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Pineapple996 t1_j091jlu wrote

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

They definitely can have dialogue. Sounds like OP is referring to actual actors that just had really small parts though.

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aw-un t1_j0aazr7 wrote

No, they can’t.

Once you get dialogue, you are no longer an extra, you are a principal actor

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Pineapple996 t1_j0b7hue wrote

Not true, at least in the UK. You can be hired as an extra and then be given a supplementary fee if you are given some dialogue. Then you are considered a featured extra but still won't have your name in the credits.

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bent_my_wookie t1_j0au15l wrote

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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