Goofs and Gaffes - Starvation - Video interference

By Rich Cross Last updated on 21 December 2020, 13:19:08

The Outside Broadcast camera glitches in reaction to the blast...

Tom Price is hunting and fires off his shotgun at his latest airborne target

Where are we?: Eager to find supplies to 'trade for favours' from Abby, Tom Price is hunting in the woods. He fires off his shotgun at his latest airborne target.

What's the goof?: Although the film cameras used on Survivors were seemingly immune to the problem, the discharge of a prop-gun too close to an OB-video camera here causes interference lines, that could not be corrected prior to transmission.

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Cross, R. (2021). 'Goofs and Gaffes - Starvation - Video interference,' [online] Survivors: A World Away, 31 January. Available at: https://www.smd.urko.org.uk/a-world-away/GoofST01.php. Accessed on: 08 February 2026.

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