how do i become a movie extra?
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http://casting-calls.big.com/
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Watch a lot of movies. Read a lot of movie reviews. Try to get a gig writing movie reviews for a local newsletter or paper to get some experience, and go from there to try building on your successes. \nI guess you could take general writing courses to improve your style. I suppose there are probably courses specifically on writing movie reviews, but it seems like they might be hard to find. It might make sense to take some film courses, although a lot of those are about larger societal issues as reflected in film -- rather than just about the quality of the movies themselves.
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Not really, especially if they ask you to use their consultants to market you as an "extra".  That usually means spending money to try to get placed into a movie.
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you have to make a 5 min video of you and your supporters and pictures of them and send it to their adress go to\nDEAL OR NO DEAL CASTING\nPO Box 38903\nLos Angeles, CA 90038-0903\nand u have to fill out an app.
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Just photography.  Most of the jobs you'll be hired for though is continuity director.  \n\nIn that event, you would be using a simple digital camera and instant printer or a polaroid.\n\nThe reason for this is when the director yells "cut", you can freeze the scene on film where the actors left off.\n\nIt would be your job to make sure that all props, hair, lit cigarettes and half filled glasses are exactly where they were once reshooting begins.\n\nFor publicity stills, all you need to learn is all the basics of lighting,depth of field etc. from any college.\n\nActually, there are so many books and magazines out on the market, you could probably be self taught.
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TALK TO PEOPLE ABUT IT OR IF U HAVE A FRIENDS WHO WORK IN CINEMA SO THAT WOLD HELP OR JUST TAKE'EM DIRECTLY TO HOLLYWOOD
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Contact "The Austin Film commission".\nYou can call them or Email them.  They will also email you about upcoming roles in TV as well as films to audition for.\n\nMy best friend uses them for movie roles.  They even email ME!...I get one to three updates a week.
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There are various routes into it, but be aware that it is fiercely competitive.. you need talent first and foremeost, and occasionally the looks as well. \n\n1) You can train to be a professional actress in a college\n\n2) Build up a portfolio. Do acting in a local group, build up experience. \n\n3) Get an agent to search for appropriate jobs for you. \n\n4) Work as an extra- you can sign up on various lists so you can get paid work as an extra on a film set etc. \n\n5) Get professional mug shots of yourself and send them off to auditions.
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I am going to assume you live in LA and that you have been active in school theater or even community theater.  If you haven't done these things, do them as soon as possible.  Once you have done some things to put on your resume (theater work) then you should get some headshots done.  The next step is to register yourself with Central Extras casting and go to work on movie sets as an extra.  The pay sucks but you get a lot of on-set experience, especially if you pay attention to what's going on.\n\nthen comes the BIG step.  Post your headshot/resume on either Now Casting, LA casting or Actors Access (or all three if you can afford it).  Every day new casting calls are listed.  Submit yourself for parts you feel you would be strong at (don't submit for just anything, casting agents do have a memory and if they see you submitting for everything they will not look at you twice).  Go out on auditions.  These films will be for no pay but the experience is what you are after.  Get 4-5 films under your belt, get copies of the stuff you do, then hire an editor to put together a demo reel that is burned to VHS or DVD.\n\nThen and ONLY after you have done ALL of the above should you start pursuing an agent.  Mail a letter of introduction and your headshot ASKING them if they would like to meet you and see your demo.  Then wait.\n\nSorry if this sounds discouraging, but that's the business.  You have to eb able to face rejection every day.  Remember there are thousands of actors in Los Angeles all vying for the same thing you want.  You just have to be able to play the game better than anyone else.\n\nPS - If you don't live in LA, get involved with as much theater work as possible and seek out your local independent filmmakers.  Get cast in their films and use that for your demo...then move to LA.
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Call the film office there, or visit website.  don't be afraid to send in a resume
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find an agency, look in the phone book. make sure that they are a member of SAG (Screen Actors Guild) and they will not charge you. anyone that is legitimate wont at least. they will get something like 15% to 20% of what you make on each gig. you will have to go on casting calls and do not get discouraged, it will take a lot of them before you get a gig, usually. Good Luck.
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i was an extra in a movie filmed at my school you just need to know where the movies are being filmed and if they need extras you just have to be there thats how i got out of latin class i walked by they called me over sat me in a blecher and told me to cheer and i would look in papers to find if they put out classifieds for extras in your area also follow certain movies to be in the sceens like my friends where in this other movie and a family friend was a jew in the 10 commandments
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Do a goodle search on either "movie extra" or even "background artist".  That should point you to an agency.  Send them photos of yourself in different types of clothes (formal, casual, beachwear, whatever).  A friend of mine sent a photo of himself in a superman costume.  Let them know how you can look in different situations.  Keep an eye on the paper want ads for upcoming casting calls.  Good luck
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check imdb .com for extras.
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It's easy if you live near Hollywood...look in your classifieds on your local paper under employment...sometimes you'll find an add for extras for an upcoming film...
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check your newspaper.  sometimes in the classifieds or entertainment sections there are ads for extras, or open auditions.  I think that might be a good way to get started....
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You had better start taping who your doing and sending it in as an audition. Of course you will have to do the director and some of his friends too.