Visible crew/equipment: Near the start, when John walks out of the barn he decides to check on John-Boy's car so he sets the bucket down. Just as John walks beside his son's car, the reflection of the camera and camera operator wearing a baseball cap is visible on the windshield, as the dolly tracks backward. Even while John checks it, we can see the camera operator's baseball cap turning a few times in the reflection. (00:03:50)
Super Grover
1st Apr 2023
The Waltons (1972)
1st Apr 2023
The Waltons (1972)
Visible crew/equipment: When John-Boy is on his way to Boatwright and Polly flags him down, just as John-Boy pulls over and then backs up, the reflection of the location's 9-light par bank lighting is visible on his car's windshield. (00:10:55)
1st Apr 2023
The Waltons (1972)
Visible crew/equipment: After John finishes checking on John-Boy's car, when it cuts to the kids in the bathroom, note the vanity mirror's reflection. In between Mary Ellen's and Jason's reflections, we can see an older man wearing black glasses, yellow shirt, and blazer, who is standing outside the bathroom's doorway. We continue to see the reflection of this crew member in the mirror when Jim-Bob and Ben go at each other. (00:04:25)
1st Apr 2023
Friends (1994)
The One Where No One's Ready - S3-E2
Visible crew/equipment: When Ross tells Chandler and Joey, "I'd feel a whole lot better if you got dressed now," the reflections on the TV screen show there's a crew member at the side of the sofa wearing a white T-shirt, as well as the camera and camera operator behind the sofa. (00:00:30)
1st Apr 2023
Friends (1994)
The One Where No One's Ready - S3-E2
Visible crew/equipment: After Rachel agrees that it will indeed take her 6 or 7 minutes to get dressed, with the caveat, "Once I figure out what I'm wearing," it cuts to Joey offering Ross the "glass of fat" as he stands behind the couch. In the next shot of Ross, the reflections on the TV screen show Joey is still sitting on the couch, and the camera and camera operator (wearing a dark shirt and raises an arm) behind the sofa. (00:01:15)
31st Mar 2023
Adam-12 (1968)
Log 54: Impersonation - S2-E16
Visible crew/equipment: When Pete and Jim bring Freddy to the jail cell to identify the criminal, there's a T-mark taped to the floor near Jim's feet. (00:23:50)
31st Mar 2023
Adam-12 (1968)
Log 54: Impersonation - S2-E16
Visible crew/equipment: After Pete and Jim arrest the "second story men" for burglary, when Forest stops and asks, "What's the scoop?" the actor's T-mark is visible on the floor. (00:14:50)
31st Mar 2023
Adam-12 (1968)
Log 54: Impersonation - S2-E16
Visible crew/equipment: While Malloy and Reed are outside the Commander's office Malloy asks Forest about his son, and as Forest walks away we can see the actor's L-marker taped to the floor. (00:06:40)
25th Mar 2023
Beetlejuice (1988)
Visible crew/equipment: Barbara shows Adam their lack of reflections, then points out the book entitled "Handbook for the Recently Deceased" and its publisher. At the very start of the next shot in their bedroom, we can see the reflection of the moving boom pole/mic on the window above the bed. (00:10:10)
21st Mar 2023
The Rockford Files (1974)
Visible crew/equipment: After Rockford causes the car to crash, and he escapes from his abductors, the reflection of lighting and filming equipment is visible across the side of the car. (00:28:15)
21st Mar 2023
The Rockford Files (1974)
Visible crew/equipment: While Rockford is in the parking garage he's abducted then placed in another car, and when the front passenger door is closed, we can see the reflection of the camera operator and camera on the door's surface. (00:26:50)
21st Mar 2023
The Rockford Files (1974)
Visible crew/equipment: When Rockford is riding in the car with his abductors, in the exterior shots facing all three men in the car, the shadow of the camera is visible on the car's hood. The car's rearview mirror also vanishes and reappears on the windshield between shots. (00:27:30)
21st Mar 2023
The Rockford Files (1974)
The Man Who Saw the Alligators - S5-E17
Visible crew/equipment: At Adrianna's cabin Tony Boy confronts Rockford directly, and just as Rockford says, "Why don't you and I just talk," the tip of the moving microphone pokes up at the bottom of the screen. Then, when Tony Boy says, "Maybe take a look into the future, everybody grab a seat, let's go," the microphone moves around quite a bit more at the bottom of the screen. (00:37:10)
21st Mar 2023
The Rockford Files (1974)
The Man Who Saw the Alligators - S5-E17
Visible crew/equipment: When Richie brings Tony Boy to the car to see their mother, during this scene there are multiple reflections of the crew's lighting including 9-light par banks, and when Tony shuts the car door the reflection of the camera operator is visible as well. (00:09:15 - 00:11:40)
21st Mar 2023
The Rockford Files (1974)
Never Send a Boy King to Do a Man's Job: Part 2 - S5-E21
Visible crew/equipment: When Rocky reminds Jim that he's supposed to be doing something constructive, and Jim replies, "I'm trying to straighten up my checkbook," the bouncy boom mic casts a shadow on the door, at the right side of the screen. (00:15:10)
21st Mar 2023
The Rockford Files (1974)
Never Send a Boy King to Do a Man's Job: Part 1 - S5-E20
Visible crew/equipment: After Jim gives Angel the twenty dollars as a courtesy audition fee Angel storms off. In the next exterior shot, when Jim and Richie exit the building, on its glass doors we can see the reflection of the moving boom pole/mic being held by the boom operator with his arms up.
21st Mar 2023
Castle (2009)
Visible crew/equipment: When Castle pokes his head through the doorway with his eyes closed before walking in on Alexis again, in the shot facing Alexis the boom mic hovers in front of her, at the bottom of the screen. (00:40:50)
19th Mar 2023
The Rockford Files (1974)
Visible crew/equipment: While Rockford tells the other jurors that he has reasonable doubt, and that he's not changing his mind, under the table there's a visible white T-mark taped to the floor between Jim and the juror beside him. (00:08:10)
19th Mar 2023
The Rockford Files (1974)
Visible crew/equipment: After Jim parks his car, on his way to see Valerie he walks past Mrs. Zakarian waiting in her car, and the crew and filming equipment are reflected across the surface of Zakarian's car. (00:07:45)
19th Mar 2023
Blue Bloods (2010)
Visible crew/equipment: At the safe house, while Danny and Waylon are alone with Rodriguez they "convince" him to call off his men, and in the last shot of this scene as they head out the door, the reflection of a crew member (presumably the camera operator) becomes visible on the picture hanging beside the door. (00:39:20)
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