Movies and TV Shows

2139 readers

5 users here now

This is a community for entertainment industry news and general discussion about movies and TV shows.

Rules:

Keep discussion civil and on topic.
Please do not link to pirated content.
No spoilers in the title of submissions. And please use spoiler MarkDown in the body of discussions. This is a courtesy to other users.
Comments solely criticizing headlines and/or journalism will be removed for being off-topic.

founded 1 year ago

MODERATORS

[email protected]

I'd love to hear everybody's pet peeves in movie and TV production. (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 8 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

109 comments fedilink hide all child comments

Actors not sweeping correctly when somebody broke a glass or somebody's ashes were spilled on the floor or something like that is infuriating hahha.

They're always having some serious conversation with heavy relationship complications, but whoever has the broom is literally tapping at the mess on the floor because they know that the production crew is going to clean it up for them after the shoot, so they, the ac-tors, don't have to actually sweep the mess into the dustbin.

I f****** hate that.

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments

[–] [email protected] 7 points 8 months ago (2 children)

If they aren't sweeping correctly is isn't because they are stuck up actors; it's because sweeping is loud and they want to get the dialog recorded.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 8 months ago

I think so too. They're taking long slow sweeps barely touching the floor, it's so ridiculous

[–] [email protected] 3 points 8 months ago (1 children)

And they'd have to reset if they cleaned it up before the next take.

Kinda weird that's not fixed by prop brooms where the bristles don't really reach. Like if some rigid rings were hidden among them and stuck out further.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I saw an episode of 'The Americans' that was set in a bowling alley. If you look closely you can see some people in the background pretending to throw invisible balls. I guess that some props are just too expensvie or niche to bother to make.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago (1 children)

That's... uh...

I know bowling balls are loud even if you gutterball every one of them, but. Guys. There's other balls. Spray-paint a basketball or something.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago

Or shoot the scene in close-up and hope that the back ground players are out of focus.

Also, the mics they use for dialog are very sensitive. If they'll pick up someone sweeping half a room away, they'll pick up any kind of balls.

I only noticed because I knew one of the extras and they told me to keep an eye out.