>I've always been told that, when you see the boom mike in the shot, it
>is the projectionists fault.  They don't have the films centered
>correctly or the boom mike would be out of the picture you see.  Most
>projectionists start up the film, make sure it isn't too blurry, and
>take off to another theatre to start another film.
>
>TonyU
 
This is a naive question, but isn't it the job of the director to make sure
that NO SHOT has a boom mike in it? Letting a film go out such that sloppy
projection lets the boom mike in is just asking for it. Naive question #2:
after 100+ years of filmmaking, why is this still a problem?
 
David
 
P.S. OK, only about 50 years of filmmaking with mikes, but you get the idea...
 
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