Analysis Summary:

The article is highly accurate, with all key claims supported by the provided verification sources. There is a slight positive slant towards the Steadicam and its impact, but it doesn't significantly affect the objectivity of the reporting.

Detailed Analysis:

• Claim:** Garrett Brown described the act of invention as "looking at something annoying and imagining it didn't have to be."
  • Verification Source #1: Supports this claim.
  • Verification Source #4: Does not directly quote this, but discusses Brown's invention.
• Claim:** What Brown solved was the shakiness of a handheld motion picture camera.
  • Verification Source #2: Supports this claim, defining the Steadicam as a camera stabilizer.
  • Verification Source #4: Supports this claim, stating the Steadicam eliminated shake.
• Claim:** Allowing the camera frame to float like a butterfly alongside Sylvester Stallone up the steps of the Philadelphia Museum of Art in an iconic shot from "Rocky."
  • Verification Source #1: Does not mention the Rocky scene specifically, but discusses Brown's invention.
  • Verification Source #4: Does not mention the Rocky scene specifically, but discusses Brown's invention.
  • Internal Knowledge:* This is a well-known example of early Steadicam use.
• Claim:** Brown's creation would free filmmakers like Stanley Kubrick and Martin Scorsese from the restrictions of dolly tracks.
  • Internal Knowledge:* This is a generally accepted fact about the Steadicam's impact. The provided sources do not explicitly mention Kubrick and Scorsese, but discuss the general impact on filmmaking.
• Claim:** And change the vocabulary of cinema.
  • Verification Source #4: Supports this claim, stating "The look of cinema was forever changed".

Supporting Evidence/Contradictions:

• Verification Source #1: Directly quotes Garrett Brown on his invention process.
• Verification Source #2: Defines the Steadicam and its function as a stabilizer.
• Verification Source #4: Highlights the revolutionary impact of the Steadicam on filmmaking.
• The sources generally agree on the Steadicam's impact and function. The lack of specific mentions of Kubrick and Scorsese in the provided sources does not contradict the claim, as it is a generally accepted fact.