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How Do Directors Stop People From Waving at Cameras in Busy Street Scenes?
‘Fate’ director Jonathan Baker exclusively tells Us how film crews stop passersby from looking and waving at a camera during shoots on busy streets
Tom Cruise in ‘War Of The Worlds.’Cover ImagesWhile filming movie and TV scenes in bustling crowds, most of the individuals in the background aren’t random at all and have been hired as extras. “There are two groups with different sets of directions when it comes to extras,” Fate director Jonathan Baker says in the latest issue of Us Weekly, referring to the background performers in a scene. And since members of the production team are explicitly instructing extras on how to act when the cameras start rolling, it is unlikely that someone will go rogue and either stare down the lens or wave enthusiastically out of context.
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