The Demon Headmaster

The Demon Headmaster (1996)

8 mistakes in season 3

(1 vote)

Episode #3.6 - S3-E6

Visible crew/equipment: When the kids are deceiving the Demon Headmaster and leading him to the sports centre there is a shot of Harvey, Michael and Ian walking towards the camera and briefly the boom mic drops into shot above their heads slightly. (00:08:01)

Jack Vaughan

Episode #3.6 - S3-E6

Continuity mistake: When the kids are strategising Harvey takes a drink of water out of his glass leaving barely anything in it. A couple of shots later and his glass is almost half full somehow. (00:04:48)

Jack Vaughan

Episode #3.5 - S3-E5

Visible crew/equipment: When a group of the Chosen Ones approach the boy and girl in the woods (to ask them if they've seen Dinah) you can see the fluffy head of the boom mic moving around in the top right of the screen. (00:20:22)

Jack Vaughan

Episode #3.5 - S3-E5

Visible crew/equipment: After the Demon Headmaster has finished hypnotising his new recruits he gives them badges and says "Pin these on", when he says this the boom mic dips into frame slightly in the top centre of the screen. (00:19:38)

Jack Vaughan

Episode #3.1 - S3-E1

Visible crew/equipment: When Professor Rowe drives away from the petrol station and Dinah looks out the window you can see a number of crew members, some equipment and their open van reflected on the side of her jeep. (00:18:57)

Jack Vaughan

Episode #3.1 - S3-E1

Visible crew/equipment: Outside the facility, when Professor Rowe walks back to her jeep with Dinah, Lloyd and Harvey following behind her, you can see the boom mic pole and the legs of its operator reflected on the side of her jeep. (00:12:57)

Jack Vaughan

Episode #3.1 - S3-E1

Visible crew/equipment: When Harvey tells Dinah and Lloyd that the army are re-opening the facility you can see the boom microphone dip into the shot for a couple of seconds in the top right hand corner of the screen. (00:02:21)

Jack Vaughan

Episode #3.1 - S3-E1

Visible crew/equipment: At the beginning of the episode, when the facility is being re-opened by the military, as the soldier gets back in the truck (after opening the gates) you can see the whole film crew reflected in the truck's wing mirror. (00:01:44)

Jack Vaughan

Trivia: The music used for the Octopus Dare computer game is an 8-bit rendition of the show's main theme tune.

Jack Vaughan

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