Skycam Images > Atlanta Olympics- '96 (9)
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Near the polevault pit
Me on the field at the '96 atlanta Olympics. Our team was there supporting the four Skycams deployed. I had an "Infinity" or all-access pass to the Olympics and I went everywhere.
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On Field Gear
The gear you needed to be on the field. Staff polo shirts, on-field vests, and several passes.
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Skycam in the Omni
Skycam rig in the omni arena, covering Basketball. You can see the dumbbell shaped rig - bottom is camera, and top is communication and control. The four lines are (by this time) kevlar with nylon sheath and copper & fiber core. the kevlar is for strength and low weight. The nylon sheath keeps the kevlar together, since by itself kevlar looks, in the words of a team member, like "strands of dried snot". The copper core was used to trickle charge the batteries to extend life - the fiber core carried the video signal. -
Garrett at Atlanta
Garrett Brown fussing over some obscure piece of gear. In addition to four Skycams, Garrett took a "Plungecam" and a "Mobycam" to the games. The Plungecam dropped alongside of a falling high diver. The Mobycam ran on a track on the bottom of the pool, and tracked the swimmers from an underwater viewpoint. -
Skycam control at the Omni
Dark picture of the Skycam control point at the Omni - showing the view from the camera (L) and the control screen (R) - now Windows, with positioning graphics.
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skycam15w.jpg
The author running the Skycam at the Atlanta Olympics. The culmination of a 15 year dream. -
Coke
the author enjoying a celebretory Coke at the Atlanta Olympics
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Skycam Central
The Trailers from which the Skycam team operated at Atlanta. Thats Garrett's wife Ellen on the right.
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The Man
A smiling Garrett Brown during the Skycam triumph at the 96 Olympics. Its now a regular feature of television sports coverage, but was considered pretty outrageous in 96 - hanging a moving camera above the action. Garrett has been an inspiration to me, showing what can happen when you absolutely refuse to fail.