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Inflatable extras: How fake crowds are fooling you in blockbuster films

Popkin
Oct 09, 2024
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Franz Pfluegl/Shutterstock

Welcome to the uncanny valley of The Inflatable Crowd Company. Have you ever wondered how films hire so many people for backgrounds in crowds? It's often far too expensive to hire real extras to fill up an entire stadium or theater in a film. The Inflatable Crowd Company has solved these issues for countless films.

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