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Major Mistake in Tonight's Show

posted 13 years ago by Agilis
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Okay, if anyone watched tonight's episode, "The Hangover", at 00:46, when Hugh is driving at night with the load of sheep, they show the front end of the truck, with 2 camera men, standing on the front driver side of the truck. At first, I was like WTF, is this a reflection of something, but then, as I looked closer, you can see a camera being held in the right hand of the cameraman, then another cameraman standing facing him.

Not sure about you, but this pisses me off, because now all the shots that show the truck is near the edge will be questionable. Because now it seems by having a cameraman postioned there the truck can seem wider than it really is.

I knew this show was NOT 100% real. I defended this show countless times and now that I think about it, I feel like a fool. This is just a huge let down. I may be done with this show after this season.

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There are other identical shots of different trucks that don't show any camera standing, so I don't know where and how they were standing like they were. I'll just wait until someone else can confirm it.

Rotate Twice to see what I saw or you might have missed:
http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/714/photorfs.jpg/

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[–] rck-7 13 years ago

My copy of that show is only 44mins long. Are you sure about the time? I'm reading 00:46 as 46mins into the show...?

[–] rck-7 13 years ago

I see your screencap at 38:22. Agree that it shows at least one camera man on the front bumper (based on headlights being in the pic). Can see cameraman's head, neck, and left arm. His left arm appears to be holding something.

I do NOT see the second man from your picture. The second man with the possible beard, receding hair line, fat neck, and bent left arm. It's possible you brighten up the shot and found the second man. I don't know.

What purpose would having two camera men on the front bumper serve? One can easily lean over the cliff assuming he is properly supported with safety gear. IRT has also positioned cameras on long poles to add drama to the show.

[–] rck-7 13 years ago

Wow. Just revealed the second man. Had to mess with contrast/brightness. You have a great eye to have captured that.

[–] Agilis 13 years ago

Hey Rck-7, thanks for the compliment. To tell you the truth, I have no idea what I'm looking at. It just doesn't make any sense whatsoever. 1 cameraman - Yes. 2 cameraman - No.

I keep re-examining it and the 1 cameraman (A) with their back against the side of the truck is facing another cameraman (B). That arrangement is just weird. Perhaps what we see is a reflection of cameraman A.

The problem is, how can there be a reflection like that or what could be causing the reflection. Water causes a reflection so maybe Hugh was passing a waterfall(?) I have no idea.

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[–] amatt89 13 years ago

They do plenty of wide shots that show the truck at a distance right alongside the edge of a cliff. Even if they had 1-2 feet of space between them and a cliff, that is still way too dangerous for most people to ever attempt.

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