grovesy

How do you become an “EXTRA” in films/TV/Adverts ?

Can you make any money from it ?

Any body on here doing or done any work as an Extra ?

Or all Extras just unsuccessful actors ?

Can you be an “professional” extra ?

Sy5

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A mate I use to work with did it through an agency. A lot of waiting around iirc but he was on a good rate.

XRS

My son's g/f works as an extra part time. Have seen her in a few things, even had the occasional line . Not particularly well paid if it's all you do, but yes, you have to go through a good agency and it can be difficult getting into one.

Puff The Magic Wagon!

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I have been an extra in a movie (The Rachel Papers). Back in 1988/89 I got paid Ł50 to sit around on my bike in Rathbone Place for a morning, eating smoked salmon sandwiches and reading papers. Whilst this was happening, people were filming around us. One of us was asked to stay on for the day so got another Ł25 to follow a film truck round Soho on my bike & overtake Dexter on his moped. I spent a further Sunday doing sweet FA in Battersea Park for a further Ł100 & Ł50 for pulling up and delivering a parcel to a house another morning in Holland Park.

It all ended up on the cutting floor

At the time, the rate was pretty good as a day rate, better than couriering but as shown, a lot of time doing nothing and ended up getting cut anyway!

Hysteria1983

I have done it before. It's not all it's cracked up to be really, and nobody I know has done it long term.
The odd few people I studied with did it as a way to try and get their foot in the door, but it meant traveing to Manchester or London so they soon gave up.

On this note, my Theatre Studies lecturer is an extra on Corrie sometime soon

ChefDude

i seem to recall someone told me they were an extra on casualty. he had to be drunk, so they supplied 24 cans of lager and he got paid after too.

davegtt

Sign me up!

My friends Dad has done a couple of things, Sense and Sensibility springs to mind, I recall he was paid Ł50 for the day and he had to stand around all day. Easy money but sounds pretty dull tbh

Adidas

My Mum has done a lot of this stuff, been in various films, TV shows and adverts. She does it as she has plenty of time on her hands (she's retired), gets her out the house and is a bit of pocket money as the pay isn't that great.

She says there's loads of sitting around, but the production companies normally put on decent food so it takes some of the bordom away

Sy5

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Thats what my mate was in. Quite regular too.

white noise

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I was in the film "When Saturday Comes" staring Sean Bean , it was filmed at Sheffield Untied's "Bramhall Lane" I am sat directly behind goal as he scores penalty in last few minutes of film,got free food and Ł25 !

bottlesofbecks

Was a Roman in Gladiator, there was a few there who seemed to make a living out of it, but for the majority it was a bit of fun. I think it was through 20 20 casting

jef

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i was a "fluffer" . say no more!

Leslie

One of the stall holders at Totnes Market has done that for years. He does well out of it and has been in some pretty upmarket stuff.

Les

Trout

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Leslie

Woke you up alright Trout!

Les

Caged "R"

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Me & the old man were in "a woman of substance" with Liam Neeson & Jenny seagrove many years ago. Good free canteen & Ł50 a day seemed a lot of money at the time!

Lee247

One of the Ladies at my daughters livery yard, starred in one of the Catherine Cookson movies. They needed someone to gallop their horse over the fells. No idea how she got picked or anything, but she really enjoyed it and has not told a soul how much she got

Lee247

I think you can register your house too. Just in case they fancy using it in films or such. No idea how though

subaruturbo_18

Join the queue of failing/struggling actors

PaulC72

To answer the actual question. No.

chrisowe

Did you meet Ione Skye? She was hot.

hodgy0_2

my FIL has done it with his, upwards of 5k a day

oldsplice

Bloody Norah, that was years ago! I remember cutting that!

dpb

just about the most boring and coldest way of earning 50 quid iv ever had to endure

jef

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yeah remeber when when phones were just able to get the sh*test videos on them, the one where the shetland pony was pumpin some weird women?.

yeah well i had to tickle its ***** to get it going

was waiting for you trouty lol

Puff The Magic Wagon!

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I saw her & Dexter but they were a bit more busy than I . However, the "maid" I delivered the package too was equally hot (see movie) & I consoled my time loss by chatting her up instead