How to Be An Extra
Magic Casting
Info on being a Movie Extra
For new Extras only, not Principals.
* BE ON TIME & BE RESPECTFUL.
* MAKE SURE YOU BRING SOMETHING WARM FOR OFF CAMERA.
* CHECK IN WITH THE PERSON WHO’S NAME MAGIC CASTING GAVE YOU TO BE YOUR ON SET PERSON.
* THAT PERSON WILL BE GIVING YOU INSTRUCTIONS THOURGHOUT THE DAY.
DO NOT ASK OR GO TO ANYONE ELSE UNLESS YOUR ON SET PERSON TELLS YOU TO.
* DO NOT USE YOUR CELL PHONE OR CAMERA WHILE ON SET. IF YOU NEED TO CHECK YOUR CELL, ASK.
* LET YOUR ON SET PERSON KNOW IF YOU ARE GOING TO THE BATHROOM (HONEY WAGON) & LET THEM
KNOW WHEN YOU RETURN…THEY NEED TO SET UP SHOTS & KEEP TABS ON YOU FOR UPCOMING SHOTS.
* YOU WILL BE GIVEN A MEAL BREAK FOR LUNCH. DO NOT LEAVE SET AT THIS TIME. YOU WILL EAT AFTER
THE CREW AS CREW HAS TO GO BACK TO WORK TO SET UP BEFORE YOU WILL BE WORKING AGAIN.
* PLEASE BUS YOUR TRAY & THROW TRASH AWAY IN PROPER RECEPTICALS.
* WHEN IN EARSHOT OF CREW WORKING OR AWAY FROM YOUR EXTRA HOLDING AREA, BE QUIET.
MICROPHONES CAN PICK UP AMBIANT NOISE & RUIN A SHOT!
* LISTEN TO YOUR SET PERSON: REMEMBER WHAT YOU DID EACH TIME THEY ROLL CAMERA . MAKE SURE
YOU DO THE VERY SAME ACTION EACH TIME YOU DO IT. IF UNSURE, ASK AN EXTRA THAT HAS WORKED
BEFORE.
* UNLESS SPECIFICALLY TOLD TO CHANGE WHAT YOU ARE DOING, DO THE SAME ACTION FOR EVERY TAKE.
* IF YOU HEAR “BACK TO FIRST” IT MEANS FOR YOU TO REPEAT YOUR MOVEMENTS (ACTIONS) THE SAME.
* IF YOU ARE TOLD TO HAVE A CONVERSATION WITH A FELLOW EXTRA IN THE SCENE…IT MEANS MOUTH
A CONVERSATION BUT NO VOICE: ALWAYS WITHOUT SOUND. PLEASE NO OVERACTING. MAKE IT
BELIEVABLE.
* UNLESS TOLD OTHERWISE, NEVER LOOK DIRECTALY TOWARD THE CAMERA . ACT AS IF THE CAMERA
WAS NOT THERE.
* DO NOT LEAVE THE SET UNTIL YOU HAVE FILLED OUT YOUR PAYROLL VOUCHER COMPLETELY & LEGIBLY .
MAKE SURE YOU HAVE WRITTEN THE CORRECT MAILING ADDRESS OR YOU WON’T GET YOUR PAYCHECK.
PLEASE BRING TWO PIECES OF ID FOR PAYROLL.
* IF YOU HAVE BEEN TOLD BY MAGIC CASTING OR YOUR ON SET PERSON THAT YOU ARE NEEDED BACK THE
NEXT DAY, DO NOT LEAVE THE SET BEFORE GETTING YOUR CALLTIME & LOCATION ADDRESS FOR THE
NEXT DAY FROM YOUR ON SET PERSON.
THANK YOU & ENJOY YOUR TIME ON THE MOVIE SET!!!