Let’s say we want to film a new *some superhero* movie. Picking the actors we will most probably need professionals for the protagonist and supporting actors, we will have to pay them. But why pick background actors who will ask for money? There are so many *some superhero* fans out there that would just help without requiring us to pay them. That “strategy” would apply for the needed people closer and closer to the protagonist not easily but we will save some money, right?
Of course I respect and understand, someone giving service has to be paid, and I do not support any kind of labor without pay.
I hope I made my thought process clear for you and that you can help me.
Thanks in advance!
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I know people who “background act”. They have headshots and reels and if there’s a good shot of them in whatever they just worked on they’ll add it. They enjoy the work. They get to be on-set, learning if they want.
In some productions they can and do use locals and people on the street. But for some the extras have to be able to understand what the director wants. On-set directors use production lingo. The serious background actors understand blocking terminology and how to move in front of the camera. People off the street probably won’t know that.
And the reason they don’t use fans is because time is money on the set. Every fan the star signs an autograph for potentially costs the production a couple grand.
That’s probably more than you wanted to know.
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