Goof
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Image:Munch 12.jpg Image:Goof 01.jpg Image:Goof 02.jpg A 'goof' in film making is an error made during movie production which finds its way into the final released picture. Depending upon the movie and the actual scene, the goof may have different effect - a loss in realism, an annoyance or it could just be funny.
It is usually a type of continuity error.
There are several different types of goof:
- Somebody or something from the filmcrew is in the picture (e.g. camera and cameraman is reflected in a mirror or the microphone being visible).
- Chronological or conditional error (e.g. cigarette getting longer with the next scene or a bruise wandering from the left to right leg).
- Historical inaccuracies and anachronisms (e.g. an HDTV set in a movie set the 1970s).
Goofs can be found in a large number of movies, even in very expensive productions.
In broader usage, a goof is any kind of mistake or a foolish person.
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Origin
The word goof may originate through Jewish slang, from the identically-pronounced Hebrew word meaning body.
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