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bent_my_wookie t1_j0au15l wrote

Reply to comment by Pineapple996 in Did TV used to have more speaking roles for extras? by warrenseth

They can’t, even in scenes with lots of extras talking like at a party. Even the murmuring is dubbed because of industry rules about the definition of “extra”.

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Pineapple996 t1_j0b8v9p wrote

In the UK they can. They would just be given a supplementary fee and called a featured extra. They don't have to be credited for having dialogue.

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bent_my_wookie t1_j0c4xqc wrote

So are these rules by country or industry or just by whatever collection of companies decide on their projects? I'm interested an I don't know why.

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Pineapple996 t1_j0crf2z wrote

In the UK It depends on what union agreement the company uses for their project. Have a look here. I have no idea what the differences are in other countries though.

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