Visible crew/equipment: When Cho is fighting the thieves in the street one of them tries to smash a barrel over his head but Cho knocks him out and the man drops the barrel as he collapses. If you watch as the barrel drops you can see the shadow of the camera cast on it. It's too narrow to be anything else in the scene. (00:39:02)
Jack Vaughan
14th Aug 2020
Revenge of the Ninja (1983)
14th Aug 2020
Howl (2015)
Visible crew/equipment: When Matthew is following Nina's cries for help through the woods you can see numerous set lights in between the trees (in the distance). (01:09:43)
10th Aug 2020
Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in Peril (1972)
Visible crew/equipment: After defeating Gunbei in a duel, Itto enters a temple to pray to Buddha. As Itto walks to the altar the camera passes by a number of pillars and statues and the shadow of the camera is cast on them a couple of times. (00:34:24)
10th Aug 2020
Spartacus (1960)
Visible crew/equipment: When the slave army attack the Roman encampment at night there is a long tracking shot across the battle and as the camera moves past one of the tents you can see the camera crane shadow cast on it. (01:44:37)
10th Aug 2020
Spartacus (1960)
Visible crew/equipment: When Gracchus and Batiatus are eating together there is a servant girl who comes over and pours them drinks. When she lifts the jug numerous round stage lights are reflected in it. (01:17:05)
10th Jul 2020
The Fog (1980)
Visible crew/equipment: At the bar, Nick says to Liz "I'll be right back" and there is an immediate cut to the front of the lighthouse. Just before the fog begins to roll in you can see a crew member on the left side of screen moving around. It looks like he was signalling for the fog to be poured in. (00:53:24)
10th Jul 2020
The Fog (1980)
Visible crew/equipment: At Stevie's house, when Mrs Kobritz comes in with shopping, she tells Andy to answer the telephone and the shadow of the camera/operator is visible on the wall (behind the plant) as it moves to follow Andy to the telephone. (00:45:21)
10th Jul 2020
The Fog (1980)
Visible crew/equipment: When Dan (the weatherman) calls Stevie to tell her the fog bank has shifted direction there is a shot inside the weather station where the camera moves in slowly on Dan and you can see its shadow on the equipment it passes by. (00:20:35)
10th Jul 2020
Session 9 (2001)
Visible crew/equipment: During one of the crew's breaks, in between shifts, there is a moment when Phil insults Hank. Hank sits up and reflected in his sunglasses are various set lights. (00:34:37)
9th Jul 2020
Dawn of the Dead (1978)
Visible crew/equipment: When Peter is attacked coming out of a doorway (after he leaves the boiler room) he wrestles with two zombies. If you pay attention to the bottom of the screen, just before he pushes the zombies away, you can see the hands of a crew member come into the frame. They were probably making sure none of the zombie actors fell into the camera. 2003 Directors cut DVD version. (00:49:02)
6th Jul 2020
Triangle (2009)
Visible crew/equipment: At the beginning of the film, the first time we see the yacht, there is a panning shot from the water going up above the prow of the ship. When this happens you can see the camera operator reflected on the metal surface. (00:04:26)
4th Jul 2020
Island of Lost Souls (1932)
Visible crew/equipment: When Dr Moreau is showing Parker his plant experiments there is a moment, just after Moreau says "That's one there", when the camera moves past a pillar and the shadow of some equipment is cast on the pillar. (00:30:28)
3rd Jul 2020
Ghosts of Mars (2001)
Visible crew/equipment: When Big Daddy Mars leads a horde of infected to the front doors of the police station if you look behind him, on the left side of the screen, there is what appears to be a crew member stood in the shadows with his arms folded. (00:55:55)
3rd Jul 2020
Ghosts of Mars (2001)
Visible crew/equipment: When the team are retreating through the police station, as the infected invade, there is a moment where Ballard and Desolation place a heavy drum in front of a door to halt the advance and you can see the shadow of the camera at the bottom of the screen as it moves in. (01:10:52)
3rd Jul 2020
Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of Vengeance (1972)
Visible crew/equipment: After the final battle, the last surviving Ronin is begging Itto to spare him and there is a shot from behind him as he is backing up. Watch the lower left side of the screen and you can see the shadow of some equipment (probably the camera) moving backwards as well. (01:19:27)
22nd Jun 2020
Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie (1995)

Visible crew/equipment: At the end of the film when Fred's dad moves toward him to pull him out of the cherry picker if you look in the bottom left corner of the screen you can see a crew member in the quarry controlling the vehicle. (01:20:15)
22nd Jun 2020
Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie (1995)
Visible crew/equipment: When Tommy is attacking the dinosaur skeleton with a stick you can see some kind of blue equipment or maybe the operator inside the thing as it turns its head towards Tommy. (00:53:20)
22nd Jun 2020
The X-Files (1993)
Visible crew/equipment: When the tiger is on the loose it prowls around a building site and there is a shot where you can see the animal trainer calling the tiger right to him. (00:23:56)
9th Jun 2020
The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997)
Visible crew/equipment: When Ian and Sarah (with the baby T-Rex) are pulling into the gas station, if you look in the rear view mirror, you can see the heads of a number of crew members watching. (01:53:47)
9th Jun 2020
Double Indemnity (1944)
Visible crew/equipment: At the beginning, Walter is waiting for Mrs Dietrichson in the lounge, and as she is using her lipstick in the mirror you can see the shadow of some equipment sweep upwards (probably the boom mic) on the far left side of the screen. They are the only two people in the room. (00:09:48)
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