DS9 is problematic, we need to talk
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I believe that a "Yes" or an "Ok" is a lot more expensive than a nod.
This is why you have scenes like:
O' Brien saying something like: "Those damn bloody Cardassians and their treacherous ways!" and some unknown looking at him expressing... empathy... with body language...
What part of Italy? I was born in the Veneto. PM if you'd rather.
turin. The city has been trying to reinvent itself as a TV/films hub now that FIAT is no more and Netflix is filming a lot around here.
Hmmm. I should write a script set in Turin.
You could even say that "problematic" is problematic...
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YES, this is exactly what I'm talking about.
Just stump up and pay your extras already! Each and every time I see this happen I'm reminded that I'm watching a very cheap TV show.
Send complaints to Rick Berman.
I've heard there's a line of people waiting to do just that
New to budgeting and guild rules and scale?
if the budget isn’t there it isn’t there. If you felt DS9 was cheap you’d better avoid watching Babylon V, which had to cut even more corners, as they had something like a third of the budget per episode Star Trek had.
Not to mention zero budget productions such as fan films, of course.
Fan films are great, they don't have this problem at all.
Literal zero budget films do a better job with extras.
Literal zero budget films do a better job with extras.
i’m sure that not having to pay them has literally zero to do with it.
Because they don't have a budget to worry about or deadlines to meet.
It could be very hard if they started giving extras lines on shows that are syndicated and broadcasted around the world. The extra would get some money every time that's broadcasted.
That would just mean less money for the stars of the show. I think they would survive.
There's always some critique that can be made about hiring practices for extras in the entertainment industry, particularly the difficulty of becoming a SAG member when only background parts are available. But it is par for the course. They filled the backdrops of Cheers or Cafe Nervosa or the Central Perk, not to mention countless other shows. There is no reason to believe that fewer extras were given speaking roles on DS9 than on other shows. On the other hand, DS9 was notorious for hiring more extras than other shows in order to fill out the promenade. The show gave out more work than other series. To that extent, more struggling actors were able to eat and pay rent while hoping for a big break. Answer More than a few of them have supported themselves with convention appearance, which is mostly impossible outside the franchise or genre entertainment in general. Being on camera is always an opportunity, and I do know a few people who turned their 3 seconds of being visible into speaking parts (even if it did not turn into careers).
their contracts might say otherwise.
Puns aside, the budget is the budget, sometimes you get to choose between showing something awkward (example: Chakotay taking the helm when it really should be someone else’s job) and NOT DOING THE EPISODE.
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