Best drama movie visible crew/equipment of 1998

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Ever After picture Ever After mistake picture

Visible crew/equipment: Near the end, when Rodmilla and her daughters are requested to appear before King Francis, in the first shot facing the king and queen, there is a beige narrow mat in front of the large patterned rug, which is not in previous or following shots, specifically used for crew/camera tracking (fullscreen version). (01:50:30)

Super Grover

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Visible crew/equipment: On the widescreen version of the film, near the beginning, Sean Penn is talking to a young G.I. that's worried. They are in the latrine area on the ship. While they talk, look in the mirror to the left. This is the most visible camera-on-film shot to date.

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American History X picture

Visible crew/equipment: In a scene in the principal's office reflections of the crew can be seen in the bookcase glass. A crewmember wearing headphones and holding the boom can be seen fairly clearly.

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The Truman Show picture The Truman Show mistake picture

Visible crew/equipment: When Truman takes his high school sweetheart to the beach, her "father" comes to get her. There is a shot through the father's button cam showing Truman backing away. Look at Truman's shirt and you will see not one but two human shadows. One is the father and the other is the "button" cameraman. (00:25:30)

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Visible crew/equipment: As Denzel walks into the lodge for the end scene and stops in the middle of the room, the camera rotates to the right and holds position. Now watch the first window at the right of Denzel, some shadow of the crew reflects on the glass and stops on the wall on the left of the window. (01:42:05)

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Visible crew/equipment: Seconds before the bus blows you can clearly see the camera crew in a reflection of a car's windscreen. (02:01:55)

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What Dreams May Come picture

Visible crew/equipment: Early in the movie when Robin Williams drives towards the tunnel where the accident happens, you can clearly see the shadow of the camera crane on the left side.

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Visible crew/equipment: When Hanks, Damon and company are retreating to the Alamo (across the bridge) the camera pans an overview shot of their retreating and you can see two crew members in the shot - one holding a camera and another supporting member, both wearing white tee shirts on the right part of the screen.

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Black Dog picture Black Dog mistake picture

Visible crew/equipment: In the bathroom scene when everyone has their guns out, look in the mirror behind Earl. You can see the cameraman in the bathroom stall. (00:52:00)

Ian Hunt

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Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas picture

Visible crew/equipment: In the beginning, when Duke stops the car and walks to the trunk, the boom mic operator is reflected in the side of the car.

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Visible crew/equipment: When the cops walk into the pedophile's living room, you can see a boom mic at the top of the screen.

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Twilight picture

Visible crew/equipment: About half the way through when Paul Newman is sitting on a seat in the police station with James Garner, the boom operator and another guy scratching his head can be seen to the left of Newman in the marble wall. It is fairly obvious taking up a 1/3rd of the screen. Also in the same time when Newman is walking through the halls of the police station with Stockard Channing a whole heap of movie posters can be seen on the walls like they used the offices of a movie studio as a police station.

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Visible crew/equipment: When Will Smith and Gene Hackman are fleeing the fortress, Will shoots at the pursuing truck with the shotgun, causing it to flip. As it lands on its top, the tube used to launch the pole that flipped it is visible.

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Visible crew/equipment: A microphone is visible above the mother when talking to the Doctor about her cancer treatment. (01:37:37)

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Visible crew/equipment: When Eddie, Stevo, and Bob were getting out of the black car and walking into the liquor store in Wyoming, through the back window of the car you can see a set lamp in the back seat.

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Visible crew/equipment: In scene where Chris is arguing with the cops look very closely in the window of the car. The boom mic, camera, and crew are all visible.

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Visible crew/equipment: When Lola has her father with a gun to his neck, she takes him to the cash register at the front of the bank. As they first walk to it, they walk to the front, by some glass, and reflected in the top right of the glass screen is a camera. (00:43:00)

Hamster

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