Scientific and Technical Award (Technical Achievement Award). To
Tabb Firchau for the conception and development, to
John Ellison and
Steve Webb for the attitude control system, to
David Bloomfield for the motor design, and to
Shane Colton for the motor driver system design of the Mōvi gimbals.
Freefly Systems’ introduction of handheld stabilized gimbals provides single-person or collaborative remote camera operation with various controllers, enabling previously difficult shots without dolly or crane-supported stabilized heads.