehearsal'' if you look at the left version.

[mashupkid]

@MrBobfuchs

I think you mean "A LOT"

[Farekim]

@mashupkid That was very kind of you to point that out, i was totally lost for a moment there, like "ALOT"??? Wtf is that?!

[Joedsen]

@jjwesten Why do you think the focuspulling is not done remotely. I mean here in the Netherlands we even have remote focuspulling and the budgets here are not that huge. . . . It also seems he keeps in generally the same position and makes a weird move @ 0:32 almost like he is helping to stabilize the mount. . . Or am i completly paranoid? oh last note, would'nt a focuspuller need a better view of the monitor? ok, that;s it :)

[claus964]

@Joedsen A focuspuller don't look a the monitor. He´s looks at the markings on his remote, the cameras position and the object where focus has to be. Best place to be - to do that job, is next the the camera itself. It remote, but only a few feeds in this case.

[pyrobryan]

that segway dismount was so smooth. this guy has some camera skills.

[l2p]

Hard to concentrate on the shot when there's this horrible music in the background. I muted it but now I still can't concentrate because of that tool waving his guitar.

[profasir]

@l2p

It's not bad music.....

just your opinion

[KnightMD]

That was EPIC.

[HekkoRip]

name of song? pleaaseeeee

[moffe247]

That was fucking epic!

[toutitte123]

Segway win

[St8Solja]

How the hell is he keeping it steady?

[Kameraknecht]

It's a SteadiCam... ;)

[Orangebike666]

At first I thought they jumped onto stage but then I saw the ramp.... still that is awesome!

[Penduluman]

i want u all to know im probably the only person who has had respect for camera men even before this ^_^

[InsertAwesomNameHere]

@Penduluman Um... no, I don't believe that you were.

[Penduluman]

@InsertAwesomNameHere was a kinda a joke. obviously there were some people have respected them. no need for u to say i wasnt.

[AlphaSphere]

WOW!!! That's incredible! The act not so much though

[boostynl]

Dedication ;)

[forsakenbear]

i will like this vid.. if they FAIL. nah, im just kidding.

[tumor0]

this > a chicken

[adonigh]

OMG!!! thats all i can say...when he hoped off the wheel thing right onto the stage.. smh omg

[Panzerschrecktheband]

@adonigh its a segway

[adonigh]

@Panzerschrecktheband thank you .. i learn something new everyday i sign on to youtube lol

[Filiu1]

Amazing work.

[benzagel]

holy fuck.... thats practice... gg

[nihilist809]

too bad all that effort was for such garbage performance

[ZyperPL]

Amazing! :O



[OCDLibrarian]

who needs a jib anymore when you have this guy. he can get some great shots that's im sure a crane could have accomplished. But this is way better.

[nguyenquyphu456]

verry fast

[McFly2511]

@MrBobfuchs INDEED!

[JDMVideographing]

Fantastic Crew work, very impressive steadicam pilot there. Very Impressed!

[gyutyube]

0:35 dat face

[Jscottprice]

Oh, damn. I didn't even notice the glidecam operator rode in on the Segway and then JUMPED off onto the platform before he started walking backwards in circles.

Just perfection.

[Jscottprice]

It is incredibly dangerous and difficult running full speed with a Steadicam. They are very heavy, and they are strapped onto your torso via a vest. Running like this can easily jack up your back. Absolutely incredible work from this operator.

The AC (Focus Puller) has an equally tough job nailing focus like that. It is difficult on a film set; I can't image doing it for LIVE TV. Absolutely nuts. Wonderful work here.

[coolmanak]

I'm AMAZED at the focus puller. I've pulled for segway shots, but there is NO WAY that I could ever run that fast and do my job at the same time.

[Dcumms25]

the best shot i've ever seen! Wonderful idea! Big props to the camera op and the focus puller!

[danielworks]

both operator and focuspuller are holy monsters

[Mortalvis]

the 2nd guy doesn't get a wheely thing as well!? Darn XD

[W1Wyrm]

Operator is real master, grats.

[avatarlemon]

The only question is why operators are tens times better than singers at the song contest?

[BlazingOwnager]

Yeah, that guy is the definition of pro.

[ssab45]

Awesome example of "give-it-all"! Great job!

[Cocky5vs]

what is the other guy holding in his hand?

[kayjaylitee]

@Cocky5vs focus controller

[DaveDrumstick]

@Cocky5vs

I think that second guy is what they call, the focus puller, he controls zoom and focus of the camera while the Steadicam operator "focuses" on pointing the camera...

Which surprises me, I always thought zoom and focus where controls right at the Steadicam operator's thumb for him to do all the work on his own.

[aleksandersteffensen]

@DaveDrumstick Actually, the focus puller only controls focus. Zoom is controlled by the Steadicam operator.

[SpideRussia]

cooool bro

[MichaelDaeche]

While he was running he was probably thinking "I don't get paid enough.."

[swanny338]

@MichaelDaeche I am pretty sure he gets paid plenty. He is one of the best.

[RnE6]

no words...

[Alledefedenavnetaget]

Crazy shit...

[totti1888]

I thought that guy stole the cam, and he does not find the exit :D:D:D Great job!

[usefullstuff]

Greatest camera move ever conducted.

[ozzzmosis999]

excellent steady shot

[amazingdjt]

That's amazing. Thumbs up for the operator AND for the focuspuller. Excellent work. Would be cool to see more of those ...

[STUDIOTZIKAS]

RESPECT!!!!!

[DJKFLYEX]

oh my good!

[meisimeisi]

5 Stars for the steadycam operator. Incredible job.

[oldmancrosby]

That's the craziest steadicam shit I've seen. Too bad it's for Siegfried returns, one of the worst travesties in music.

[proceedapathy]

That is beyond amazing!

[djtowo]

awsome

[TheMartingallego]

Excellent...that is the most amazing steadi shot that I`ve seen.Congratulations.

[Joppesan]

Nydeligt, Karsten