'THE EXORCIST' shot this before the Steadicam existed: key grip Eddie Quinn hung a seat from ceiling tracks, and an electric hoist lifted operator Enrique Bravo up the stairwell in step with the actors.
Since the camera saw almost 360°, Owen Roizman lit the whole stairwell through a muslin ceiling so the rig cast no shadows.
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