Visible crew/equipment: After the demonstration at the blackboard, the big group of soldiers walk over to the big table with the picture of the world on it. As they walk away from the blackboard, they turn and walk down some steps, and as they do you can see the shadow of a boom mic pole on the upper side of the grey part of the wall.
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The War of the Worlds (1953) - 28 mistakes
Continuity: Look closely when the Martian "spaceships" make their first appearance, underneath are three electro-magnetic legs supporting it meaning they walk rather than fly, much like the tripod war machines in the original book, yet after this scene they can't be seen again. The studio opted to forgo the use of this special effect after this particular shot. (This is best seen on the DVD version of the film.)
Continuity: The first appearance of the Martian machinery is the 'Cobra head/Skeleton Ray' that appears from out of the cylinder after the top unscrews and falls to the ground. The size of the hole that the 'Cobra' is protruding through is far too small for the remainder of the Martian war machine to have been able to exit from.
Visible crew/equipment: When the radio reporter is broadcasting before the first attack, he is speaking into a microphone connected to the radio truck. After the Martians begin shooting, he dives into a small ravine. You can see his microphone cord being manipulated off camera to the right where it is being cut by a crew member.
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