Best Christmas movie visible crew/equipment of all time

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Black Christmas picture

Visible crew/equipment: A boom mic is visible at the top of the screen in one of the alternate endings where a mortician comes to get the body of Billy from the coroner.

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Miracle on 34th Street picture

Visible crew/equipment: When Kris is being taken to the court house, when he meets Alfred before getting on the elevator, the camera pulls in for a closer angle, and you can see the camera mobile's shadow on a pillar to the left.

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Surviving Christmas picture

Visible crew/equipment: During the opening scene, when the camera shot is on a moving train, the camera and cameraman are reflected in the train windows. (00:00:35)

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Love Actually picture

Visible crew/equipment: When Sam is running through the airport to catch up with Joanna, there is a long shot of him running towards the gate before he jumps over the guard at the security gates. In this shot there's a very clear glimpse of the spring board he uses for the jump.

kimberley smith

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Silent Night, Deadly Night Part 2 picture

Visible crew/equipment: Towards the beginning, during Ricky's talk with the psychiatric doctor, there is a scene where Ricky is sitting in his chair talking, and at the top of the screen, there is a very noticeable microphone hanging down into the camera's view. A few moments afterward, you see it fly up and out of the camera's view.

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Prancer picture

Visible crew/equipment: When Prancer is loose in the Riggs' house, he walks past and knocks down a television set. Right before he knocks it down, you can see the outline of the camera crew in the TV.

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Jack Frost picture

Visible crew/equipment: After they run out of snowballs because Jack scrapes ground, the bullies recover and prepare to chase the boy. To the right on the ground, the shadow of a crewmember moving can be seen when we see them getting back up.

manthabeat

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Christmas with the Kranks picture

Visible crew/equipment: When the Christmas carolers are outside singing in front of the Kranks' house, a crewmember is reflected on the glass window.

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I'll Be Home for Christmas picture

Visible crew/equipment: Just before Johnathan Taylor Thomas climbs into the fake Santa's sleigh to sleep for the night, he is talking to Santa and playing with his hand. On his lower chest is the shadow of the camera (since the light is coming from behind the camera), which disappears in the following angle.

manthabeat

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Scrooged picture Scrooged mistake picture

Visible crew/equipment: When the Ghost of Christmas Present settles to the ground after floating down the stairs at Frank's brother's house, you get a brief glimpse of the wires attached to her back.

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The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause picture

Visible crew/equipment: When Scott and Lucy are going to the hall of snowglobes you can see a crew member reflected on the wall above them.

dell

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Fred Claus picture

Visible crew/equipment: When Fred is fighting with the DJ about changing the song, you can see a crew member sitting on the director's chair reflected on the glass window.

dell

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Ernest Saves Christmas picture

Visible crew/equipment: At the end of the film, when Ernest comes in with the sleigh, the camera moves down to ground level as the actors on the ground are shouting at him. When the camera is descending, it creates a shadow on several of the characters as well as the ground.

manthabeat

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Holiday in Handcuffs picture Video

Visible crew/equipment: When David is chasing Trudie around island in the kitchen before she smashes the cellphone, out of the kitchen window you can see one of the set crew members walking by in the snow.

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Jingle All the Way picture

Visible crew/equipment: Right before Turboman runs into Booster, the camera is showing his point of view. Its shadow, with wires etc. can be seen on one of the men moving the lift.

manthabeat

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The Muppet Christmas Carol picture The Muppet Christmas Carol mistake picture

Visible crew/equipment: During the final song, while they're all at the dinner table, there's a crouching puppeteer with a blonde ponytail next to the rats.

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