Question: Why didn't the studio use the camera on Truman's clothes, which is functional later while he is at sea, to locate Truman during or following the basement disappearance?
tcp-ip
3rd Oct 2016
The Truman Show (1998)
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Answer: There is never any indication that there are any cameras on Truman's clothes. When Truman is at sea, we only see shots of him from the perspective of cameras located (conveniently) on, around, or above the boat. Personally, I always wondered why the director, Christof, would have invested to put not just one, but multiple cameras on a boat where, due to his fear of water, Truman was least likely to be. But, as with many of these questions, the answer is that such plot devices serve to advance the cinematography and the story.
Michael Albert
My thought on the boat cameras is that they were on there from when he used to go boating with his father.
It is not the same boat.
tcp-ip
Truman had a camera on him when he confronted his wife in the kitchen and she said, "do something."