The Catacombs Production Guide
Observations: The Lambda Factor

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Several wires are visible during the Medical Stores sequence- in this shot, there is a wire across the top left corner, pulling a small white object upwards.

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When Sally runs into the Medical Store, the shadow of a stagehand's arms can be seen waving over the door (pulling the wires of various flying objects). Thanks to Shaqui.

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In the background of these shots is an Alphan with a moustache. He works as a Medic, but is also seen moments later in the Recreation Center with an orange sleeve.

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Notice the height difference between Tony and Maya in these adjacent shots. Tony seems to grow a little taller in close up. Thanks to Thomas.

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The Engineering door does not fully close in front of Alan (at least at the top). In subsequent shots it is fully closed. Thanks to Martin Daoust.

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Before Maya transforms into the gorilla, she turns from the door and walks away (to camera). This is so the camera can zoom into her face for the transformation effect. However, it doesn't make much sense that she turns away, transforms, then turns back when surely she could have transformed where she stood. Thanks to Thomas.

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The Recreation Centre door does not fully close when the tiger sniffs at it. In the subsequent shot with Maya, it is fully shut.

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The Command Center operative who stands frozen in front of Sandra's desk changes. At the start he is played by Harry Fielder. At the end, it is a completely different actor. Although frozen, from shot to shot Harry's hands are at different positions on the top of the desk, or by his side.
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Maya is told to change into a monkey. She changes into an ape (monkeys have tails, apes do not). Both monkeys and apes are part of the simian group, in the biological order Primates.

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The caterpillar will only run out of air if the box forms an airtight seal to the floor tiles, which seems unlikely. The seal is strong enough to withstand the storm that moves desks around Command Center, but weak enough for Tony to release it with one hand (during the storm, Caroline may be using her powers to keep it in place). Thanks to Simon Frend.

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Helena is frozen in position close to the doors, but in some shots she is a step or so forward.

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During the storm in Command Center, a few shots show an empty floor where Tony should be lying, between the desks. The caterpillar was filmed separately by the second unit, so the box is normally filmed on the edge of frame, but this shot reveals that it is empty.

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Koenig falls asleep with his head turned to the right.
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When the camera angle changes, he is mysteriously facing straight up. Thanks to Martin Daoust.

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