Abstract: A jib arm to receive a camera or the like and for moving in a mechanically-controlled path. The apparatus includes a jib arm support and a loop assembly attached to the jib arm support. The loop assembly may include a loop track laid out in a plane; a horizontally mounted and fixed boom and a loop follower connected between the loop track and the boom for coupling the horizontally mounted boom to the loop track. The apparatus may further include an elevator assembly attached to the boom for receiving the camera and for providing vertical movement thereof.