Exciting Job what its like to be a Movie Extra
Many movie fanatics dream of seeing themselves in the widescreen in one way or another. This dream should never be put to an end since there are a lot of possibilities regarding such dream. Many actors and actresses did not also expect to be famous and glamorous since they also passed the stage of longing to be in the big screen once in their lives.
In movies, it is not just the main actors and actresses that provide life and essence to the movie. The directors, the producers, the off-camera crew and the movie extras play a big part in the realization as well as in the success of the movie.
NO PROFESSIONAL ACTING BACKGROUND NEEDED
One good thing about being a movie extra is that you don't have to be a professional actor and you don't have to take acting workshops to be chosen in the career. As long as you know how to act normally just like what you do with your normal day to day activities like walking, crossing the streets or playing in the park, you would surely fit in the job.
UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL WITH THE STARS
Being a movie extra would give you a ticket to mingle with the stars. Therefore, you don't need to be behind the ropes and get yourself stocked with all the people watching the shoot since you would be able to have a real close up experience with them. There are roles like being a bus passenger seating next to the star or you could be someone from the neighborhood to whom the actor or actress would ask for directions in the movie. This close encounters would be really an exciting experience and your dream of working with the famous stars would already come true. You could even make use of the opportunity to take their autographs or to have pictures with them.
THE PART-TIME JOB
We may have noticed familiar faces in the movies but we can't recall where we saw them. These people are usually professional movie extras but since their exposure in films is just limited, we may not really have noticed them. Being a movie extra would surely give you good income especially if you work for big projects and big-time producers. Since the work is not tedious, you would surely enjoy the experience of enjoying this income-generating part-time job that would surely not bore you to death unlike your real full-time job.
STEPPING STONE
Some great actors were once just movie extras. This is very true. If a movie extra exhibits an outstanding acting career and he got the looks that would be very friendly to the camera, he would surely catch the attention of the director and he would be given breaks in the movie. Even if the role of a movie extra in a movie would just last for some seconds or minutes, he should give out his full acting potential since nobody knows when an opportunity would knock at his door.
FULFILLMENT
When the movie is released, the fulfillment of seeing yourself in it, even if your exposure is just a split second, would surely be a fulfilling experience. As we know, these movies would last forever so the acting that you have done as caught in the cameras would remain and your great grand children would still have the opportunity to see your acting experience. Aside from that, the fact that you work with the stars would also add up to the satisfaction since not everyone is given the opportunity to even get up close with these famous persons.
Being a movie extra is really a fulfilling and exciting job. You would have a taste of what it feels to be in the shoes of the stars and you would even be able to have a close encounter with the stars that everyone is dying to see. After all, this job is not requiring so much personal background in acting. As long as you know how to move naturally, as what you do in your everyday life, you are already fitted to be a movie extra.
