• BananaTrifleViolin@lemmy.world
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      They may close streets but it makes sense to save money to just film the cars that are there if they’re just doing a short wide shot of the street.

      Seems like overkill to hire 20 cars just to fill a street for a TV show if its a single establishing shot. Although no doubt they would do that for any scene being taken from multiple angles for continuity.

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        I’ve also seen them slap fake number plates on parked cars. E.g. when they were filming in Metro Vancouver area, for some US movie/TV show, they put California plates on all local cars that were parked on streets/driveways

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      That’s true for the filmings that happened in my street. But they didn’t go to the extent of asking to remove the cars from the driveways. Side note: it’s actually very annoying having a filming crew at your street. When they’re filming, you can’t go outside or leave your own house, and you can’t come home. At least they don’t close down for long.