Was anyone else totally frustrated by the fact that the boom mike was in just about every indoor shot in this movie?
I couldn't concentrate on the film because the boom mike was always in shot. I thought that ensuring that microphones weren't in shot was one of the basics of film making.
Combine the script, acting and production and Bad Eggs was B Grade at best. A very disappointing film as I expected a lot more from Tony Martin.
I didn't notice the boom mike at all in the movie...but I didn't see it in the cinema. Apparantly there's a technical problem that happens in cinemas when there's a mistake with the reels, and some of the screen which should not be seen is uncovered. I'm not exactly sure how this happens but I know someone who knows these things and he assured me that it's a common thing.
In the directors commentary on the DVD, in the scene in the fish and chips shop, Tony Martin comments on how the final print that was sent to cinemas was somehow shonky and you could see alot of the boom mike. Considering the low budget nature of this movie, I don't doubt that.
That said, it's a pretty good movie, and I enjoyed it even more the second time around. Comparisons to Crackerjack are inevitable, and I don't think it's quite as funny as Crackerjack was, but it's still a great first go for Tony Martin. Bill Hunter is just incredible.
Boom mikes showing up is usually because the print has been placed off-centre in the projector, so the edges (full of boom mikes, crew members, whatever) end up visible.
shareIt happened when I went to the movies to see it, but when I got the DVD, no boom mikes were there. It actually helped me enjoy the movie the second time around as all I was doing was focusing on the boom mikes and at some points the boom operator standing on the side of the screen.
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