Why is it when a movie has a metal detector in it. The detector is all Wrong!?

[JASONSPAZ1]

The scene in the remake of the 1970's horror movie The Fog.
The scene in the first National Treasure movie.
whenever a movie has a scene with a metal detector being used to find treasure, It is always the garbage radio shack Micronta metal detector, you know the one that is all black that has the useless "red button" on the handle.
And whenever the metal detector being shown in the movie makes a sound. The sound that is emitted is so wrong. It sounds like a device from the movie Aliens, or Ghost busters, or the game PAC-man.

Whats up Hollywood. for the budget cant you go out and get an Ace-250? LOL



Jason

 

[jdstawker]

They have to worry people stealing the props. The best way to prevent that is to have crappy props

 

[rmptr]

A friend has worked as property master for various studios, over the years on different films.... He REALLY likes westerns.
If things are bought for a production, they are auctioned afterwards.
Many people rent props to production companies.

What is used for the shoot most likely depends upon how important the director feels it is.

Sometimes the writer makes the decision.

Tom Clancy included the Lifeguard, a progression on the Electroscope, as an integral part of his storyline in a book which shall most likely be on film, if not already...
He was only doing his part, staying as much as he can, with real life, in writing his fictions... apparently numerous enforcement agencies have bought the Lifeguard at up to $15k a copy!
rmptr

 

[Wayne/TX]

Yep, a pet peeve of mine, too! It seems that most movie & TV directors
and producers know diddlysquat about metal detectors, so they have to
add in those dumb sound effects. Also, the user of the unit is usually
swinging it a foot or two above the ground too! No Common Sense, It's
sad to say!
..W