Extras
Use
Use noun - The act or practice of employing something for a particular purpose.
Both words in one sentence
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A director once asked some Native American extras to use their own language for a scene, but decided not to use it as they didn't sound 'Indian' enough.
Source: As Long as It Sounds Foreign - The production for CCTV's live-action TV adaptation of the Romance of the Three Kingdoms had some help from the People's Liberation Army, who provided a few divisions of troops for use as extras.
Source: Backed by the Pentagon - However, these scenes use many of the same methods - lots of extras, CGI, and miniatures for distant shots with close ups of the main actors, extras and stuntmen doing all the physical work.
Source: Decisive Battle
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