Doing extras work for television is a great way of making a bit of extra money if you have time on your hands. However, be warned – it can involve a lot of sitting around, and of course it is work that may only last a day or two. You also have to be ready to be available at very short notice.
There is a lot to enjoy about extras casting, though, as you get to see behind the scenes you may even meet the stars. Of course, you get yourself on the show too, even if it is only for a few seconds! There is no particular training or skill involved, although you must follow instructions, and when you are on camera you must make sure that you do nothing to ‘pull focus’ from the main action. That is the reason you are known in the business as a ‘background artiste’, and having skills such as these look incredibly good on a CV.
There are people who do extras work full-time and who make enough money to live off, but this involves considerable commitment, and you would probably have to sign up with an agent to be sure of getting enough of the action.
Here at Audition Now, we can offer you the possibility of a wide variety of extras work, and as soon as fresh work becomes available we can notify you of it via SMS to your mobile phone. So, how about being an extra – and earning yourself a bit extra on the side?
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