Visible crew/equipment: After Apollodorus tells Cleopatra the disturbing news from the city, of the frightened people and hundreds of notices, when Cleopatra adds, "Signed by Octavian...promising the Egyptian people peace," the overhead boom mic casts a shadow that moves up on the wall, at the upper right side of the screen. (03:33:20)
Super Grover
26th Jan 2025
Cleopatra (1963)
22nd Jan 2025
Honey, We Shrunk Ourselves (1997)
Visible crew/equipment: After Holly comes over with the CDs, sour cream, and bubble machine, Jenny then shuts the front door. When Jenny walks toward the camera, just as this shot begins to transition into the next shot, we can see the green T-mark taped to the floor, and a bit of the red T-mark as well, where the two girls stood a moment before. (00:38:20)
21st Jan 2025
The Twilight Zone (1959)
Stopover in a Quiet Town - S5-E30
Visible crew/equipment: After Bob and Millie realise the tree and the grass aren't real, when they head towards the town Bob calls out, "Hey! Hey, anybody here?" Then Millie adds, "Somebody," and the shadow of the boom pole/mic moves across the bottom of the screen. (00:14:55)
18th Jan 2025
Pet Sematary (1989)
Visible crew/equipment: After Louis makes the promise to Ellie by telling her, "Church will be fine," Louis heads out the door and down the stairs. The reflection of the boom pole/mic is visible on the red vehicle's windows, just as Missy drives past Louis. (00:16:00)
3rd Jan 2025
Columbo (1971)
Murder with Too Many Notes - S10-E13
Visible crew/equipment: When Columbo accompanies Sidney Ritter downstairs to see the elevator that goes to the roof, they are alone, but as Ritter says, "I can't think what use this could be to you," the abdomen (with hand in pocket) of a crew member, wearing a blue shirt and brown pants, is visible at the right side of the screen. (01:07:10)
18th Dec 2024
Murder, She Wrote (1984)
Funeral at Fifty-Mile - S1-E22
Visible crew/equipment: After Jack's graveside service, Jessica, Mary, and Art walk back to the red pickup, and while they're standing there talking, the mic pops up into view in front of Mary. (00:04:40)
15th Dec 2024
The Good Wife (2009)
Visible crew/equipment: While Eli is in the handicap-accessible restroom, he's all alone. Then the woman in a wheelchair knocks on the door to use the facility. So when Eli exits, we can see between the door and door jamb, and there's someone inside the restroom standing directly behind the open door (presumably helping to fully open it) as the wheelchair enters. (00:22:35)
15th Dec 2024
The Good Wife (2009)
Visible crew/equipment: The second time Alicia is being picked up by Sergeant McWain, just as McWain opens the car door, we can see reflections of the crew's large lighting scrim that is set up on the sidewalk. (00:25:40)
11th Dec 2024
The Good Wife (2009)
Visible crew/equipment: After Peter storms into Ruth's office angry about the "Foot in Mouth Disease" headline, a short time later, Eli walks in just in time to see Ruth explain that Peter is actually in second place and climbing. When Peter hugs Ruth and compliments her strategy, Eli walks out of the office, and we can see the orange T-mark on the carpet behind him. (00:15:10)
10th Dec 2024
The Good Wife (2009)
The Debate - S6-E12
Visible crew/equipment: After Alicia and Frank have begun their mini debate in the kitchen, the hotel employee enters the kitchen; then, as Alicia says, "The system needs to be tweaked, not overhauled," the camera rounds the corner, and we can see a red T-mark and a red tape marker on the floor. (00:23:30)
3rd Dec 2024
The Patty Duke Show (1963)
The Cousins - S1-E37
Visible crew/equipment: At his office, Mr. Castle looks at the newspaper and shouts, "Flat, flat, flat, it has no flavor, there's something missing," and just as the secretary snaps back, "Martin Lane," we can see a crew member's hand reach up to help shut the door at the bottom left side of the screen.
3rd Dec 2024
Doctor Who (1963)
Visible crew/equipment: Episode 1: After Sarah teases the Doctor a bit when he's being somewhat moody, just as the TARDIS is suddenly thrust off its flight path (which was back to UNIT), Sarah and the Doctor are thrown about in the wonky console room (because the camera turns sideways), and the second camera becomes visible at the left side of the screen.
28th Oct 2024
The Sopranos (1999)
Visible crew/equipment: During the dinner scene, in some of the shots facing Junior, the reflection of the boom operator (wearing a watch) holding up the boom pole/mic is visible on the glass, toward the top left side of the screen. Additionally, in two shots facing Junior (POV beside Carmela's right shoulder), we can see part of a black reflector screen (collapsible type) between Junior and Carmela.
27th Oct 2024
The Sopranos (1999)
Visible crew/equipment: When AJ tries on his new military school uniform, he's pressured to also put on the hat. Then, after AJ looks at himself in the mirror, just as he walks back toward his mother, the reflection of the boom mic becomes visible in that mirror directly over Carmela's reflection, at the right side of the screen.
24th Oct 2024
The Sopranos (1999)
Visible crew/equipment: While Tony and Paulie are alone aboard the rented boat, Tony questions Paulie about being the joke leak. When Paulie denies it and says, "It wasn't me, Ton'... That's right," Tony lifts his beer and drinks. It then cuts to a wide shot of the swaying boat, and at the top of the screen, we see a hand move atop the steering wheel at the helm; we even see the top of the hair of this crouching crew member as the wind blows, right before this shot cuts away.
23rd Oct 2024
The Sopranos (1999)
Guy Walks Into a Psychiatrist's Office - S2-E1
Visible crew/equipment: While Janice and Barbara are talking at the backyard barbecue, when Paulie appears, Janice makes a crack about him not being dead yet. It then cuts to Carmela and Janice walking down the home's outdoor steps, and the reflection of the moving boom mic is visible on the front door's glass, behind Carmela.
20th Oct 2024
The Sopranos (1999)
Visible crew/equipment: While Sal and AJ are at the batting cage, Matt starts telling AJ about the German philosopher Nietzsche. As the camera moves backwards in this dolly shot, we can see two metal T-marks on the ground, as well as the dolly track at the left side of the screen.
19th Oct 2024
Twin Peaks (1990)
Visible crew/equipment: Donna overhears her father and mother discussing Laura's golden heart necklace and the picnic video. Then, just as Donna enters the bedroom, there's a white T-mark on the floor at the bottom of the screen.
12th Oct 2024
The Villain (1979)
Visible crew/equipment: After Cactus Jack shares with Whiskey his dream of buying a nice spread, when Cactus Jack lays trap number four with the rope across the road, he then leaps onto Whiskey, and in the two shots at this angle, we can see the moving shadow of the boom mic on the ground, at the bottom left corner of the screen. (00:40:25)
8th Oct 2024
Blue Bloods (2010)
Visible crew/equipment: At the hospital, after Maria tells Danny about the busboy who was arrested for the same venue and same MO, it then cuts to Jaime undercover in the store. While Jaime walks toward Marco, the dealer at the counter, the camera moves at the same pace as Jaime, and we can see the reflection of the camera on the glass (between Jaime and the camera). (00:28:20)
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