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December 18, 2006

Failed atmosphere casting: an example from CNN


An underappreciated skill is that of the assistant director or second A.D. on a movie or television show, keeping the extras, or "atmosphere" in the background from ever becoming a distraction from the principal activity in the foreground. Of course, in real life, sometimes it's tough to give an insincere performance...

Posted by Ray Pride at December 18, 2006 06:08 PM

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