Visible Softbox in The Wire

[u/PlusSizeRussianModel]

https://imgur.com/a/d41ElNm

I was watching S1E12, and noticed in one shot there’s an entire light dome visible in the shot.

It’s kind of funny to see such a glaring error in one of the most meticulously crafted shows ever made. Of course, it’s not really their fault, since the show was framed for 4:3 and only expanded to 16:9 years later in the remaster, so that part of the image was never supposed to be seen.

Honestly, I’m surprised the remaster doesn’t have such errors more often. Has anyone else noticed any equipment or other weird things in the 16:9 version? There’s a few scenes where it’s clear to me the show wasn’t shot for widescreen, but it’s mostly a really well done reframe.

[u/gbmontgo]

in Port in a Storm, when they are pulling....that thing, you know the thing, out of the water, several of the dockworkers on the periphery of the shot are clearly looking down to find their marks because they weren't in the 4:3 shot.

[u/Slobberz2112]

Ok that’s insane.. I’ve seen this show like 6 time and on a rewatch right now and never caught it.. they act the fuck out of every scene so I’m just glued on the characters

[u/LWMolver]

There's a shot (S2, I think) where Lamar is walking into the gaybar to look for Omar and you can see a piece of paper stuck on the wall that says something like "Closed for filming of the HBO series 'The Wire'".