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[–] [email protected] 89 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (30 children)

There must be some rule of film that forbids 13-19 year olds being on camera. Young children are played by actual children. Elderly people are played by the elderly. But teenagers are almost always someone between 20 and 30 and not an actual teenager. What's up with that?

[–] someguy3 77 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (13 children)

The labor laws for children (<18) in film are brutal. As they should be. Better to avoid the whole thing unless really necessary. Extras definitely won't be under 18.

[–] SpruceBringsteen 34 points 1 day ago (4 children)

Sometimes extras have to be kids, so filming can stretch out a few days.

Knowing there's kids on set can actually be nice, because you know there's only so long they can shoot for, instead of stretching a Friday night out indefinitely. Especially if it's a director like Fincher who is known for doing a lot of takes.

[–] chiliedogg 1 points 7 hours ago

There's often an "after-hours" shoot for scenes without kids or even specific camera angles from a scene where the child actors aren't necessary.

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