If you want to become a screen star, but do not have an acting education, do not despair! There is a great opportunity for you to get on television as a viewer. How to do it? Consider in our article.
Sites
If you are interested in the question of how to get on television, you should first find sites on which employers publish vacancies and information about castings. There are several such sites. It’s quite easy to get into a TV show. For example, at a forum dedicated to a set of extras, you need to sign up for a shoot on the site itself or call by phone, get confirmation and at the indicated time arrive at the gathering place.
Some television projects recruit viewers on their site, such as "Evening Urgant" or "Live Healthy." When sending an application, you will need to fill out a questionnaire, attach a photo and indicate the email address to which the invitation and information on the shootings will come. The program "Evening Urgant" is gaining viewers in social networks, for example, VKontakte.
However, experienced actors are not advised to rely too much on social networks, since there are many cases of fraud. For example, they may inform you that you have passed the casting, but for filming you need to pay a certain amount. Do not get fooled by this.
Payment
Now that you know how to get on television, we will discuss the issue of payment. We’ll inform you right away that you won’t make much money on the crowd, on average, spectators are paid from 250 to 800 rubles, sometimes it reaches 1000 rubles, depending on the hours spent in the auditorium. For example, for 3-4 hours on the programs “Let them talk” or “Big game” you will receive only 250 rubles. The program “Time will show” offers its viewers a reward in the amount of 600 rubles, but in the studio you will have to spend about 9 hours, and the program "On the most important thing" is ready to pay viewers 700-800 rubles if you are ready to spend almost the whole day in the studio. Filming begins at 8 in the morning, and ends at 18-19. There is also a surcharge of 300 rubles for those who will ask questions to the doctor.
The heroes of the programs are paid a little more, in the same program "On the most important thing" you can get up to 5 thousand rubles if you fit the description and are ready to talk about your problem.
You can also participate in mass scenes of movies or TV shows, while receiving from 600 to 1000 rubles, less often offer large sums (as a rule, more than a thousand pay to play a passing role with a replica).
"Evening Urgant" is recruiting people for free.
Difficulties
Those who are interested in how to get on television should be prepared for the fact that it takes many hours to spend sitting exactly on uncomfortable chairs or armchairs, which is very exhausting. In addition, meals and taxi rides, if the shooting was delayed and you didn’t catch the metro, are not paid separately. Some studios have no places to eat at all, so if you are going for the whole day, take food with you.
Think carefully about whether you are ready to suffer so much for a couple of hundred rubles. Obviously, the main reason for working as a viewer is not money, but the opportunity to look at the process of filming from the inside, with your own eyes. This is a great opportunity to laugh at the witty jokes of Ivan Urgant, listen to thoughts about life from Larisa Guzeeva, learn fashion tips from Evelina Khromtchenko, listen to a discussion of pressing issues of political and public life with Olga Skabeeva or Ekaterina Strizhenova, and also learn a lot about the preservation of health from the doctor Agapkin or Myasnikov.
However, many people of retirement age go to different programs almost every day, because for them it is a good opportunity to earn at least a little.
Requirements
Despite the fact that viewers from the crowd do not have such important functions, certain requirements are imposed on them. If you go to an entertainment program, you should have smart clothes (somewhere you need clothes in light colors, somewhere dark), if you participate in the filming of social and political programs, dress in a business style. All requirements are indicated in advance, be sure to comply with them, otherwise you may simply not be missed, even though you were pre-recorded.
Also, in many programs there are requirements for the age of the audience (usually from 20 to 55 years) and for appearance (preference is given to the Slavs).
As you can see, the answer to the question of how to get to extras on television is quite simple. The main thing is to approach the requirements and not be afraid of difficulties during the filming.
Movies and TV shows
At present, a lot of films and series are being shot in Russia, in which a large number of extras and people playing episodic roles are required. To shoot as extras, it is not at all necessary to be a professional actor, so getting on television without experience is quite simple. It should be borne in mind that usually shooting takes place from morning to evening, so students and senior citizens often participate in them.
If you want to get an episodic role, be prepared for the fact that basically you will be selected by appearance: age, height, size of clothes, type of face, etc., since the film crew has a certain image of what the character should be, and they will look for the most suitable.
Most of the offers on the sites apply only to Muscovites, since the main studios are located in the capital. However, you can find ads on a set of extras in other big cities.
Career opportunities
There are widely known cases when famous actors began their journey to the cinema precisely with the crowd. For example, Leonardo DiCaprio, Orlando Bloom, Julia Roberts, Keira Knightley - these famous actors began with episodic roles in TV shows and TV shows until they were noticed and invited to larger roles. Domestic actor Sergei Bezrukov also began with mass scenes, then began to receive supporting roles.
In addition to movies and TV shows, there are castings in various reality shows, commercials, clips, videos for YouTube, etc. All ads can be found on sites. Try to meet new people on the site, because, as you know, it is the right connections that can help you move up the career ladder.
Everyone starts with something. So, go for it, be active, go to all kinds of castings and don’t stop if you are refused. Now you know how to get on television. Be persistent, and who knows, maybe in a couple of years we will see you on TV!