I'd like to thank Leo Enticknap for his informative answers to the questions about why booms and mikes sometimes appear on-screen. So much of the Internet is filled with off-hand opinionizing; it's a pleasure to get solid explanations from someone who knows and takes the trouble to present it comprehensibly to non-professionals. Thanks also to Chris Worsnop and Michael Sime for further clarifying the issue from two different points of view. This, in my opinion, represents Screen-L at its best. Barbara Bernstein Barbara Bernstein San Francisco, CA [log in to unmask] http://www.kinexis.com ---- Online resources for film/TV studies may be found at ScreenSite http://www.tcf.ua.edu/screensite