Isn t there a person on the set who s supposed to catch all the errors?
There are crew members called Script Supervisors, whose job it is to catch the little glitches before they are committed to film. If they weren t there, an amazing number of goofs could be seen in the final film. They catch the collars buttoned/unbuttoned, props moved from one day to the next, even the difference between a cloudy and a sunny sky from one part of the day to the next. But they, too, are human and they slip up occasionally. The filming of a movie is an enormously complex process, involving hundreds and hundreds of people. There are many, many places where an error can creep into the process, long after shooting on the set is completed. Each “craft” (costumers, set decorators, etc.) is responsible for its own continuity, and it s up to the director to watch over the entire process. He or she is the final filter, and if a mistake shows up on screen, it s ultimately the director s fault. However, some mistakes emerge even after the director has gone over the film with a fine
