manthabeat

24th Mar 2016

McLintock! (1963)

Visible crew/equipment: McLintock is talking with his daughter while hunting. At one point, an odd shaped shadow is visible on him. It's the camera shadow caused by film lights.

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10th Mar 2016

Deadpool (2016)

1st Mar 2016

Fight Club (1999)

Visible crew/equipment: Tyler and the narrator are walking to the house for the first time. This shot tracks along the road. The camera track can be seen on the road (metal pipes), and the camera stops where you'd expect the end of the track to be.

manthabeat

1st Mar 2016

Lethal Weapon 3 (1992)

Visible crew/equipment: Leo pulls up to the construction site and gets out of his vehicle. During this entire sequence, you can see a very obvious film light with a diffuser reflected in the driver's side of his red car.

manthabeat

1st Mar 2016

Lethal Weapon 3 (1992)

Visible crew/equipment: Leo is arguing with Riggs and Murtaugh at the construction site about shooting out his tires. The camera pans over to see them leaving in their cruiser. The camera crew's feet can be seen in the bumper.

manthabeat

23rd Feb 2016

The X-Files (1993)

Fallen Angel - S1-E10

Visible crew/equipment: Mulder talks to the man from NICAP on the other side of the fence. When the shot is looking at the man, film lights are visible reflected in his glasses. Since he is looking at Mulder, there should be lights on Mulder's side, but there are none.

manthabeat

23rd Feb 2016

The X-Files (1993)

23rd Dec 2015

The Santa Clause (1994)

Visible crew/equipment: At the beginning of the ark chase sequence, Indy jumps into a truck off a horse and fights the driver. He pushes the driver up against the door. At the bottom of the frame you can see the camera shadow. (01:23:35)

manthabeat

16th Nov 2015

Ocean's Eleven (2001)

Visible crew/equipment: After disabling the guards, Damon and Clooney go to open the vault. The camera's reflection can be seen on the vault door as the shot pulls back. You can also see the crew member operating it.

manthabeat

14th Oct 2015

The Walking Dead (2010)

Spend - S5-E14

Visible crew/equipment: When Sam comes to visit Carol with items in his hand, he walks through the front door of the house. Carol shuts the door after she lets him inside. As she does this, you can see the reflection of a black sheet or tarp of some kind covering the door area where the camera reflection would be.

manthabeat

24th Aug 2015

Stay Tuned (1992)

Visible crew/equipment: When Darryl first discovers the large TV, it is off and you can see his reflection in it. The camera starts to track backwards and you can see movement on the couch. A shadow changes, that of the camera operator.

manthabeat

21st Feb 2015

Problem Child (1990)

Visible crew/equipment: As the car is entering the store through the front glass there is a shot with a reflection of the car. Rigging can be seen on the vehicle, and it looks to be a different type of vehicle all together than what we see in the next shot.

manthabeat

2nd Feb 2015

American Sniper (2014)

Visible crew/equipment: After the first deployment ends, Kyle is meeting his wife on a runway and they hug. Just as they are doing this, the shadow of the camera operator is visible on them, as the sun is at the cameraman's back.

manthabeat

9th Jan 2015

Quantum Leap (1989)

14th Dec 2014

Kingpin (1996)

Visible crew/equipment: Right after Big Ern wins the tournament, he is rolling on the floor. Watch the left side of the floor near him, you can see a boom mic shadow.

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Visible crew/equipment: When Harry and Lloyd first arrive at the Ken Convention in El Paso, there is a shot of the building. Lloyd walks into the building, opening the door. In the reflection, a large light can be seen, as can some of the crew.

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