Goof

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A '''goof''' is a [[error|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.{{Cite web |url=http://mw1.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/goof |title=Definition Merriam-Webster |access-date=2007-07-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090923143438/http://mw1.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/goof |archive-date=2009-09-23 |url-status=dead }} Some say the word may come from an identically pronounced [[Hebrew]] word meaning "body", some even say it was just a mistake that happened while typing the word "good", hence the word "goof" is also known as another word for mistake.{{citation needed|date=November 2020}}

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 [[filmmaking]], a ''goof'' is a mistake made during film production that finds its way into the final released picture. Depending upon the film and the actual scene, the goof may have different effects: a loss in [[Realism (dramatic arts)|realism]], an annoyance, or it could just be funny. It is often a type of [[Continuity (fiction)|continuity]] error. Goofs are also known as "[[blooper]]s"Normally used on the [https://www.imdb.com/Sections/Goofs/ IMDb site] for bloopers. {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100410142828/http://www.imdb.com/Sections/Goofs/ |date=2010-04-10 }} or "mistakes".

There are several types of goofs, for example:

• 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).
• [[Chronology|Chronological]] or [[continuity error]]s (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 [[High-definition television|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 (film industry)|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 ''[[Star Wars (film)|Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope]]'', for example, has been counted to have 200 goofs in it, ranging from disappearing props to a [[Stormtroopers (Star Wars)|stormtrooper]] hitting his head on an opening door.

==See also==

• [[Gaffe]]
• [[Goofball comedy]]

==References== {{reflist}}

==External links== {{Wiktionary|goof}}

• [http://www.intuitor.com/moviephysics/ Insultingly Stupid Movie Physics]

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