Visible crew/equipment: During the Broadway Melody, the shadow of the hanging boom mic becomes visible. This happens during the sequence filmed in the large sound stage. Kelly is dancing with a woman with a long fabric flowing behind her. The shadow is on the right side.
manthabeat
26th Oct 2022
Singin' in the Rain (1952)
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Suggested correction: I can see no shadow at any point in this scene. Could you provide a time stamp or screen capture? Besides, there is no spoken dialog or even any natural sound in the scene. Why would they be using a boom mike?
It's on the right, center side of the screen when the lady with the long flowing dress is further away and the shot cranes up. This is a musical number, Kelly is singing. They would still use a microphone.
Are you talking about the fantasy sequence between Kelley and Cyd Charisse? If you mean the faint shadow at 1:25:18, that is a shadow from the flowing cloth. And no, they would not be using a microphone. 1) There is no singing in that sequence. 2) In musicals at the time, all singing was pre-recorded and the actors lip-synced to a playback on stage.
22nd Oct 2022
Back to the Future Part III (1990)
Visible crew/equipment: At the drive in theater, Marty says he'll put the boots on when he gets there. The camera pans to the left to follow Marty and Doc as they continue to talk. On the very far left side of the screen, the shadow of the boom mic briefly dips into frame. This happens just before Doc walks over to the DeLorean from his car. (00:16:35)
22nd Oct 2022
The Hunt for Red October (1990)
Visible crew/equipment: On the Dallas, the two men are listening to sonar and get a fax that the Soviet sub is a new type. The camera moves in on the man (Jones) on the left seat and its shadow is very visible on his seat.
10th Oct 2022
Gunsmoke (1955)
Visible crew/equipment: During the sequence with the fire going on in the town, there is a shot with several guys on horseback riding parallel with the camera. They're talking while riding. Look at the lead horse. The shadow of the boom mic is extremely obvious. (00:15:45)
5th Oct 2022
Hocus Pocus 2 (2022)
Visible crew/equipment: During the flashmob, there are people walking toward the camera while dancing on the street. The shadow of the steadycam filming the scene is left of screen.
4th Oct 2022
Hocus Pocus 2 (2022)
Visible crew/equipment: During the competition at the carnival, the original sisters lose, and the winners are celebrating. Bette Midler comes forward to interrupt their celebration. The shadow of the camera appears on her lower body.
3rd Oct 2022
Twister (1996)
Visible crew/equipment: Near the beginning, Jo is in Beltzer's van fixing a wire. At the beginning of this shot, the camera moves down from high before she opens the door. As it's doing this, you can make out a reflection of it on the glass.
21st Aug 2022
Lethal Weapon 3 (1992)
Visible crew/equipment: When Leo pulls up with the folks looking at Murtagh's house, film lights are reflected in both vehicles. They look very out of place.
30th Jul 2022
Radio Flyer (1992)
Visible crew/equipment: The boom mic is visible when the first golfer hits his ball and the camera pans up. It's a long pole that is very out of place on the right side of the screen. You can even see it wobble.
11th Jul 2022
Jewel of the Nile (1985)
Visible crew/equipment: When Joan jumps on the train, there is a shot looking down at her. The shadow of the camera can be seen.
11th Jul 2022
Jewel of the Nile (1985)
Visible crew/equipment: When Joan and Omar arrive in his country on a helicopter, film lights are visible in the glass of the helicopter.
9th Jul 2022
Romancing the Stone (1984)
Visible crew/equipment: At the beginning when the mysterious man is at Joan's door, the manager tells him to get away from the door. The camera moves closer to the bad guy. A piece of equipment produces a shadow on the manager's back.
13th May 2022
Take Me Out to the Ball Game (1949)
Visible crew/equipment: Esther Williams gets out of the pool briefly but jumps back in. As she's climbing out of the pool, the camera backs up and a piece of film equipment is briefly in the shot lower left.
13th May 2022
Spider-Man 2 (2004)
Visible crew/equipment: The camera and a boom mic are visible in the police car lights in the scene directly following the first accident with Doc Ock.
6th May 2022
9-1-1: Lone Star (2020)
Prince Albert in a Can - S3-E11
Visible crew/equipment: When the crew is searching the meth house, the camera shows a table full of it and the shot moves upward toward the crew. A significant camera shadow becomes visible on the wall.
6th May 2022
Enemy of the State (1998)
Visible crew/equipment: When the truck flips after the "jar" is blown up, a rig that the truck is on can be seen moving left frame.
29th Apr 2022
Unhinged (2020)
Visible crew/equipment: Before the tablet conversation, the camera car is reflected multiple times in the Volvo, particularly the rear of the vehicle.
2nd Apr 2022
Take Me Out to the Ball Game (1949)
Visible crew/equipment: In the dugout of the final game versus the Indians, the two women come over to talk to Frank Sinatra about Kelly. The scene pulls back and a very obvious camera shadow lingers on Sinatra.
15th Mar 2022
The Dead Pool (1988)
Visible crew/equipment: When the first car gets blown up by the remote control vehicle, stunt wires are visible coming out of it to aid in the explosion effect.
15th Mar 2022
The Dead Pool (1988)
Visible crew/equipment: When Callahan is fighting the two bodyguards on the dock, the camera pans down as one falls and its shadow is visible on his back.
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