What the thread found

• A camera mounted on a Chapman crane fell off the geared head when the crane was being backed out through a stage door due to operator steering error.
• After the equipment damage occurred, the production team chose to incorporate footage of the incident into the final video rather than treating it as a mistake to be hidden.
• British film crews in that era had limited experience operating driveable Chapman cranes, contributing to the handling accident.
• The video production used Panaglide stabilization equipment with wired follow focus systems.

Depends on

• The account comes from a secondhand report by an assistant who worked on the production, not from direct documentation.
• The exact date and specific video title are not clearly established in the discussion.
• Whether the incident was truly accidental or staged from the beginning remains unconfirmed.

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