>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... ---- Screen-L is sponsored by the Telecommunication & Film Dept., the University of Alabama.