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In response to "Most of the movie sets I've been to were easy filming for the actors with the exception of tedious retakes and waiting for the director's ok to move " by crankyanker

and if you mean the actual actors, the extras (or, technically background talent) have it about 100 times worse. -- nm

Posted by Andie Apr 3 '14, 12:05

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Yes, as far as the waiting and mindless cheering, clapping, booing just for the retakes, the extras have looooonnngg days. -- nm - crankyanker Apr 3, 12:28 2
- they also get stuck in whatever space is leftover, on folding chairs, and sit in there for hours till they get called. -- nm - Andie Apr 3, 12:29 1
  - or worse, standing for the entire time. -- nm - crankyanker Apr 3, 12:31
I worked as an extra twice. It's awful. Some people do this everyday for a living. If I did that my - Diva Apr 3, 12:07 3
- did i ever tell the story of the uppity extra when i worked on FX: The Series? - Andie Apr 3, 12:20 2
  - heh, I remember a shoot where there were about 900 background people....one girl actually asked if they could wait before doing the next shot so she - crankyanker Apr 3, 12:30
  - people are crazy. that's just appalling. -- nm - Diva Apr 3, 12:23

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