Visible crew/equipment: There's a second window on the left of Dorothy's bed and the shadow of the stage light can be seen on the wall behind it. (00:17:15)
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10th Aug 2007
The Wizard of Oz (1939)
6th Aug 2007
The Wizard of Oz (1939)
Visible crew/equipment: Aunt Em gives Dorothy a cruller and says to her, "Â…and find yourself a place where you won't get into any trouble". Just as Aunt Em runs away you can see an equipment shadow fall across Dorothy's dress. (00:05:20)
5th Aug 2007
The Wizard of Oz (1939)
Visible crew/equipment: Glinda sends Dorothy off saying, "Just follow the Yellow Brick Road" and Dorothy walks through the shadow of the camera's crane. (00:32:05)
5th Aug 2007
The Wizard of Oz (1939)
Visible crew/equipment: As Dorothy is leaving Munchkinland the shadow of the camera on its dolly can be seen on the floor to the right of the screen as several Munchkins almost get run over. The shadow of the cameraman's head can be seen on the bottom right of the screen as they pass her house. (00:33:15)
29th Jul 2007
The Wizard of Oz (1939)
Visible crew/equipment: As the door keeper tells them he will get them to the Wizard the camera shadow can be seen moving across the green door. (01:08:15)
14th Jul 2007
The Wizard of Oz (1939)
Visible crew/equipment: When Dorothy first walks in the pigsty the shadow of the boom mic can be seen moving on the bottom left of the screen. (00:03:50)
13th Jul 2007
The Wizard of Oz (1939)
Visible crew/equipment: As the Munchkins sing "Ding Dong The Witch is Dead" " the shadow of the cameraman and someone else can be seen on the nest of the green Munchkin eggs as they hatch into little pink Munchlets. (00:26:55)
13th Jul 2007
The Wizard of Oz (1939)
Visible crew/equipment: When the Wizard says, "Do you presume to criticize the great Oz?" look closely at the curtain as a crew member behind the curtain attaches it onto Toto so he can pull it open. (01:28:20)
4th Jul 2007
The Wizard of Oz (1939)
Visible crew/equipment: The apparatus on the Scarecrow's chest that's attached to the wires above his head can be seen sticking out in several shots as Dorothy walks up to him. (00:35:30)
4th Jul 2007
The Wizard of Oz (1939)
Visible crew/equipment: As they enter the poppy field their shadows can be seen against the painted wall as they walk in front of a stage light just before and after they come into view. (00:54:20)
2nd Jul 2007
The Wizard of Oz (1939)
Visible crew/equipment: As the Wicked Witch prepares to leave for the Emerald City on her broomstick shadows appear on the painted wall depicting the sky behind her. (00:57:50)
13th Jun 2007
The Wizard of Oz (1939)
Visible crew/equipment: As Dorothy and the Scarecrow dance off and sing, "We're off to see the Wizard" moving spot lights and equipment shadows can be seen on the grass on the right of the Yellow Brick Road. (00:39:00)
13th Jun 2007
The Wizard of Oz (1939)
Visible crew/equipment: As Professor Marvel stands at the window looking at Dorothy and his fingers are curled under the sash. If you look closely they are lit up from underneath, but there's no light on their floor. (01:40:30)
12th Jun 2007
The Wizard of Oz (1939)
Visible crew/equipment: When the Scarecrow says, " Did I scare you?" the camera's shadow can be seen on Dorothy's face. (00:36:00)
30th May 2007
The Wizard of Oz (1939)
Visible crew/equipment: Dorothy walks around Munchkinland and when we first see the Munchkin's heads popping up the crew's shadow can be seen on the flowers to the right of the screen. (00:20:55)
28th May 2007
The Wizard of Oz (1939)
Visible crew/equipment: The Wicked Witch looks at them in the Haunted Forest through her crystal ball and the wires holding Nikko's wings can be seen as they flop around. (01:14:20)
26th May 2007
The Wizard of Oz (1939)
Visible crew/equipment: Dorothy asks the Wicked Witch, "What are you gonna do with my dog? and a stage light shines against the painted backdrop outside her window. (01:16:20)
24th May 2007
The Wizard of Oz (1939)
Visible crew/equipment: The four run away from the guards and leave the tower where the Wicked Witch is eventually melted. If you look closely in the two long shots from above them, the Tin Man reflects the bright stage light that is placed below them at the first bend of the walkway, on top of the Witch's castle. (01:25:25)
12th May 2007
The Wizard of Oz (1939)
Visible crew/equipment: As the talking trees throw their apples at Dorothy and the Scarecrow, look closely at the upper right hand side of the screen. An off camera crew member is shaking one of the trees back and forth as all of the others stand motionless. (00:40:20)
11th May 2007
The Wizard of Oz (1939)
Visible crew/equipment: In the close-up when Dorothy sings, "With the thoughts you'd been thinking you could be another Lincoln, if you only had a brain" look closely and you can see the shadow of the camera man on the Scarecrow's arm. (00:36:55)
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