Visible crew/equipment: At the reception, Cathy takes Alex's hand because she wants him to meet someone, and in the next shot Phyllis crouches down. When it cuts to the next wide shot, the top of the set and the boom mic are visible at the top left side of the screen. The boom mic continues to be visible in the following few wide shots, when Cathy asks her mother why Alex was seated up in the balcony and how the mistake was made, then when Cathy walks away. (00:12:55)
Visible crew/equipment: During Elaine's segment in the office with Mr. Gibbons, the boom mic shadow is visible on the wall throughout the scene swaying back and forth.
Answer: It is another term for bad acting. Over-emoting, hamming it up...
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