Visible crew/equipment: During "Shuffle Off to Buffalo" the camera tracks backwards as the set of a train opens. The track the camera is sitting on is blatantly obvious on the bottom of the screen.
manthabeat
8th Aug 2014
42nd Street (1933)
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Suggested correction: This brilliant shot is not photographed by a camera on a track but on an overhead crane (in order to clear the orchestra pit) so there are no tracks visible.
17th Oct 2013
Fargo (1996)
Visible crew/equipment: Marge receives the call after the execution (the first call), waking her up. The camera tracks toward the bed, and its shadow is visible on the right side of the screen.
4th Sep 2013
Lethal Weapon 3 (1992)
Visible crew/equipment: The first angle of the building exploding is from high up, looking down on the scene. There is a visible crane with a camera on it in the bottom left of this brief angle.
21st Aug 2013
Raw Deal (1986)
Visible crew/equipment: Near the beginning, there is a scene with a motorcycle riding on top of some wood pillars. The camera switches to the motorcycle's point of view and the camera car it is riding on is visible during the entire shot.
21st Aug 2013
Blue Thunder (1983)
Visible crew/equipment: As Blue Thunder performs its loop just before the bad guy's helicopter is destroyed, there is a shot of him looking around in his helicopter. In this shot you can see the camera helicopter reflected in the glass.
21st Aug 2013
Blue Thunder (1983)
Visible crew/equipment: The helicopters are flying low above the streets chasing each other. Several forward looking shots show no to very little traffic, and one blatantly shows two cops directing traffic away from the set of the film.
24th Dec 2012
Lethal Weapon 3 (1992)
Visible crew/equipment: Right after Riggs saves Rianne's job, he and Murtaugh are driving in Rigg's vehicle. There is a shot looking through the driver's side window. Pay close attention to the reflection the truck makes in the glass on the buildings, you can see the crew and at least two cameras shooting the shot from a rig.
19th Oct 2012
Toy Soldiers (1991)
Visible crew/equipment: During one of the final shots, the camera is panning around the main characters as they acknowledge Sean Astin and are celebrating. Two times during this shot, the camera shadow is visible on the bottom of the screen as is the head of it's operator.
5th Dec 2010
Jingle All the Way (1996)
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.
15th Jun 2010
Predator 2 (1990)
Visible crew/equipment: Near the beginning of the film when the police car explodes and flips over, you can blatantly see stunt wires used to aid in flipping the car. (00:02:45)
2nd Mar 2010
Blind Date (1987)
Visible crew/equipment: At the beginning when the guy is telling Bruce the story about the limo, they come out of the elevator and the camera starts tracking backwards. It casts a following shadow on the wall behind the two actors. You can make out the film magazine, and the head of a crew member. (00:04:50)
14th Nov 2009
The Golden Girls (1985)
Visible crew/equipment: Blanche and Rose are rehearsing their tap dancing routine. At the end of the routine, Sofia walks in and the boom mic becomes visible on the top right of the screen, moving toward her. (00:32:15)
15th Oct 2009
Last Action Hero (1993)
Visible crew/equipment: At the end when the projector starts by itself and lights are going crazy, in one of the windows of the projection room, a hand holding a light (making it move) can be seen. Look at the farthest left window.
13th Oct 2009
The Abyss (1989)
Visible crew/equipment: The ship is moving underwater and explosions are going off left and right. The main female character says she is going to check the battery room. As she goes, the camera is in front of her, and its shadow, including a microphone antenna are on her.
14th Sep 2009
Conan the Destroyer (1984)
Visible crew/equipment: After Malak causes the rocks to fall at the waterfall, he is thrown off and flies outward, but comes back towards the rocks as if he is swinging on a wire harness. If using a DVD player, the wire harness can be seen right as he starts to fall. (01:24:20)
13th Sep 2009
Conan the Destroyer (1984)
Visible crew/equipment: During the opening fight before the queen reveals herself, the camera shadow, along with the shadows of a few crew members can be seen when one of the fighters is thrown to the ground. The camera pans down, and you see its shadow.
7th Apr 2009
American Gangster (2007)
Visible crew/equipment: About an hour and 12 minutes into the film, Russell Crowe is chasing the guy in the Bronco. After he gets to where he is going, he stops by the window of a building and watches some men enter. The camera changes to his point of view and pans to the left. As it is doing so, its reflection becomes visible in the glass. (01:12:30)
27th Mar 2009
Exorcist II: The Heretic (1977)
Visible crew/equipment: When the camera is pulling back really fast being chased by the people in Africa, its shadows can be seen multiple times on the characters and the walls.
17th Mar 2009
Miss March (2009)
Visible crew/equipment: During the beginning of the prom party scene, the camera pans from left to right down a street. On the left side of the frame, the shadow of the camera equipment can be seen at the start of the shot.
18th Feb 2009
Paul Blart: Mall Cop (2009)
Visible crew/equipment: When Paul and the bad guy fall through the skylight into the play area with a lot of colored balls, the crash mat becomes visible as they land on it. The mat also throws the balls into the air.
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