Jean-Marie Lavalou, co-inventor the world’s first remote-control camera system, which gave birth to more fluid crane shots and a new world of creative possibilities for motion pictures, passed away in Paris on July 15. He was 76.
According to a press release from Loumasystems in Paris, Lavalou passed away from a sudden and unexpected illness.
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