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Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
Vocabulary

Figurants?

Dear Everyone,

Could you, please, tell me what you call the figurants who play in a film (I mean the people who are only in the background like in restaurants or pedestrians, so that scenes appear life-like?) Thank you.
  

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Hi, They are called 'extras'. I know, because I've been one. Clive

  • Hi, They are called 'extras'.
  • I know, because I've been one.
  • Clive
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3 Answers
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Hi,

They are called 'extras'.

I know, because I've been one.
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Thank you! Emotion: smile It's funny that they share this name with the special things on DVDs. It must be because both are just "additions" to th
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CliveHi, They are called 'extras'.I know, because I've been one. Clive
What movie should I rent and in which scene should I carefully screen the background?

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