Picture Parade #4…Let’s Play This ‘Match Game’ Style OK?
The square behind Lucy’s right shoulder is a _________________.
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Can You Spot The Hidden Camera Portal?
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…hole so the camera could shoot the scene from the other side?
Humidor for Cuban cigars.
Yep, a hole for A camera on the far left side of the set (camera left). In the world of 4-camera sitcoms, there’s often a similar deal done for X camera (far right side).
Early built-in flat screen?
A one-way mirror to allow camera shots from that position?
Frame for a future LCD TV.
Camera
A “blank” panel. 🙂
In the pilot episode, there is a shot in the living room. The camera looks like it was bumped and if you freeze the video you can see the bedroom set on the other side of the wall.
The hide away bar!!
Window to the Mertzes apartment
We did a much smaller hole for my camera in PeterPan nursery
Window for the camera.
If it was used for cameras it would not be so obvious. It has to be some architectual feature in an old apartment