Visible crew/equipment: When Tom and Dylan are hanging from the chandelier, there is a shot of the ceiling showing the chandelier coming loose. Then when it cuts back to Tom hanging from the chandelier, in the background behind him is a crewmember holding a boom mic. (00:24:15)
Visible crew/equipment: When the kids are being punished by Tom for soaking Hank's underwear in meat, you can see a bit of the microphone from the overhead shot at the top of the screen. (DVD)
Visible crew/equipment: When they find Mark at the train station in Midland his mother gives him a hug, and a crew member's shadow is visible on Jake Baker's T-shirt.
Visible crew/equipment: When Mark goes back to his bedroom, after the fight with his family, you can see a crew member reflected on the door before he enters the room.
Answer: Film makers have to make choices about what can be shown in a movie. They are limited by the running time of the film, what best serves the overall continuity of the plot, and also the logistics of setting up and filming many different scenes. Sometimes scenes are filmed, but later are cut out entirely. If showing Sarah or Henry in school does not directly serve the storyline, then there is no reason to have it in the film.
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