I've just seen this film in the UK and the boom microphone seemed to put in an appearance in virtually every scene (well, every interior scene and every other exterior one). Is this a general flaw with the film, UK prints or could it just be an error with the projection at my cinema (Cineworld Fulham Road, London)? Has anyone else had this problem? I have to say that I found it funnier than the film.
shareYes, I saw Bienvenue chez les Ch'tis (at the very same cinema too!) and could not help noticing the boom mic dropping into shot constantly throughout the film. Very careless of the cinematographer or whoever not to notice. Expect many comments about this on the audio commentary when the DVD comes out.
shareI saw this at Cineworld West India Quay, London last week and there was no boom showing in my screening.
Unfortunately it's the fault of the projectionist at the cinema - They have to move the borders at the top and bottom of the screen acordingly, but in this case they failed to do so.
You could have asked for your money back. They wouldn't be in a position to say no, really, because your enjoyment was spoiled.
At the end of the day, it's not the cinematographer/camera person/directors's fault, but the fault lies with the cinema.
But it was Digital projection (at Fulham Road). Surely that means that the whole frame is intended to be displayed. This was a consistent problem throughout the film - and in some frames, I wouldn't trust a projectionist to have closed down the picture sufficiently to remove the boom, without removing critical action.
(I almost expected it to be referenced as a joke in the film itself, it was so obvious).
I could be wrong, but digital is the format, the ratios aren't different from celluloid. They have to shoot over a larger viewing area because television has a different ratio (and some cinemas have different sized screens) and they need that leeway where they adjust accordingly. I think this is also why you sometimes see the mic in those 70's films on tv.
There are a lot of discussions on IMDB about this. But as I said, I could be wrong.
i saw the film in digital projection at a picture house cinema and had exactly the same problem. It's amzing it happened relly - ti's in nearly every scene, even outdoors ones, and madly distracting