Goof

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A goof is a mistake. The term is also used in a number of specific senses: in cinema, it is an error or oversight during production that is visible in the released version of the film.

Etymology

Several origins have been proposed for the word. According to Merriam-Webster, "goof" is likely a variation of "goff" in an English dialect, meaning simpleton.

The Spanish word gofio refers to the balls of toasted flour and salt eaten by the original inhabitants of the Canary Islands. In Latin America (esp. Cuba) the word "comegofio" (lit. "gofio-eater") came to refer to anyone from the Canaries, stereotyped as primitive or stupid.

Cinema

In

• Somebody or something from the film crew is in the picture that wasn't planned (e.g., camera and cameraman is reflected in a mirror, or the microphone is visible, a rope pushing a character over is visible, a hook pulling a character up in the air is visible).
• continuity errors (e.g. a cigarette
  getting longer with the next scene, a cup or glass gaining in volume in the next scene, damage to a building that disappears, or moved props)
• Historical inaccuracies and anachronisms (e.g., an HDTV set in a film set in the 1970s, radio tower in a cowboy movie).
• Geographic: an object or landmark reveals the scene was filmed in a different city than the city it is set. This is very common in
  Hollywood films that are shot in Canada
  .
• Problems in audio or soundtrack (e.g. a dog barking before its mouth moves, a person's lips carry on moving after they have finished speaking).
• Intertitles
  displaying wrong words (e.g. a character called "John" may have his name misspelled Jhon in the subtitles by accident).
• Editing errors, where dialog or events in one scene refer to material that occurred in a prior scene in the screenplay, but which was deleted in the final cut of the film.

Goofs can be found in a large number of films and episodes, even in very expensive productions. The 1977 film

See also

• Gaffe
• Goofball comedy

References

External links

Look up goof in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.

• Insultingly Stupid Movie Physics