During the scene, in which the four vampire sisters were stormed, the peasants were none other than Marquis Polho (who also plays Marc) surrounded by several members of the crew, who had been employed for the occasions as actors, because Jean Rollin cound not hire extras.

On the fateful day Mr. Lapham described, a film crew making "The Subterraneans," based on Kerouac's novel of the same title, came by looking to hire extras.

The film's budget - less than $5 million - provided only enough money to hire extras for three days.

To avoid the expense and complexity of blocking off a city street and hiring extras, the filmmaking pair sought out a crowded street in downtown Los Angeles one weekend.

The casting director can hire extras or other nonspeaking roles, usually working through a talent agency.

He was so unpopular that his son had to hire "extras" to attend his funeral.

The film's fake working title was revealed to be Caged Heat, and Marvel Studios worked with the Tona B. Dahlquist Casting company to hire extras in the North Carolina area.

The studio's marketing effort actually began last year, during the making of the film, when Universal joined with the National Thoroughbred Racing Association to hire extras and secure shooting sites.

Computer generated animations are more controllable than other more physically based processes, such as constructing miniatures for effects shots or hiring extras for crowd scenes, and because it allows the creation of images that would not be feasible using any other technology.

Broke, he runs away from what he mistakes for a policeman, only to discover his pursuer is actually hiring extras for a film.