Visible crew/equipment: When Kelso sees Jackie in the hallway at the rally, he walks over to her. As he does this, the shadow of the camera is visible on the lower half of his coat.
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26th Mar 2023
That '70s Show (1998)
25th Mar 2023
The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear (1991)
Visible crew/equipment: When Nordberg gets stuck under Frank's car, they take off. The camera and a film equipment are visible in the window.
28th Feb 2023
Get Hard (2015)
Visible crew/equipment: The very last shot is a truck driving away. Right at the beginning of the shot, the crew is visible in the tailgate. Its clear enough that the boom operator can be seen on the right side.
26th Feb 2023
National Lampoon's Vacation (1983)
Visible crew/equipment: When Aunt Edna tells Eddie "see I told you he wouldn't like them", Clark closes the door in her face. A film light is reflected in the center of the frame.
31st Jan 2023
The Return of the Pink Panther (1975)
Visible crew/equipment: When Christopher Plummer is being chased through the city in Morocco, there is an overhead shot that follows the action as he rounds the corner to a door. The camera man's shadow is visible on the bottom of the frame.
3rd Jan 2023
The Great Outdoors (1988)
Visible crew/equipment: During several shots of driving at the beginning of the film, the shadows of the camera and equipment can be seen on the hood and Candy's clothes. Its clear enough to see the camera, a boom mic, and a c-stand.
28th Dec 2022
North by Northwest (1959)
Visible crew/equipment: Right before Thornhill gets shot by Eve, he's talking to Vandamm at the table. The camera moves backward. You can see its shadow on Thornhill's arm.
24th Dec 2022
The Wrong Missy (2020)
Visible crew/equipment: On the shark boat, just before they take off without Missy, the cast is standing on the rear. To the left, near the end of the scene, the shadow of the boom mic is visible.
9th Dec 2022
True Lies (1994)
Visible crew/equipment: The first time we see Salim Abu Aziz on the Florida island, he has his back to the camera and turns around. The shot comes closer to him. The camera shadow becomes visible on him at that time.
20th Nov 2022
Harry and the Hendersons (1987)
Visible crew/equipment: When the family is escaping in Dr. Wrightwood's car with Harry, they leave the home after popping Lafleur's tires. There is a brief shot looking at George driving. The shadow of the camera rig is left screen.
26th Oct 2022
Singin' in the Rain (1952)
Visible crew/equipment: During the Broadway Melody, the shadow of the hanging boom mic becomes visible. This happens during the sequence filmed in the large sound stage. Kelly is dancing with a woman with a long fabric flowing behind her. The shadow is on the right side.
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Suggested correction: I can see no shadow at any point in this scene. Could you provide a time stamp or screen capture? Besides, there is no spoken dialog or even any natural sound in the scene. Why would they be using a boom mike?
It's on the right, center side of the screen when the lady with the long flowing dress is further away and the shot cranes up. This is a musical number, Kelly is singing. They would still use a microphone.
Are you talking about the fantasy sequence between Kelley and Cyd Charisse? If you mean the faint shadow at 1:25:18, that is a shadow from the flowing cloth. And no, they would not be using a microphone. 1) There is no singing in that sequence. 2) In musicals at the time, all singing was pre-recorded and the actors lip-synced to a playback on stage.
22nd Oct 2022
Back to the Future Part III (1990)
Visible crew/equipment: At the drive in theater, Marty says he'll put the boots on when he gets there. The camera pans to the left to follow Marty and Doc as they continue to talk. On the very far left side of the screen, the shadow of the boom mic briefly dips into frame. This happens just before Doc walks over to the DeLorean from his car. (00:16:35)
22nd Oct 2022
The Hunt for Red October (1990)
Visible crew/equipment: On the Dallas, the two men are listening to sonar and get a fax that the Soviet sub is a new type. The camera moves in on the man (Jones) on the left seat and its shadow is very visible on his seat.
10th Oct 2022
Gunsmoke (1955)
Visible crew/equipment: During the sequence with the fire going on in the town, there is a shot with several guys on horseback riding parallel with the camera. They're talking while riding. Look at the lead horse. The shadow of the boom mic is extremely obvious. (00:15:45)
5th Oct 2022
Hocus Pocus 2 (2022)
Visible crew/equipment: During the flashmob, there are people walking toward the camera while dancing on the street. The shadow of the steadycam filming the scene is left of screen.
4th Oct 2022
Hocus Pocus 2 (2022)
Visible crew/equipment: During the competition at the carnival, the original sisters lose, and the winners are celebrating. Bette Midler comes forward to interrupt their celebration. The shadow of the camera appears on her lower body.
3rd Oct 2022
Twister (1996)
Visible crew/equipment: Near the beginning, Jo is in Beltzer's van fixing a wire. At the beginning of this shot, the camera moves down from high before she opens the door. As it's doing this, you can make out a reflection of it on the glass.
21st Aug 2022
Lethal Weapon 3 (1992)
Visible crew/equipment: When Leo pulls up with the folks looking at Murtagh's house, film lights are reflected in both vehicles. They look very out of place.
30th Jul 2022
Radio Flyer (1992)
Visible crew/equipment: The boom mic is visible when the first golfer hits his ball and the camera pans up. It's a long pole that is very out of place on the right side of the screen. You can even see it wobble.
22nd Jul 2022
Speed (1994)
Visible crew/equipment: The camera operator and camera are visible reflected in Tuneman's sunglasses. It's especially evident right before he crashes into the water barrels.
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