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NITPICKS

What is a Nitpick?
A Nitpick is a mistake, anomaly or an unexpected small detail contained entirely within a movie or tv show. Nitpicks can not be based on the source material for the show (ie script, story or book the show is based on) or any extra sources which are specific to that show. Nitpicks should be based either on direct observation of the show or combination of observation and general/public knowledge not related to the show in question. Nitpicks can be based on discepencies between episodes in the same or related TV series or between prequel/sequel movies.
Once a Nitpick is pointed out or described to someone it should be obvious to them when viewing the show.

Nitpicks are:

  • Continuity errors.
  • Wires that are holding something/someone showing up on screen.
  • Holes or conflicts in the plot of the movie or tv show.
  • Scientific facts that are misquoted or just plain wrong.
  • Incorrect Insignia or Signs.
  • Historical and Technological inaccuracies.

    Basically a Nitpick is a mistake which you notice within a film.

Nitpicks are not:

  • That the directors second cousin is playing a part in the film.
  • That the lead actors in the film did another film together.
  • That the movie was over budget, under budget, originally supposed to star someone else, or any other pure trivia.
  • Having the proper patches on police or military uniforms.
  • Any product plug or placement.
  • An appearance by an unexpected character from another movie.
  • The premise of the film. (While real-life dragons do not exist, Draco the Dragon being alive in Dragonheart is not a valid Nitpick.)

    Trivia, no matter how interesting, is not a Nitpick.

     

Do I have to be a registered in order to look at the Nitpicks?
Absolutely not! No way! The entire site is free for anyone and everyone to visit.

 

How do I submit a Nitpick?
There are two ways to submit Movie Nitpicks depending on the movie.

If the movie already has Nitpicks posted on it there will be a link at the bottom of that movies page labelled Submit a new Nitpick on this Movie. Clicking on that link will bring up the Nitpick submission form. If the movie doesnt have any Nitpicks already posted on it, you can submit one for it by using the Movie Nitpick Submission form. This setup is used because of the large number of duplicate Nitpicks that were being submitted. Now users have to view the Nitpicks on the movies page before submitting their Nitpick.

TV Nitpicks can be submitted through the TV Nitpick Submission form listed on the TV Index page on site.

  • Can I just email you my Nitpicks?
    Nope, no way, no how. The site is setup to accept Nitpick submissions exclusively through the submissions forms. If you email them to me Im just going to reply with a standard email explaining how to get to the forms. The reason for this is that submissions to the site have to go through the voting process in order to be posted to the site.

Do I have to be a Registered Nitpicker in order to submit a Nitpick?
No. Anyone can submit a Nitpick. Registration is only required if you wish the site to keep track of the Nitpicks you have submitted and credit you for the submission.

The Movie/TV Series I want to Nitpick isnt listed. What do I do?

For Movies:
Try submitting a Nitpick through the Submission form first to make sure your movie isnt listed. Only movies which already have Nitpicks posted on them are listed on the Movie Index page. The database actually contains several thousand movies which havent been Nitpicked yet, yours might be one of them (about 80% of the title suggestions we get are for movies already in the database).

Once youve checked the form and your movie definitely isnt listed, use the Suggest Title form on the Nitpickers Home Page.

For TV Series:
If your series isnt already listed in the TV section, post to the Message Board (Registration is required) with the name of the series and I will add it as soon as I get a chance.
Note that I have a really tough time justifying adding some series (eg: SNL, MadTV, shows filmed live, The Simpsons, cartoons, etc), so dont be surprised if I decline to add a tv series of this type.

 

How do I check on the status of my Nitpick submission?
If you are a Registered Nitpicker there is a link in the Nitpickers Home which will show you the status of every submission youve made to the site in the past year or so.

If you arent a Registered Nitpicker you can check your status by using either the Movie Nitpick Status Form on the Nitpicks on Movies page or the TV Nitpick Status Form on the Nitpicks on TV Series page. In order to check the status this way you will have to remember your submissions number.

 

How are submissions reviewed?
Submissions are voted on by Registered Nitpickers who have at least three posted Nitpicks.
Once a Registered Nitpicker has at least three posted Nitpicks they are given a number of daily votes to use when voting on submissions. The exact number of votes a Registered Nitpicker can have are:

# of posted Nitpicks # of Daily Votes
3 3
10 15
15 30
20 50

When reviewing submissions Registered Nitpickers, or Voters, are given a selection of positive and negative votes which they can use on the submission.
A Nitpick must have 3 more positive votes than negative ones in order to be posted.

 

How long does it take for a submission to be reviewed?
This is now completely dependant on when Registered Nitpickers with voting rights login in to the site and vote on your submission. It is possible that a submission can be reviewed and posted or rejected almost immediately, or it may stay in the queue for some time.
Recently the system was updated to force a post/reject decision after a submission has been in the queue for 2 weeks. At the end of that time the system will check to see if the submission has a positive score and has at least 2 positive votes for posting. If the submission meets those criteria it will be posted to the site, otherwise it will be rejected.
This system was adopted to keep submissions for sitting in the queue forever, decide on submissions by majority rule, and make sure that at least 2 Voters liked the submission.

 

How is voting on submissions kept fair?
A vote review process has been implemented in order to keep votes fair. This system allows the reviewer to specify which votes on a submission were fair or unfair. The results from this review process are used to adjust the voting rights of Registered Nitpickers.

A current review level is tracked for every Registered Nitpicker.

  • When a vote is determined to be fair, the review level has one point added to it, but if its deemed unfair, the review level has one point subtracted from it.
  • If the review level reaches +10, that Registered Nitpicker gains one more daily vote. If the level reaches -10, a daily vote is lost.

This way good voters are rewarded and bad voters will eventually lose their right to vote.

The standard used in reviewing votes for fairness is the new wording of the definition of a Nitpick.

 

COMMENTS

How do I submit a comment on a posted Nitpick?
In order to post a comment on a Nitpick you have to be a Registered Nitpicker. If you are registered you have two options for posting comments:

  1. You can use the comments form in the Registered Nitpickers Home. There is a link to the Nitpickers Home on the main page of the site. Just follow that link, log into the Home, and click on the option for the comments form. Then all you have to do is fill out the comment form and submit it. For this option you will need to know the number of the Nitpick you want to comment on.
  2. Registered Nitpickers, who are logged in, will automatically be shown a link to post a comment on a Nitpick when they are on that Nitpicks page. Clicking on that link will bring up the comment form with the Nitpicks information automatically filled in for you.

REGISTERED NITPICKERS

Why should I register?
Registration with this site has several advantanges:

  • All of your submissions will be credited to you.
  • You can track all of your submissions to this site from one form in the Nitpickers Home.
  • You will be able to submit comments on posted Nitpicks.
  • You will get posting access to the Nitpicker Boards
  • You can appeal if any of your Nitpicks get marked as Refuted.
  • Once you have enough posted Nitpicks you will get voting rights.
  • Only Registered Nitpickers can become Master Nitpickers.

     

    How do I register?
    To register as a Nitpicker go to the Registration Form and fill into your name, your initial display option and a VALID email address.
    The system will record this information and then send a confirmation email to the address you provide. You will need to be able to receive that email and follow a link provided within it.

    Once you have received the confirmation email either click on the link (if your email client allows) or copy the link to the location field of your favorite web broswer.
    That link will bring up the confirmation portion of the registration and will allow you to specify your password. Once that is done you will be assigned a Nitpicker Number. That Number along with you password is how you can sign into the site.

     

    Why do you need my e-mail address?
    Valid e-mail addresses are required in order to limit multiple registrations and to provide a way of contacting users if there is a problem. No site within Brendans Realm ever sells or distributes email addresses. The address requirement is for registration only.

     

    What is this sites privacy policy?
    The privacy statement for The Nitpickers Site is covered by the Terms of Use of all Brendans Realm sites. The privacy policy for this site is specified in paragraph 4 of the TOU.

     

    What are the Nitpicker Boards
    The Nitpicker Boards are a series of three message boards on another Brendans Realm site (Movie Chatter). There is a board for reporting problems and discussing Nitpicking in general (Board name: Nitpickers.com). A board for making suggestions for the site (Board name: Nitpickers Suggestions). And a private board for Master Nitpickers to discuss issues relating to their duties. There is no requirement to use the boards, but reading them at the very least so is highly recommended.

     

    MASTER NITPICKERS

    Who are the Master Nitpickers?
    Master Nitpickers are a group of Nitpickers who have volunteered to assist with running the site.

     

    What are their functions/duties?
  • Review suggested movie titles
  • Review duplication nomination
  • Review Refute nominations
  • Review Refute appeals
  • Vote review
    GENERAL

     

    What if I have an idea for the site?
    All suggestions and requests should be posted to the Message Board. I make NO promises at all that any ideas posted will ever get done. I am doing my best to maintain whats here and get the TO-DO list worked on.
    Please note that any suggestions, requests, etc posted grant full rights to use that idea for the site royalty and fee free.

     

    What is the current TO-DO list?
    In no particular order:
    • Navigation buttons similar to Movie Nitpicks for TV Nitpicks (gotta fix a goof on the movie ones first).
    • Add functionality to mark TV Nitpicks as refuted (similar to Movie Nitpicks).
    • Add tv series and movies as always.
    • Catch up on email. Im horrible at that, but Im really trying to catchup on it, I swear.
    What do all these navigation links do?
    LINK ACTION
    [Prev Nitpick] Takes you to the preceeding Nitpick by number.
    [Prev Movie Nitpick] Takes you to the preceeding Nitpick on the current movie.
    [FAQ] Takes you to the sites FAQ.
    [Movie Page] Returns you to the page for the movie the current Nitpick you are viewing is on.
    [Next Movie Nitpick] Takes you to the next Nitpick on this movie.
    [Next Nitpick] Takes you to the next Nitpick by number.
    [Prev Movie] Takes you to the preceeding movie title.
    [Index] Returns you to the alphabetical index the current movie was in.
    [Next Movie] Takes you to the next movie title.

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    Do you love to watch movies? Are you one of the millions of avid movie lovers all over the world? Watching movies is a favorite form of relaxation for many people. A lot of people see their lives unfold in the movie screen. People watch movies to relieve tension or to feel good. Watching movies is one of the most favorite hobbies for many people. The film industry is undoubtedly a very huge industry composed of film makers, actors, production crew, directors, writers, production companies, and more. Each year, billions of money is spent to produce movies. A highly budgeted film can cost as much as $500 billion dollars. Such budget may or may not provide a good return of investment. There is so much money involved in making a movie. However, movie mistakes are still possible even in those over the top budget movies.

    Are you keen and quick enough to notice movie mistakes unfold before your eyes? Most often we do not see these mistakes while we watch a movie. However, many movies do have a lot of flaws which only the most discriminating eye can detect. These movie mistakes are what we more commonly know as bloopers or movie goofs. Some of the most common movie mistakes are continuity errors. These are lapses in the continuity of the film. Production props which show inconsistency as the movie progresses, differences in shadows direction and length, or self replenishing glass of water are just some of the most common continuity mistakes in film making. Other more severe movie mistakes are the appearance of movie crew in the film and in some movies the inclusion of the boom microphone in the frame.

    Since movie mistakes are commonly occurring, more and more people are drawn to the thrill of seeking mistakes in every movie that they watch. This increases the pressure in every film maker to come up with the highest quality film devoid of mistakes. Even huge movies like Star Wars, Gladiator, Jurassic Park, Matrix, Spider Man, Lord of the Rings, and Harry Potter have their own share of movie mistakes despite the huge amount of money the producers invested on these movies.

    Movies are stress relievers. A movie can brighten up your dull day. Some are educational others are made just purely to entertain you. There are movies which will push you to the edge of your seats and there are those which move you to love. However, some movies just contain too many flaws which add up to the “fun” factor of watching a movie.

    If you want to have more fun in watching a movie, be observant. You might just discover one or two movie mistakes in your favorite film. Check for film continuity. Most movie goofs are due to lack of continuity. There are usually inconsistent changes in props, actor’s clothes, furniture positioning, and even bodily features like scars which are left unnoticed by film makers. These are some of the most tolerable movie mistakes many film makers keep doing over and over again.

    Movies have a unique place in our lives. They make us laugh, they make us cry, they make us thrill and they make us emotional. We watch movies for fun, recreation etc. Our weekend is incomplete without movies. There are people who don’t miss even a single movie released. Apart from all this, are we aware of the mistakes made in movies? There are hundreds of movies which have mistakes. Even in the most popular once like “Titanic”, “Transformers revenge of the fallen”, “The Matrix”, “Avatar” etc have mistakes. The mistakes are caused due to factors such as factual errors, visible crew or Equipment, Audio problems, dialogue errors, conflicting movie plot etc.

    In the movie “Titanic”, a scene in which Jack Dawson arrives at the door of first class, a cameraman can be clearly seen in the glass door. In another scene in which jack wins a ticket of titanic, he is smoking a cigarette which is about to finish, after a few seconds he is holding a cigarette which is longer. In the movie “Transformers revenge of the fallen”, a scene in which Sam is conversing with Michaela on phone when he fails his first web chat date, he drops his books on the stairs, one book falls in front of him which disappears and then reappears as the last book he picks up. In movie “The lord of the rings: the return of the kings”, the wounds on the face of Frodo keeps changing its position through out the movie. There is a scene in “Commando” an Arnold Schwarzenegger movie where he drives a Porsche, which is wrecked on the left side before driving but when he drives it away Porsche is in good condition. There are numerous movies which have major or minor mistakes.

    The most common mistake made in movies is visible crew members or visible camera in reflecting materials such as eye glasses, mirrors. When a scene is shot in two or more shots there are possibilities to change the postures of the characters. Minor mistakes happen when the scenes which cannot be done by real humans are done graphically by using computers; during this the small details such as the shadows of objects don’t match the size of the objects or the alignment of shadow is not proportional to the sun rays. Many times the words spoken by the characters do not match their lip movements. In some movies crew members can be seen. In the movie “Pirates of the Caribbean” a crew member wearing a hat can be seen on the deck of the ship of Jack Sparrow. During stunts, body doubles are used in the place of real characters, often they don’t match the body shape of the real characters.

    Despite of all the mistakes movies get popularity. Mistakes can be ignored due to the fact that, producing a movie requires lot of coordination among script, characters, crews, directors, cameraman etc, but one thing is clear that even a big production movie can have mistakes.


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