Visible crew/equipment: Near the end when Diane is reaching for the kids and trying to get them out to the hallway, a film light is blatantly visible behind her. Also during the same scene the shadow of a fan can be seen in the hallway.
manthabeat
28th Feb 2019
Poltergeist (1982)
22nd Feb 2019
Need for Speed (2014)
Visible crew/equipment: After the crash at the beginning, Aaron Paul turns his car around to go back to the accident scene. He stops in front of the camera. At the beginning of this overhead shot, a piece of the camera crane is reflected in the car.
28th Jan 2019
Enemy at the Gates (2001)
Visible crew/equipment: After it has been discovered Sacha is dead, Tania is arguing with Vassilli. He is trying to prevent her from running to him. The camera gets close to the action and the shadow of its operator is blatantly visible on the actors.
21st Jan 2019
The Cider House Rules (1999)
Visible crew/equipment: As Homer is first leaving the orphanage, there is an overhead shot that pans upwards as Wally drives off. The camera is visible for a split second in the vehicle.
13th Jan 2019
Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018)
Visible crew/equipment: Near the end, the camera and a boom mic are reflected in a helmet of one of Vos' henchmen when he gets knocked down by Enfys.
29th Dec 2018
Midnight Express (1978)
Visible crew/equipment: Billy is going crazy, kicking a guy on the ground. The camera follows the action. In one scene the shadow of the operator is blatant on the left side. (01:37:00)
29th Dec 2018
Midnight Express (1978)
Visible crew/equipment: Billy runs into a bus, narrowly missing a door closing. He looks out the window and smiles. The head of a crew member is visible reflected in the glass.
27th Dec 2018
Die Hard: With a Vengeance (1995)
Visible crew/equipment: At the very beginning of the film a bus passes the camera. A reflection of a crew member is visible. Its fast but clear enough to see that he has his arms crossed.
18th Dec 2018
Die Hard (1988)
Visible crew/equipment: McClane runs up the stairs and looks on floor 31. He goes up another floor as the camera follows. The camera operator's shadow is blatantly visible left screen.
18th Dec 2018
Die Hard (1988)
Visible crew/equipment: As the terrorists arrive, there is a shot of two vehicles pulling up. The camera is tracking along with the vehicles. At the very end of the shot its shadow and a crewmember's shadow are visible on the concrete.
18th Dec 2018
Die Hard (1988)
Visible crew/equipment: When McClane steps out of the Limo at Nakatomi, a large film light is reflected in the door.
13th Dec 2018
Mac and Me (1988)
Visible crew/equipment: At the very end, the camera crew is visible reflected in the side of the car.
13th Dec 2018
Mac and Me (1988)
Visible crew/equipment: When the FBI guys decide to follow the car to the McDonalds, the camera is visible in the side as they pull away.
13th Dec 2018
Mac and Me (1988)
Visible crew/equipment: When Eric falls off the cliff, the little girl comes to the rock and calls for help. The camera operator's shadow is visible next to her in the overhead shot.
12th Dec 2018
Talk Radio (1988)
Visible crew/equipment: At the end, the helicopter filming the shots of Dallas is blatantly visible in one of the buildings.
12th Oct 2018
Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment (1985)
Visible crew/equipment: At the beginning when the woman with the bratty kid gets out of her car, a film light is reflected in the left side of the window.
5th Oct 2018
Radio Flyer (1992)
Visible crew/equipment: At the golf course as the boys are describing what they are seeing, the camera shadow is visible on Bobby's left shoulder the entire shot. When we see both boys and Shane in the same scene, the shadow is now mostly on the dog.
5th Oct 2018
Radio Flyer (1992)
Visible crew/equipment: At the beginning when the kids are helping Fisher put his cape on there is a shot looking at them. At the bottom of the frame is the shadow of the camera.
20th Sep 2018
Highway to Heaven (1984)
Visible crew/equipment: Near the beginning in the scene with the film trailers, people are walking by the camera. The shadow of the camera is visible on them as they walk by.
20th Sep 2018
Highway to Heaven (1984)
Visible crew/equipment: When Jonathan and Mark are at the stoplight, they start moving to left screen. A piece of equipment is reflected in the rear driver's side window of their car.
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