How much do they pay for participating in extras?
« Fashionable verdict» (1 channel) - 350 rubles for 9 hours
“Malakhov +” (1 channel) - 350 rubles for 10 hours
“Let them talk” (1 channel) - 250-350 rubles per filming
“Two Stars” (1 channel) - 200 rubles for 5 hours
“The Smartest” with Tina Kandelaki, “Children’s Pranks” with Glucose (STS) - 300 rubles for 12-13 hours
Comedy Club (TNT) - 100 rubles per filming (1.5 hours)
“Thank God you came” (STS) - from 300 to 500 rubles for 10-13 hours
How much do talk show characters get paid?
“Trial by Jury” (NTV), “Federal Judge” (channel 1) - witness (2,500 - 3,500 rubles), the main role(4,000 - 5,000 rubles)
“The trial is coming” (Russia) - witness (1,500-2,500 rubles), main role ($100)
“Judicial Passions” (DTV) - from 900 to 1,200 rubles
“The Hour of Judgment with Pavel Astakhov” (REN-TV) - 1,200 rubles for 20 minutes
The crisis forces Muscovites to look for sources of income, and some of them find them under the spotlights. Experts say that the demand for participation in crowd scenes television talk shows has increased noticeably. DAILYONLINE spoke with those who sell applause and laughter, and with those who buy them. A day on the set of the program “Thank God, you came!” convinced DAILYONLINE that the world of “show business” is limited to a small, stuffy studio, and fees most often only cover transportation costs. In order for such an activity to bring real income, you will have to sacrifice your reputation.
“When they find out that they also pay money for it, they sign up for the shoot with double enthusiasm.”
In order to get on the blue screen, just call the phone number indicated on the air, or type the corresponding request on the Internet. Viewers for the filming of television programs are recruited by full-time employees of television channels, special agencies or foremen “on free bread”.
However, for the “actor” himself, it doesn’t matter which way he got to the shooting – this does not affect his salary in any way.
The more popular the program, the less work from its administrators.
Guest editor of the talk show “Malakhov +” Kirill told DAILYONLINE that in his work “the mountain itself comes to Mohammed.”
“The program is rating, designed for a specific audience - housewives and pensioners. They are bored of sitting at home all the time, but here they watched Ostankino, showed themselves, and their friends have something to brag about. They call themselves and ask to film. When they find out that they also pay money for this, they sign up to participate in the filming with double enthusiasm,” shares Kirill.
The demand for filming as extras has increased, but fees have fallen by 2-3 times
For another DAILYONLINE interlocutor, Irina, recruiting as an extra is an unofficial job. She is a free foreman for hiring spectators. How more people from her will come to the shooting, the more she will earn. The girl says that within a year she has already acquired regular clients and favorite viewers.
According to Irina’s experience, the most popular programs are “The Smartest” with Tina Kandelaki and “Children’s Pranks” with Natalya Ionova (Glukoza), since mothers combine business with pleasure: they entertain the children and earn a little money.
“We place advertisements for paid audiences on special websites and give out our mobile number. Once the information gets onto the Internet, the phone literally doesn’t stop ringing,” says Irina.
According to her, since the beginning of the crisis, those interested in this type of income have increased many times more, but not everyone agrees to participate in the filming; the number of spectators has even decreased.
“Since January, most TV channels have cut pay for extras by 2-3 times, so they call, ask questions, and when they learn about the fee, they hang up,” explains Irina. She argues that the crisis has also shuffled the composition of television viewers.
“Those who used to travel constantly are now protesting against the meager payment, which is barely enough for travel. But “fresh” faces appeared - those who were fired from their jobs. True, they will come once or twice and never appear again. They think that such income is a pleasure, but in reality it is hard work,” says Irina.
“You are not joking here, you are getting paid for this!”
DAILYONLINE experienced what it's like to be an extra. The test took place on the set of the show “Thank God, you came!”
In the TV version, the entire show fits into 40-50 minutes. In fact, filming one program lasts three hours or more.
Humorous improvisation requires careful preparation: setting up the scenery, adjusting the sound, training the audience to applaud and laugh at the right moment. At least half an hour is allotted to master the art of competent applause. The clapping of delight should be emotional, clear and loud. But not for long, so as not to prolong the moment and give the hero the opportunity to make a new joke in silence.
Filming takes place in a small, stuffy room, with the producer seating the audience.
The “chairman of the jury” sits in the center of the hall; the camera lens will most often be turned on him, so the most beautiful and photogenic spectators are placed nearby.
The remaining extras are seated randomly. The most advantageous place is in the central part of the hall. For those sitting on the sides, many aspects of the show will be out of view as the stage is divided into 3 separate rooms.
You see it or you don’t see it, but you still have to smile - after all, the TV cameraman also earns his salary.
When the audience was seated and prepared, and the scenery had not yet been assembled, the producer himself had to act as a comedian and amuse the audience.
We waited for more than an hour for the show to start.
The program's intro music plays. Presenter Mikhail Shats comes on stage - the audience falls silent, straining their ears in anticipation of a joke. Schatz's microphone doesn't work and he goes backstage again. The sound takes another half hour to adjust.
Finally, Schatz comes out, and the microphone works, and the joke sounds - everyone laughs and claps.
The presenter introduces the participants. Everyone claps again. And they clap again. And again.
After 10 minutes, my palms begin to burn and my ears begin to clog.
But now the participants are introduced - filming of the first scene is finished. There is still half an hour of preparation ahead for the next episode. It is necessary to set up a stage for improvisation, and dress the participant in a costume that matches his scenario.
One elderly lady, during breaks, threateningly scolds those who, in her opinion, did not clap and smile sincerely enough: “You are not joking here, you are getting paid for this!”
It turns out that she is one of the show's many administrators. When asked why she is so unkind, she snaps: “Sit here like me for days, you’ll hate everyone.”
“The persistent and patient are paid from 300 rubles”
One program has 5 scenes. There are long breaks between them. The programs are prepared in bulk - three per day. You can stay for just one, but the fee is quite cheap. And those who are persistent and patient are paid from 300 rubles.
Filming begins at 13.00, in theory it should end no later than midnight, but the regulations are not always observed.
A regular viewer of the show complains: “The prices have been reduced, but they keep them up until the night; I often leave by taxi because it’s dormitory area(near Profsoyuznaya metro station), the car is not cheap. In the end, God willing, I’ll earn 100 rubles per day. What should I do? Now every ten is important to me.”
The extras are repeatedly reminded that they are here at work. A young girl administrator runs between the rows and warns: whoever doesn’t wait until the end will not receive a penny. However, despite her threats, with the arrival of dusk the hall begins to empty...
It is worth noting that in general the atmosphere at such events is very friendly - stars do not “star” in front of the people, producers during breaks turn themselves inside out in front of the audience so as not to run away. But spending a day in the stuffiness, without food and with a forced smile on your face is a dubious pleasure.
“At first it was very funny, joyful, show business,” says Vdamimir, a regular on the set. - However, over time, even the most best jokes“lose their edge when you sit here for 10 hours and really want to eat and sleep, and not laugh at all.”
For the sake of real earnings, you should forget about a respectable image
Those who have been attending filming for a long time know that you can’t earn much as an extra, you have to come out of the shadows and into the foreground.
Sergey works as a driver at the Ostankino television center. He says he got a job specifically to have a pass into the holy of holies of Russian television. At his main job he earns 12,000 rubles, but this is only a third of his personal budget. The rest comes from filming in programs.
He started as an extra, but now he is no longer interested in such trifles. He main character staged TV shows. Over the course of a year of such part-time jobs, Sergei has already tried on the image of a murderer, a thief, a sexually preoccupied school teacher, an abandoned husband and dozens more masks.
“The most disgusting role was this role of a corpse for a crime program, then I couldn’t close my eyes all night. It gave me goosebumps,” admits the extra.
The producers of talk shows on almost all central channels recognize him by sight, and some respect him for his willingness to sacrifice his reputation for the sake of acting.
Many, on the contrary, no longer pick up the phone - the face on the screen is too lit up.
“You have to put on a wig, a mustache, and makeup,” admits the driver-actor.
Most of all, Sergei remembers 2 embarrassments. One day he was recognized on the street by an old woman who had watched a crime program. The pensioner literally pounced on him and was going to tie up the “criminal” in order to “take the bastard to the police.”
Grandma had to explain for a long time that not everything that is shown on TV can be trusted.
The second unpleasant incident is related to the fact that a crime program was again broadcast on competing TV channels at the same time, and in both he was in the lead roles. The producers of the programs paid a premium for such inconsistencies, and Sergei is now denied filming. But this doesn’t upset him very much - there are enough TV shows now.
“I get 1000-1500 rubles for an hour of shooting, sometimes there are even 2 shootings a day, so I’m not afraid of a crisis,” said the “main character.”
Sofia Doronina, Inga Kazmina
IN Lately More and more stars appear in the studio of scandalous talk shows, where in front of millions of viewers they discuss family problems or share frank stories from their lives. The reason for this is very simple: money. For an open conversation or provocative behavior, the program producers offer a considerable sum. The investment will be fully justified, since the show will receive high ratings, and the loud statements of the artists will be quoted by other media, while mentioning the name of the same program.
The journalist managed to find out for what amount Nikita Dzhigurda, Diana Shurygina, Zhanna Friske’s father and many others would agree to tell their story to the whole country. The most cunning was the shocking Dzhigurda. For the story about the divorce from Marina Anisina and about the will Lyudmila Bratash the outrageous showman was paid up to 600 thousand rubles for one appearance in a talk show. However, this was not enough for him. The day before, Dmitry Shepelev invited Dzhigurda to his show on Channel One “Actually”. First Nikita Borisovich agreed to come to the program for 400 thousand (they say that the artist Hard times), but then suddenly named a new amount - a million rubles. How the team's producers reacted to this is still unknown.
Nikita Dzhigurda and Marina Anisina
Diana Shurygina
Scandalous famous star talk show “Let Them Talk” Diana Shurygina earns much less. For participating in several episodes of Andrei Malakhov’s program, 18-year-old Shurygina earned about 300 thousand rubles. The same amount was paid to Zhanna Friske’s father - Vladimir Borisovich for filming the program “Secret to a Million” on NTV. Before the resonant story of her divorce from 82-year-old Armen Dzhigarkhanyan, Vitalina Tsymbalyuk-Romanovskaya agreed to become the heroine of the program for 100 thousand rubles. Now Dzhigarkhanyan’s young wife will probably raise the price tag several times.
There is a category of celebrities who do not scare producers with large sums. So, socialite Lena Lenina asks only 60 thousand rubles for participation in the talk show. Nikolai Karachentsov's wife Lyudmila Porgina agrees to 50 thousand. However, it is most likely that in light of recent events (last week it became known that Karachentsov was diagnosed with a malignant tumor. - Editor's note) Porgina increased the amount of her fee.
The maximum amount of fees for stars on popular talk shows also became known: “Let Them Talk” with Dmitry Borisov (Channel One) - 800 thousand rubles, “Andrey Malakhov. Live" ("Russia 1") - 700 thousand rubles, "Secret for a Million" with Lera Kudryavtseva (NTV) - 600 thousand rubles, "Actually" with Dmitry Shepelev (Channel One) - 400 thousand rubles, KP reports »
Family of Zhanna Friske
Armen Dzhigarkhanyan and Vitalina Tsymbalyuk-Romanovskaya
Nikolai Karachentsov and Lyudmila Porgina
Scandalous talk shows are now at the peak of popularity. The team of each such program strives to find hot topic and lure more interesting heroes into the studio. In pursuit of high ratings channels are ready to spend money: it turns out that not only television workers receive money for filming, but also almost everyone you see on the screen!
And ordinary Russians, and famous personalities They openly tell their stories throughout the country, largely because they receive impressive fees for it. Journalists found out exactly who and how many.
Heroes of the plots
During a talk show, various stories related to the main characters are often shown on the screen: relatives, neighbors, and colleagues are interviewed. To do this, the film crew travels to the regions in search of juicy details. But no one is in a hurry to tell unpleasant things for free, but “dumping a neighbor” for a couple of tens of thousands of rubles is another matter.
Heroes in the studio
Heroes who are interested in publicity and solving their problem or simply thirst for fame often agree to come for free. They are paid for travel to Moscow and back, hotel accommodation, and meals. These are, for example, people who lost their homes in a fire, or a person who dreams of proving their relationship with a star.
But the antiheroes don’t want to go to the studio and embarrass themselves in front of the whole country. They solve the problem for 50-70 thousand rubles - a colossal amount for many citizens and a penny for television.
According to some reports, the driver of former ballerina Anastasia Volochkova, whom she accuses of stealing money, was persuaded to come to the Let Them Talk studio for 50 thousand rubles. The veteran, who transferred the apartment to his young wife and left his son with nothing, was paid 70 thousand. Diana Shurygina and her family received about 300 thousand rubles for participating in several episodes of “Let Them Talk.”
Show business stars and their relatives have higher prices. Thus, Danko’s wife received 150 thousand rubles for revelations about the family. Nikita Dzhigurda and Marina Anisina, who like to publicly sort things out, are paid 500 thousand rubles for one program.
Experts
Psychologists, nutritionists, lawyers and other experts who comment on the problem in the studio often agree to broadcast for free - for the sake of their PR. For those intractable people who are of interest to the viewer, television workers pay from 30 to 50 thousand rubles. Moreover, they are brought to the shooting and taken back by taxi, and provided with a make-up artist and hairdresser.
Extras
The audience in the studio gets the least. But they have another advantage - they find out everything first and without cuts. For example, when the country was still wondering who would host “Let Them Talk” instead of Malakhov, these lucky ones already knew that it was Dmitry Borisov.
Leading
The biggest fees, of course, go to the presenters. Thus, in a recent interview with the Kommersant newspaper, Andrei Malakhov did not argue with the journalist, who announced as his annual income for working in “Let them talk” on Channel One the amount of $1 million (57 million rubles, or 4.75 million rubles per month). At his new job, according to the “king of the booth,” his income is “comparable.”
Another broadcast star, Olga Buzova, receives an average of 50 million rubles a year for hosting “House-2.”
Become a TV star, hear the cherished “Lights, camera, motor!”, sign autographs at meetings with fans and pose for the paparazzi on the red carpet. Everyone has a chance to participate in the filming of a movie, series, TV show, video clip or advertisement.
How to get into the crowd, is the work of the spectator and the actor adequately paid? crowd scenes and could a few seconds in the background be a springboard for acting career? We looked into these issues, and at the same time talked with regular participants in crowd scenes about their work and impressions.
You can sign up for some major TV projects as a guest directly on their official website. This is how, for example, viewers are recruited for the filming of the Channel One show “Evening Urgant” - http://urgantshow.ru/form (follow the link you will find a viewer form, by filling out which you will receive confirmation and details about the filming time by email).
But to use for group employment in in social networks experienced actors do not recommend:
“Extras and filming groups” on VKontakte – you can’t trust them. Offers came, I went through castings, getting into different roles (not just extras), but in most cases it was a “scam”, they say: “Sorry, you are suitable for us, but you have to pay for us to cast you.” There is no point in searching VKontakte, only through film studios or knowledgeable people“says Danila, a student at the acting college.
Naturally, the bulk of the offers on all these sites apply only to Muscovites, since filming takes place at Moscow television studios or in metropolitan clubs, and ends very late. There are fewer, but still quite a lot of offers for extras in St. Petersburg; in other cities of Russia, filming is carried out much less frequently and they rarely recruit extras there.
Are actors in crowd scenes paid for their work?
Price tags for participation in crowd scenes of films or TV series vary from 600 to 1000 rubles, less often they offer large amounts(as a rule, they pay more than a thousand for playing a passing role with a replica).
You can also earn extra money by participating in the filming of television shows - both as guests on talk shows and as spectators in the hall. Here they pay from 150 to 600 rubles, rarely offering larger amounts. Rates are approximately the same for participation in the filming of music videos and commercials.
To participate in paid filming, as a rule, it is necessary to undergo at least an absentee casting - based on a photo, and also to exactly meet all the parameters presented by the employer (height, clothing and shoe size, hair length and color, type of appearance, nationality, and so on).
Such castings are held infrequently; more and more often they are now limited to simply selecting people based on photos via e-mail and Internet forums.
“The requirements for extras are not as high as for episodic actors and leading actors, but you still always need to give 100% - in case they notice you, one of the directors likes you. Although some extras perform poorly because they believe that this is not a role. And at the same time, such actors are still waiting for grandiose roles! Even if you have a small role, you need to play it in such a way that everyone remembers it!” – Mikhail tells us about his experience of participating in the filming of the detective series “Maryina Roshcha”, “Trace” and others.
Although there are many paid vacancies in this area, according to the reviews of all the extras, earning a living with such work is incredibly difficult, if not almost impossible. The filming process requires constant full concentration from all actors, long waits, and precise execution of all the director’s instructions, and food and rest for extras are, as a rule, not provided.
“Extras at the “Fashionable Verdict” are given 500 unfortunate rubles for 12 hours of filming. Many grandparents living nearby were in the studio during this time without proper food precisely because of this money,” Diana about the filming of the “Fashionable Verdict” program for Channel One.
“Those who spent time filming two programs were paid 300 rubles. On the set I met people who make only this living. They are seasoned, to some extent “friends” in Ostankino, they are known by sight by the organizers - impartial women who gather people for filming and call them to inform them about the time of the next filming,” - Marina about the filming of the program “Closed Screening” for Channel One .
“It’s stupid to do this for money. Only perhaps out of love for art or a desire for dubious fame,” - Anastasia about filming the film “Tsar”.
“Many of my friends manage to fully support themselves on such earnings. True, I’m not one of them,” Victoria about filming in the youth television series “Club”, “Daddy’s Daughters”, “Don’t Be Born Beautiful” and others.
Extras: who are all these people and why are they here?
“Then some kind of movement began, and the organizers began to gather a column of people. My friend and I fell into it. But then a whisper ran through the column: “They won’t take us!” They won’t take this column!” Somehow, my friend and I instantly met two other girls, grabbed hands and ran to the end of that moving column. For some reason no one stopped us. And we passed quietly. The next day at school everyone admired us, because many really didn’t make it to the shooting. And good. They would die there like we did,” Sofia about the filming of the film “Shadowboxing.”
Who plays all these restaurant visitors, spectators at concerts, silent waiters, postmen, taxi drivers, salesmen, and just passers-by on the streets? The most ordinary people, most often students, and not necessarily theater universities, and retirees. Films and TV series constantly require extras, and therefore getting to the set is not a difficult task. However, it’s worth immediately taking into account that, as a rule, this is a full-time job - from the very morning until 10–11 pm, and therefore, working 5/2 full time or studying full-time, it’s not so easy to find an opportunity to participate in filming - it's simple.
– By what criteria are they selected? I ask a man in a bright orange shirt and blue tie.
- Yes, whoever you like, whoever suits the color. Like decorations, each artist has a specific color.
- No, what should I do? This is work! The camera is looking at you, you have to smile, laugh, make them laugh. You work for them! They turn on the soundtrack, the artist comes out, and you clap and smile, and then shout: “Happy New Year!” Nobody cares that you're not having fun at all. You have to be funny to THEM, otherwise, get out!”
“When I went there for the first time, I was very interested in the filming process itself, so I sat in the front row and watched more of the work of the cameramen and lighting crews than what the director, Urgant and Gudkov were talking about. Although when Ivan appeared and somehow unexpectedly appeared above my head, I almost fell out of my chair,” Diana about the filming of the show “Evening Urgant” for Channel One.
"You get valuable experience working with the camera: you learn to be natural, but at the same time attentive, concentrated on the task set by the director. This is not as simple as many people think; you need to get used to all this. And I was able to make a lot of acquaintances on the set; useful connections wouldn’t hurt!” – Mikhail about the experience of participating in the filming of detective television series “Maryina Roshcha”, “Trace” and others.
“Since I was going to film a TV show for the first time, I wanted to dispel a certain myth of show business for myself. See how it's all filmed, how much auditorium What I saw on the screen corresponds to the reality on the set, how interested the people nearby are in the show, how lively their reactions are. Well, and see Vanya Urgant, of course. The shooting was a pleasant surprise: Vanya’s jokes were funny and live music from the group “Fruits” gives optimism, and the audience around is sincerely happy,” - Anastasia about the filming of the show “Evening Urgant” for Channel One.
Do expectations match reality?
“The studio looks cardboard, frankly, drawn out and boring, although the heroines of the program really look shocked, and Evelina Khromchenko looks very professional. But the most important disappointment: the voting for the best clothes is fictitious,” Diana about the filming of the show “Fashionable Verdict” for Channel One.
“I was left with such negativity from our world of cinema that, having no professional training, I went to work as a gymnast in the circus. If only it was further away. Although castings often interest me - as a means of self-test,” - Irina about filming the film “Above the Sky.”
“The first thing that caught our eye when we sat down in our seats were the screens above our heads, on which instructions for action appeared: “laughter,” “applause,” Tatyana about the filming of the “Evening Urgant” show on Channel One.
“We sat on some plastic benches, after which it was quite difficult to straighten up. Well, the main disappointment is that we went to the “Closed Screening” in the hope of watching a good movie, and at the same time listening to the opinions of critics and knowledgeable people. But it was not there. They showed us the film company's screensaver. Then there was a pause. And credits. Like, it’s time and honor to know, guys,” - Marina about the filming of the program “Closed Screening” for Channel One.
“While filming TV series, I don’t get as much pleasure as I would have on the set of feature films. According to rumors, in big cinema there is a completely different organization, everything is more serious, strict, large-scale, a very large film crew works. I would like to immerse myself in this atmosphere, working non-stop inspires me,” Mikhail about his experience of participating in the filming of the detective television series “Maryina Roshcha” and “Sled”.
What's difficult about being an extra?
Long waits, lack of proper food, the need to strictly follow the director's instructions. Many are also upset that actors in crowd scenes have almost no opportunity to communicate with famous partners on the set.
“They only showed us the credits, but we listened to three hours of philosophizing from the guests and the presenter. Filming of the first program has ended. As it turned out, the second program was supposed to be filmed next, which of course we were not warned about. We were angry and hungry, that’s why we blew ourselves up home…” – Marina about the filming of the program “Closed Screening” for Channel One.
“Sometimes they bring you to a shoot in the winter at ten in the morning, keep you until the metro closes, then you wait for a few more hours for your fee and no one thinks to add anything by taxi: “Why? The metro will open in an hour and a half,” Victoria about filming in the youth television series “Club”, “Daddy’s Daughters”, “Don’t Be Born Beautiful” and others.
“For extras, the instructions are to sit up straight, do not cross your legs and clap on command. You are a mannequin. You don’t have a special role, you should be there, but unnoticed and in the way the director needs. At first everything is interesting, you delve into the process, notice the details. After two hours it’s already difficult to sit still as needed,” Ksenia about filming the program “Let’s Get Married!” for Channel One.
Attitude towards extras in the acting workshop
Working as an extra for many is a great start to an acting career. True, there are cases when actors have a disdainful attitude towards extras. What is this connected with? With their own behavior.
“Walking as passers-by for pennies, standing in the background—deserves respect. But there are also such mass actors who, by incredible chance, received small cameos and begin to pretend to be stars,” Rinat, a professional actor.
“They fed me and that’s okay. Whether you are cold or uncomfortable, no one cares. You are not actors, you are extras. You are easily replaceable and not important in the frame. If one girl or boy left or didn’t come, then the missing people are sometimes recruited directly from people passing by - you don’t even have to pay money to them,” Veronica, actress of crowd scenes.
Witness what is left behind the scenes!
Everyone knows that they often shoot dozens of takes of the same scene, getting different reactions from the actors, choosing true light, creating the right emotions... Seeing all these episodes and finding out what was left behind the scenes is another privilege of being an extra.
“It was in Anapa on the set of Yeralash. It sounded “Camera, motor, let’s start!” and the guys - “children's camp campers” began to fight with pillows. The camp director came, whose role he played famous artist Anatoly Zhuravlev. When he began to say his line, a pillow flew at him and landed on the safit. The soffit fell on Zhuravlev - this was not planned. Although he did not receive any serious bruises, filming stopped for that day, since he refused to continue filming...” - episode writer Mikhail about the filming of the TV magazine “Yeralash”.
“The presenters, especially Guzeev, were encouraging. She hilariously screws up takes and talks with the director about absolutely everyday topics, for example, discussing with him who will go where on vacation,” Ksenia about filming the program “Let’s Get Married!” for Channel One.
Steps on the actor's career ladder
Many actors begin their careers by participating in the filming of films, TV series and commercials as extras. This is what this whole pyramid looks like:
Extras– participants in staged crowd scenes are, as a rule, non-professional actors.
Statistician- an individual member of the crowd.
Episode- an actor performing a separate small role, perhaps with text, but his character is not a significant character in the film or series.
Often: episodic actors are recruited for filming series. For example, distant relatives of the main and secondary characters who appear in only one episode are episodic roles, waiters in a new restaurant or random companions are episodic characters, any random characters who appear in only one episode are episodic characters.
Supporting heroes– permanent characters film or series that plays significant role in the development of the plot, repeatedly appear on the screen, have a film background, their images are worked out in detail by the screenwriters.
Often: stars of the first magnitude play supporting roles, because often minor characters have a specific character, their images are bright and memorable. Prestigious film awards, including the Oscar, are awarded for the performance of supporting roles.
the main role– top career growth actor.
Can working as an extra be a step on the path to fame?
Leonardo DiCaprio started his career by playing cameo roles in the TV series “Roseanne” and “The New Adventures of Lassie,” and then received a larger role in another soap opera, “Santa Barbara.”
Orlando Bloom began his career with episodic roles in the television series "Accident". It is worth noting that Bloom by this time had an acting education.
With a 15-second appearance in the film, “Fire Service” began her career and Julia Roberts, who spent several years playing tiny roles in little-known films before she was able to attract the attention of producers and achieve at least supporting roles.
Keira Knightley Since childhood, she has acted as an extra, participated in many TV shows and received episodic roles in TV series.
Sergey Bezrukov He first appeared in films as a street child in the film “Stalin's Funeral”; his name is not listed in the credits. Only after repeatedly participating in filming as an actor in crowd scenes did Bezrukov begin to receive offers to play supporting roles.
Movies about movies? Yes!
The life story of an unemployed actor named Andy Millman, who all his life dreamed of breaking into big cinema, but so far only achieved a place in the crowd, is told by series "Extras". All those who want to learn more about the life of extras actors and look at all the vicissitudes of this profession from the outside are recommended to watch this series!