Visible crew/equipment: When the two ambulance attendants remove and roll the stretcher away from the ambulance, towards the stockbroker with chest pains, just as the words "Directed by Dennis Donnelly" appear onscreen, the moving shadow of the cameraman holding a handheld camera is visible on the ground.
Visible crew/equipment: At Rampart, Johnny and Roy step out of the elevator and walk down the hallway discussing the inheritance, and when Roy bends down at the water fountain the outlines of the lav mic transmitter, wire and even the dark strap (that holds the transmitter) around his waist are visible on the back of his shirt.
Visible crew/equipment: When Engine 51 rolls up on scene at the paint factory structure fire, Captain Stanley heads towards the street corner, and we can see the actor's white T-mark on the ground before he gets on the HT.
Visible crew/equipment: When Roy tells Billy not to get out of the car because of the downed electrical wires, the outlines of the mic transmitter and wire are visible on the back of Roy's shirt.
Visible crew/equipment: When Brackett tells the orderlies to take the stock broker to the CCU and they tend to him, an actor's T-mark is visible under the gurney while it's still propped up, just before Dixie stands on that spot.
Visible crew/equipment: When 51's guys are sitting around the table discussing the inheritance, numerous overhead set lights are reflected on the chrome coffee pot's surface.
Visible crew/equipment: After Johnny tells Roy not to phone Joanne about the inheritance, when Chet walks into the kitchen announcing that it'll cost $2.25, the small black tape mark is visible on the floor where Johnny and Roy were standing.
Visible crew/equipment: At the structure fire, right after Captain Stanley and Roy throw the rope down to Johnny and the boy, and Cap tells Marco to use fog, in the next overhead shot as the guys use the axe on the partition fire, at the right side of the screen we can see a crew member wearing a short sleeve grey T-shirt, who's standing at the stairway landing right outside the door, as he's using the FX smoke/fog machine which is blowing smoke through the doorway.
Visible crew/equipment: After Mrs. Mannering walks over to Dixie and asks about her son, when she and Dixie head to Brackett's office, the outline of the lav mic transmitter is visible on the back of Dixie's uniform, and a bulge is also noticeable on the back of Mrs. Mannering's sweater.
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Visible crew/equipment: Once the ledge rescue is over, after Johnny tells Brackett that he could put in a good word for him to join the paramedic program, when Roy opens the squad door to get in, the wing mirror offers up nice reflections of a few crew members.
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Visible crew/equipment: After Squad 51 is dispatched to 'woman down', just as the squad rolls up in front of the apartment building we can see a bit of the camera's production equipment at the bottom left corner of the screen, which is then pulled quickly out of shot.
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Visible crew/equipment: When Paula walks in the kitchen's back door holding the dog, in the overhead shot the actor's black tape mark is visible on the floor by her feet, which was not there when Johnny had first seen her.
Visible crew/equipment: After the squad and engine pull up to the theater, when the manager of the band tells Johnny about the musicians wigging out onstage and then 51's guys follow him, the reflections of the camera dolly and moving crew members are visible on the surface of Squad 51.
Visible crew/equipment: At the horse ranch, after Bill falls off the horse again while the squad is chasing after him, when Roy kneels beside Bill we can see the shadow being cast by production equipment, presumably the reflector screen, on the ground behind Roy. Then after John checks Bill's ears and pulse, just as he contacts Rampart for the second time, we see movement which looks like a sleeve on the right side of the screen, beside John.
Visible crew/equipment: At the horse ranch, after the man falls off the horse John and Roy rush over, and as Johnny leans over him the bulging outline of the lav mic transmitter is visible on the back of Johnny's jacket.
Visible crew/equipment: While Johnny and Roy are with the unconscious man who ate daffodil bulbs, when the officer asks the bystanders to move back, the outlines of the lav mic transmitter and wire are visible on the back of the officer's shirt, when he turns around.
Visible crew/equipment: After they finally get an address for the attempted suicide Squad 51 takes off, and when Engine 51 pulls away from the curb, the shadow of cinematographic equipment is visible on the engine's front, and the reflection of lighting equipment is visible on the side of the engine.
Visible crew/equipment: When Station 51 arrives at the salvage yard's fire, Johnny gets out of the squad, and when he puts on his turnout coat as the camera zooms out, a dark haired crew member wearing a short sleeve white shirt is visible at the lower right corner of the screen.
Visible crew/equipment: While the guys are at the table eating Marco's stew, when Johnny remembers that he spent $8.42, numerous set lights are reflected on the coffee pot's chrome surface.
Visible crew/equipment: When Johnny and Roy are with the woman who slipped down into an old abandoned well, the outlines of the lav mic transmitters are visible on the sides of their shirts - Johnny's at his left and Roy's at his right.
Answer: It is standard practice to wet down driveways so that they stand out in a long shot.
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