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== Film ==
== Film ==
* ''[[Hot Fuzz]]'': Timothy Dalton looks into the camera for a second in a bar scene. Instead of using a different take, the director actually put a cash register ring on it, to draw ''even more'' attention to it.
* ''[[Hot Fuzz]]'': Timothy Dalton looks into the camera for a second in a bar scene. Instead of using a different take, the director actually put a cash register ring on it, to draw ''even more'' attention to it.
* In the opening scene of ''[[The Marx Brothers|A Night At The Opera]]'' there's a woman in the background who is framed precisely in the center between between Sig Ruman and Magret Dumont, who stares into the camera the entire time. ([http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i9sRTTKwvys Here starting around 5:00])
* In the opening scene of ''[[Marx Brothers|A Night At The Opera]]'' there's a woman in the background who is framed precisely in the center between between Sig Ruman and Margaret Dumont, who stares into the camera the entire time. ([http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i9sRTTKwvys Here starting around 5:00])
* In ''[[Love Actually]]'', Kiera Knightly's character looks at the camera as the boat she's on is pulling out of the dock. Of course, it's a film taken by an in-story amateur on her wedding day, so the slip is more forgiveable. The director commented on it, because the character filming is in love with Kiera, and so by looking at the camera, it's like she's looking straight at him.
* In ''[[Love Actually]]'', [[Keira Knightley]]'s character looks at the camera as the boat she's on is pulling out of the dock. Of course, it's a film taken by an in-story amateur on her wedding day, so the slip is more forgivable. The director commented on it, because the character filming is in love with Kiera, and so by looking at the camera, it's like she's looking straight at him.
* Averted in ''Pan's Labyrinth''. It is pointed out in the DVD commentary, where one of the actors looked at the camera as he was exiting the scene, that they covered it up by digitally replacing his head in the relevant frames with his head from the last frame before he looked. It's all over in less than a second, so you don't notice it unless it's pointed out.
* Averted in ''[[Pan's Labyrinth]]''. It is pointed out in the DVD commentary, where one of the actors looked at the camera as he was exiting the scene, that they covered it up by digitally replacing his head in the relevant frames with his head from the last frame before he looked. It's all over in less than a second, so you don't notice it unless it's pointed out.
* In ''[[Surf's Up]]'', Nani brings an injured Cody to his uncle the Geek {{spoiler|, really Big Z in hiding}}, who is shocked at seeing the documentary crew following them, staring at the camera with suspicion and indignation.
* In ''[[Surf's Up]]'', Nani brings an injured Cody to his uncle the Geek {{spoiler|, really Big Z in hiding}}, who is shocked at seeing the documentary crew following them, staring at the camera with suspicion and indignation.
* Happens a few times in ''[[Dazed and Confused]]'', a consequence of using some very fresh actors and random locals as extras.
* Happens a few times in ''[[Dazed and Confused]]'', a consequence of using some very fresh actors and random locals as extras.
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