Lightwave has a million buttons, but they're all labeled with what they do. "Box." "Twist." So on.

You can do it!

I'm intrigued by the concept of it, and it gets a lot of lip service around here. Never tried one myself. I think pink fuzzy mustaches are dumb.

Got a few pages of it in a book here, I can scan it in the morning if ya want. Not sure how up to date it is, think the book is from the late nineties.

Hooray! I half-knew a thing kind of!

Pft. And what, I don't look like anyone?

Secret: 90% of the smoothness a professional Steadicam op can get with a full rig, that same op can get with a camera on a weighted stick. Obviously not 100%, but about 90% is right. Artist, tool, etc..

Practice. Like an asshole. For hours in your backyard. Practice your marching-band walk, isolating your hand movement from your body movement, practice pans and tilts while moving. This whole thing is more or less the art of mime, used in a different way.