BOOM MIKES: THE MOVIE

Well I ask because I had a similar experience with Adventureland at one theater, I mean they had boom mikes dropping all over the place. I'd also heard from some other people who had similar experiences. But I ended up watching it a second time at another theater and I never saw them once throughout the whole movie. I've also seen movies that others have said had an embarassing number of boom mike appearances that I never saw when I viewed that movie at the theater. So I have a hard time believeing that it's actually the movie, though I'm not 100% sure what it could be. Surely there aren't that many poor projectionists out there right?

As A projectionist who gets annoyed every time I see this type of thread, I thank you.

Yes, bad projectionists. There are certain spaces the frame is supposed to fill, and certain spaces it should run over and not be seen. Take, for instance, when I saw "Epic Movie" in theaters (don't ask). The screen was obviously too high, with the tops of everyone's heads bumping against the very top of the screen, which didn't look right. And then the kicker. There's a scene making fun of 'Narnia' with an animatronic beaver. I know it is animatronic not only because of the signature jerky, non-fluid motion, but because the bottom of the puppet was splayed open, nailed to a wooden platform, and had all of its bells and whistles showing right there on screen. Now, if it was a joke, this is the kind of idiotic movie that would call attention to the obvious wires and platform and say, "Did you know we can see the wires controlling your motions?", or something equally stupid. But no, it was not mentioned, not even meant to be shown. This was a part of the frame that should obviously have been lowered onto the black bottom of the wall, therefore reducing its noticeability. I also saw "The Forgotten" in theaters. This was a classic case of boom cameos. In every scene within an enclosed room, every shot that showed part of the ceiling ended up showing way too much of the ceiling thanks to the projectionist. There were boom mikes EVERYWHERE. They just sit there, the poor technicians having no clue that somewhere out there, there is a SLACKER projectionist who's not giving a crap about the frame and will show how steady a boom operator usually keeps the mike. My aunt, who saw the movie with me, never heard of it before and said after that she knows why she never heard of it, because it was so cheap that it showed the boom mikes in about 60-70 percent of the shots throughout the movie. I tried to assure her that it was just the error of the people at the projection booth, that no movie would get past the director, editor, or producers with that many glaring frame mistakes in it. Both of these instances happened at my local discount theater, where older movies get extended play and you can go see them for about a dollar. This theater should make a killing, but it is notorious for living up to its monetary standards. Nearly every movie I've seen there has been slightly out of focus or improperly framed on the screen. I hate projectionists. I hate the title, which evokes some kind of artistry but it's just a technical job, there's nothing to it, not anymore at least. Just to prove the point, I saw "Fighting" at the dollar, and never once saw a boom mike, and alas! the picture was in focus all the way through. Someone up there was paying attention! One in a million. It IS the projectionist's fault, always.

What if I was to kick the ever-loving *beep* outta ya?

Well I finally saw it and I saw no boom mikes at all, and believe me I was looking, as the movie itself was incredibly boring.

Then there are horrible projectionists everywhere, because this was the first things my friends complained about when they got back from the movie.

"This is the way the world ends, not with a whimper, but with a bang..."