Visible crew/equipment: At the beginning of the ark chase sequence, Indy jumps into a truck off a horse and fights the driver. He pushes the driver up against the door. At the bottom of the frame you can see the camera shadow. (01:23:35)
manthabeat
14th Dec 2015
Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
16th Nov 2015
Ocean's Eleven (2001)
Visible crew/equipment: After disabling the guards, Damon and Clooney go to open the vault. The camera's reflection can be seen on the vault door as the shot pulls back. You can also see the crew member operating it.
14th Oct 2015
The Walking Dead (2010)
Visible crew/equipment: When Sam comes to visit Carol with items in his hand, he walks through the front door of the house. Carol shuts the door after she lets him inside. As she does this, you can see the reflection of a black sheet or tarp of some kind covering the door area where the camera reflection would be.
24th Aug 2015
Stay Tuned (1992)
Visible crew/equipment: When Darryl first discovers the large TV, it is off and you can see his reflection in it. The camera starts to track backwards and you can see movement on the couch. A shadow changes, that of the camera operator.
21st Feb 2015
Problem Child (1990)
Visible crew/equipment: As the car is entering the store through the front glass there is a shot with a reflection of the car. Rigging can be seen on the vehicle, and it looks to be a different type of vehicle all together than what we see in the next shot.
2nd Feb 2015
American Sniper (2014)
Visible crew/equipment: After the first deployment ends, Kyle is meeting his wife on a runway and they hug. Just as they are doing this, the shadow of the camera operator is visible on them, as the sun is at the cameraman's back.
9th Jan 2015
Quantum Leap (1989)
Another Mother - September 30, 1981 - S2-E13
Visible crew/equipment: After going to get pizza, Sam and the kids return home. As they pull in the driveway a long boom mike is visible in the back car window.
14th Dec 2014
Kingpin (1996)
Visible crew/equipment: Right after Big Ern wins the tournament, he is rolling on the floor. Watch the left side of the floor near him, you can see a boom mic shadow.
15th Nov 2014
Dumb and Dumber To (2014)
Visible crew/equipment: When Harry and Lloyd first arrive at the Ken Convention in El Paso, there is a shot of the building. Lloyd walks into the building, opening the door. In the reflection, a large light can be seen, as can some of the crew.
8th Aug 2014
42nd Street (1933)
Visible crew/equipment: During "Shuffle Off to Buffalo" the camera tracks backwards as the set of a train opens. The track the camera is sitting on is blatantly obvious on the bottom of the screen.
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Suggested correction: This brilliant shot is not photographed by a camera on a track but on an overhead crane (in order to clear the orchestra pit) so there are no tracks visible.
17th Oct 2013
Fargo (1996)
Visible crew/equipment: Marge receives the call after the execution (the first call), waking her up. The camera tracks toward the bed, and its shadow is visible on the right side of the screen.
4th Sep 2013
Lethal Weapon 3 (1992)
Visible crew/equipment: The first angle of the building exploding is from high up, looking down on the scene. There is a visible crane with a camera on it in the bottom left of this brief angle.
21st Aug 2013
Raw Deal (1986)
Visible crew/equipment: Near the beginning, there is a scene with a motorcycle riding on top of some wood pillars. The camera switches to the motorcycle's point of view and the camera car it is riding on is visible during the entire shot.
21st Aug 2013
Blue Thunder (1983)
Visible crew/equipment: As Blue Thunder performs its loop just before the bad guy's helicopter is destroyed, there is a shot of him looking around in his helicopter. In this shot you can see the camera helicopter reflected in the glass.
21st Aug 2013
Blue Thunder (1983)
Visible crew/equipment: The helicopters are flying low above the streets chasing each other. Several forward looking shots show no to very little traffic, and one blatantly shows two cops directing traffic away from the set of the film.
24th Dec 2012
Lethal Weapon 3 (1992)
Visible crew/equipment: Right after Riggs saves Rianne's job, he and Murtaugh are driving in Rigg's vehicle. There is a shot looking through the driver's side window. Pay close attention to the reflection the truck makes in the glass on the buildings, you can see the crew and at least two cameras shooting the shot from a rig.
19th Oct 2012
Toy Soldiers (1991)
Visible crew/equipment: During one of the final shots, the camera is panning around the main characters as they acknowledge Sean Astin and are celebrating. Two times during this shot, the camera shadow is visible on the bottom of the screen as is the head of it's operator.
5th Dec 2010
Jingle All the Way (1996)
Visible crew/equipment: Right before Turboman runs into Booster, the camera is showing his point of view. Its shadow, with wires etc. can be seen on one of the men moving the lift.
15th Jun 2010
Predator 2 (1990)
Visible crew/equipment: Near the beginning of the film when the police car explodes and flips over, you can blatantly see stunt wires used to aid in flipping the car. (00:02:45)
2nd Mar 2010
Blind Date (1987)
Visible crew/equipment: At the beginning when the guy is telling Bruce the story about the limo, they come out of the elevator and the camera starts tracking backwards. It casts a following shadow on the wall behind the two actors. You can make out the film magazine, and the head of a crew member. (00:04:50)
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