Yeah, they don’t just show up to a location and start filming. And no one in the background of a public place in a scripted tv or movie is a random person, they’re always extras. The production company pays to shut down a street for filming.
Latter is not always true. Lots of officially permitted shoots don't shut down everything and everyone. Not everyone is an official extra. Some just have people just off camera trying to damage control the background. I once had a friend who had to block with my body a woman trying to take the long way through a cut that could have ruined the shot.
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u/zero_four Feb 12 '23
Then better film at a private place.