Visible crew/equipment: When Ben's parents are trying to get him to go downstairs near the beginning, the camera backs up out of his room. On the left side is a shadow of some film equipment.
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29th Apr 2024
The Graduate (1967)
22nd Apr 2024
Father of the Bride Part II (1995)
Visible crew/equipment: George shows up at his house after it has been sold, and about to be demolished by a wrecking ball. He runs up to stop it. The shadow of the boom mic is seen on the driveway following him.
1st Apr 2024
The Mask (1994)
Visible crew/equipment: When Stanley throws the mask out of the window and it comes back in, there is a low shot of his bed. The shadow of the camera operator is on the bottom of the frame. It looks like the operator is moving.
11th Mar 2024
Poor Things (2023)
Visible crew/equipment: Emma Stone is let out of the carriage and runs to the left of screen across the leaves. The camera follows her. On the bottom of the frame, right side, the shadow of the camera is visible. This is the scene before the assistant shows her the frog.
7th Mar 2024
Unstoppable (2010)
Visible crew/equipment: After the train crashes into the horse trailer, there is a scene with Denzel's train talking to dispatch. They are talking about how Denzel's train is too big to fit in one of the sidings. During this scene, the camera is moving around the train looking through the cabin. The head of a crew member is visible reflected in the glass.
15th Feb 2024
Marathon Man (1976)
Visible crew/equipment: Around 23 minutes in, a crew member's head is reflected in a vehicle as it passes. The edge of the camera lens is also visible. (00:23:23)
11th Jan 2024
Tremors 2 (1996)
Visible crew/equipment: After Burt shoots a hole through the wall, the camera shows the hole and backs up. Its shadow is on the right of the screen.
11th Jan 2024
Tremors 2 (1996)
Visible crew/equipment: Right after the Graboid jumps onto Earl's truck, they panic and reverse really fast. There is a shot looking through the back window of the truck. The camera reflection is fairly obvious.
24th Dec 2023
A Christmas Carol (1938)
Visible crew/equipment: Wires are visible holding up the Ghost of Christmas Past as she flies with Scrooge. There are at least two wires.
26th Nov 2023
The Wizard of Oz (1939)
Visible crew/equipment: When the gang runs into the guard at the door, they all walk to the right of the screen to talk to him. While they're walking, you can see the shadow of the boom mic following them.
24th Nov 2023
Jumanji (1995)
Visible crew/equipment: When the vine takes the police car into the woods, a very obvious film light is visible reflected on the back of the car.
22nd Oct 2023
Final Destination 3 (2006)
Visible crew/equipment: Near the end, the camera is following Julie as she's being dragged by the horse. The shadow of the camera is easy to see on the left side of the screen.
14th Sep 2023
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia (2005)
Visible crew/equipment: The boom mic is reflected in Dee's car door jam when Dee and Frank are talking.
2nd Sep 2023
Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971)
Visible crew/equipment: In the invention room, Veruca's dad talks to Wonka. The camera gets close to them. On the bottom of the frame is either a shadow of the camera or the boom mic.
1st Sep 2023
Yes Man (2008)
Visible crew/equipment: At the Griffith Observatory, there is a shot of Jim running along a trail. The camera tracks right of screen. At the bottom of the frame, the shadow of the crane is visible.
1st Sep 2023
House of Cards (2013)
Visible crew/equipment: The crane filming the last scene of the episode is visible in the back window of the SUV.
30th Jul 2023
That '70s Show (1998)
We're Not Gonna Take It - S6-E6
Visible crew/equipment: The edge of the camera lens is visible throughout this episode. It's also known as vignetting.
24th May 2023
That '70s Show (1998)
Visible crew/equipment: In the futuristic sequence, several times you can see the edge of the lens. This is likely because the show was reframed in 16:9 but on a 4:3 screen in 1999, the edge would not be visible.
18th Apr 2023
Robocop (1987)
Visible crew/equipment: Robocop shows up at city hall and is hounded by reporters. We see his point of view. The shadow on the bottom left is that of the camera filming the shot. It noticeably has a shade so light doesn't reflect into the lens and is visible at least twice.
10th Apr 2023
My Cousin Vinny (1992)
Visible crew/equipment: At the end, when Vinny is trying to escape the courthouse, the boom mic shadow is visible on someone's shirt.
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