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Studio carts silently move film crews around lots

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In the sprawling complexes of Hollywood, nobody actually walks. Giant sets require crews to zip around silently in modified electric buggies, ferrying directors and overly demanding actors from their trailers to the soundstage without making a sound that would ruin the audio.

Studio carts silently move film crews around lots
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