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Rodnunsky was born and raised in Edmonton, Alberta.
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Jim Rodnunsky
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University of California, Los Los Angeles
Career
Cablecam consists of cable-suspended, remote control cameras to film overhead shots. Rodnunsky"s Cablecam is now widely used in sporting events, film and television Rodnunsky"s Cablecam is a direct competitor of the Skycam system, which was invented by Garrett Brown.
He earned bachelor"s degrees in economics and political science from the University of California, Los Angeles (University of California, Los Angeles).
After college, Rodnunsky further studied both filmmaking and acting. Rodnunsky first used an early Cablecam prototype to film skiers in the Blackcomb Mountains of British Columbia, Canada, in 1989.
Cablecam has since evolved into an "industry standard" for sporting events, according to Variety Magazine. The operator of Cablecam used a joystick to move the camera approximately twelve feet above players at sporting events, such as football games, allowing the camera to film from nearly any angle needed by the director
Variety Magazine called Rodnunsky"s Cablecam as one of the technological inventions which permanently changed television coverage of sports events, along instant replays and handheld cameras.
Jim Rodnunsky died from brain cancer on June 10, 2011, at the age of 54.
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Canadian