How to be a background actor or extra in films! | What to expect as a background actor or extra
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- čas přidán 29. 06. 2024
- Today, I share my experiences on Texas Chainsaw 3D, Escape Plan, The Iceman, Olympus Has Fallen, and Straight A's. and what to expect as a background actor or extra. Here are some tips on being a background actor from my own personal experiences.
My experiences doing BG work really opened up my eyes and educated me on how a film set is run. Both in front and behind the camera. I networked and made some great connections along the way and it really helped me in my own journey. Although I don't do BG work anymore, I share some tips and my own personal experiences that landed me in front of the camera.
You'll see me in scenes with Alexandra Daddario & Richard Riehle & Paul Rae in Texas Chainsaw 3D, Luke Wilson in Straight A's, Winona Ryder, Erin Cummings and Michael Shannon in The Iceman, and Arnold Schwarzenneger & Sylvestor Stallone in Escape Plan. You can see all of this under my storytime segments of this video.
0:00 - Intro
1:28 - Show up on time and be ready to work!
2:36 - Storytime - My experience on TEXAS CHAINSAW 3D
6:00 - Take clothing options
6:13 - Storytime - My experience on STRAIGHT A's with Luke Wilson
8:35 - Good attitude and set etiquette
9:40 - Storytime - My experience on The ICEMAN
13:38 - Network when time allows it
14:19 - Expect long hours
15:35 - Storytime - My experience on ESCAPE PLAN
18:23 - Stay in your lane
19:17 - Pay attention to production
20:06 - Storytime - My experience on OLYMPUS HAS FALLEN
21:21 - Do not add BG credit to IMDB
22:50 - Know when to hang it up (or not)
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Great concise video. I worked as a backround extra in 'Hoffa'.('92) An amazing moment was when 1500 men were "dead silent" between takes, & just stared at Jack Nicholson. You could hear a pin drop.
Thank you! That's amazing to hear! I love to hear stories like this!
Got my first job as a background actor tomorrow, thanks for the tips!
That's awesome! I'd love to hear which film as well as your experience. How did it go?
Got my first background role this week. This video helped calm me down lol
That is awesome to hear! Congratulations and thank you for sharing! Which film was it for?
Shreveport was definitely a hub for a while, and it is slowly getting back to it
NIce to hear! It was a blast working on these films down that way.
Thank you!
Thanks for sharing. Just booked my first background work and it was awesome. Still learning.
That’s awesome! The first step towards many more I hope! Please share your experience after you wrap!
Such a dope video 💯
Thank you so much! Share any experiences...would love to hear them!
watching from OKC, we have a major motion film coming up in my area! It will be my first time! Thank you for the great tips!
I’ve been keeping tabs on it. Twisters? Looks like it will be a big one. I saw they’re looking for background actors in Enid soon. A great way to dip your toes :)
Can a person make a good living at only doing extra background work ?
I don't think so. Once you make it on camera and people see you, you're much done with the film unless a production is really desperate. If you watch God's Not Dead 3, which was shot in Little Rock...you'll see alot of BG used in multiple scenes because they had such a hard time finding people.
@@JohnnieBrannonFilmwork thanks for the reply . One more thing , I’ve been told my voice is good , do you believe a voice actor voiceover actor is financially lucrative.
@@smoothwill Yes! Absolutely! I have friends who live in Arkansas that does nothing but voice over work. Another friend who lives in Dallas does Anime VO all the time and they make a great living wage at it.
@@JohnnieBrannonFilmwork you answered with voiceover work . I’m asking about tv and movie extra work . Can a person make a living doing only movie, tv, extra work that’s my question . Not voiceover work .
@@smoothwill Sorry to get back to you so late. I wouldn't count on BG work for stability but it could also depend on where you are located. I'm in Arkansas and the BG work I did was in Louisiana. I think if you were in L.A, you would have better opportunities but that would depend on what a production would need specifically.