How much do they pay for participating in extras?
“Fashionable sentence” (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 pay talk show heroes
“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.”
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For example, Dana Borisova receives 500 thousand rubles per day of participation in a scandalous TV show. Considering that Dana appears on television at least twice a month, a tidy sum accumulates. With such income, a former TV presenter can not work anywhere and live comfortably. First, Dana told the audience in detail about the difficult relationship with her own mother and the lack of understanding on the part of her daughter Polina. Then the story of Borisova’s drug addiction became the center of the scandal. Now we have to go around the second circle. Dana appears in the television studio again and complains about ex-husband, who turns the child against her and demands alimony. Now it’s clear why an unemployed star doesn’t sell things in order to somehow survive. She makes great money by endlessly selling her family history on a talk show.
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In June 2017, actor Alexey Panin found himself in the center loud scandal. Shocking videos featuring Panin appeared on the Internet, which caused a huge resonance. The producers of the “Let Them Talk” program immediately decided to invite him on air. The topic was indeed very sensitive. The actor refused to participate in the program for a long time. He turned for advice to Andrei Malakhov, who at that time was the host of this talk show. “I call Andryukha and ask what to do? He says, ask for half a million,” Panin confesses. As a result, he was paid 400 thousand rubles for a shooting day.
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Nikita Dzhigurda successfully earned extra money from his love affairs. During his divorce from Marina Anisina, he was a welcome guest on federal channels and received up to 600 thousand rubles for participating in the show. His former director Antonina Savrasova admits: “Nikita generates news about her life in order to make money from it! Dzhigurda has not worked anywhere for a long time - he does not play in the theater, does not act in films. He gets money from TV shows. Comes to the program, performs a comedy and earns money large sums" Now that the divorce story is a thing of the past, Nikita can agree to 300 thousand. Indeed, they have arrived Hard times.
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Diana Shurygina also monetized her own heavy drama quite well. At first, the girl took 200 thousand rubles for stories about the violence she experienced. There is information that currently a short interview with Shurygina costs about 100 thousand, and her participation in a serious discussion will cost the organizers 300-400 thousand rubles.
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The scandal around Timur Eremeev does not want to end, illegitimate son Spartak Mishulina. It seemed that the line had been drawn a month ago on the air of the “Let Them Talk” program. The final point in complicated story performed a DNA test, which confirmed the direct relationship between Timur and Mishulin. The actor’s daughter Karina was forced to recognize her brother, because the examination was carried out in a trustworthy medical center. But only a few weeks have passed, and Karina again participates in the program, where she uncompromisingly and zealously denies the results of the genetic examination. Well, for that kind of money, this show will last forever!
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Among the stars who have been most successful in selling their family secrets wholesale and retail, Vitalina Tsymbalyuk-Romanovskaya is in the lead. She visited Andrei Malakhov’s show and other similar programs so many times that she already provided for herself for the rest of her life. According to insiders, her husband, famous artist Armen Dzhigarkhanyan does not require payment for interviews. But his young wife is not so scrupulous. The enterprising person managed to make a good fortune while married to Dzhigarkhanyan. But the divorce continues to bring her endless dividends. According to information from a competent source, Vitalina once asked for a million rubles for her participation in the program. As a rule, Tsymbalyuk-Romanovskaya receives 500 thousand rubles for broadcasting. It’s difficult to even count how many times over the past four months talk shows have been aired dedicated to the scandal surrounding Dzhigarkhanyan and his wife. It seems that Vitalina earned a tidy sum from the idle curiosity of the audience. It is not without reason that Evgeny Parfenov, Armen Dzhigarkhanyan’s lawyer, believes that the artist’s young wife is deliberately delaying the divorce: “Perhaps this is being done for Vitalina’s participation in television shows. Contracts are concluded there and she is paid huge fees. This is PR and business. I see that the opposite side continues to incite an information war.”
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Not only stars, but also people who accidentally find themselves at the center of the hype plot manage to improve their financial condition at the peak of the scandal. For example, biker Ishutin, who hit singer Yuri Antonov at a gas station, managed to earn a total of about 1.5 million rubles from television. It is curious that in court he compensated Antonov for damages in the amount of 60 thousand rubles. It turns out that a fight with a celebrity can solve your financial problems. And the stars themselves have obvious benefits. In addition to direct payments, they also receive indirect acquisitions. So, after participating in the show, Karina Mishulina was able to increase the placement of paid advertising on her Instagram page several times.
Many people wonder how much it costs to participate in “Let Them Talk,” at least as a spectator? It turns out that it’s free, but they’ll also pay you money. So, the juiciest thing about the popular talk show.
How much will they pay for applause?
Many believe that the audience in the hall themselves pays money to watch the next freak episode. But in fact, the organizers pay them about 700 rubles for extras. The main characters of the show are paid tens of times more, starting from 10 thousand rubles, but the more interesting the story, the higher the payment.
Eat interesting information about how much the Shurygina family was paid for participation, because the figure appears in the media is about half a million. This question was answered by ex-correspondent of the program A. Zaoksky
“I don’t think that Shurygina’s family was paid half a million, as the press writes about it. I think they were paid 200 thousand, maybe 300.”
What is the point of the transfer - if they pay for it?
In general, the program deals with real situations (not without some embellishment, of course). Those. talk shows need to interest the viewer (they succeed in this), and at the same time help (if required) in resolving the conflict between the heroes of the program. According to Malakhov, the project helped many people achieve justice.
From “The Big Wash” to “Let Them Talk”
Initially, the “Big Wash” project appeared (2001), but its focus was slightly different - personal (even intimate) stories of show business stars were brought up for discussion. Then the program was renamed “Five Evenings”, the problems became global - politics were discussed, public relations. In 2005, the show became known as “Let Them Talk.”
Salary of Andrey Malakhov
Undoubtedly, this is a personal question, but one that interests most of Russia. On the program “Let Them Talk,” the presenter not only made a career, but also earned good capital. Malakhov’s approximately monthly earnings were about a million rubles.
From “Let them talk” to blogging
The presenter decided to take blogging seriously and created a channel on YouTube - malakhov007, where you will see (you won’t believe it!) Diana Shurygina.
New presenter
Since the summer of 2017, Andrei Malakhov no longer hosts the “Let Them Talk” program, but went to similar show“Live broadcast” (on the Russia channel). Replaced (as it seemed previously irreplaceable presenter) Dmitry Borisov.
(1 ratings, average: 5,00 out of 5)One of the most popular genres on television is talk shows. These are programs in which participants discuss different topics. Talking room, in a word
In principle, there are not many people in the world whose conversations you can listen to with interest for hours. But on talk shows they listen and watch the talking heads without stopping. Even if it’s not in the frame Nobel laureates, but ordinary housewives.
Talk shows are different. Political, psychological, event-related. And the issues discussed in them can be anything. From the meaning of existence to communal squabbles. But in most programs one thing is constant: they contain heroes, guest experts and spectators. And, of course, the presenters.
Heroes
There is an opinion that the characters of many talk shows on household and family themes in fact, they are guest actors who act out stories written by the scriptwriters in front of the camera. This is not entirely true. Numerous programs on judicial topics actually involve actors, including non-professional ones. In talk shows of the “Let Them Talk” or “Live Broadcast” level, actors are not used as heroes. Firstly, they need to be given a very decent fee. Secondly, the viewer these days is sophisticated, and it’s not so easy to fool him.
Another question that often arises among audiences is whether non-star talk show characters are paid to appear on the program. Otherwise, why would it occur to them to shake their dirty laundry in front of the whole country? They pay, but not always.
Oddly enough, there are people who are ready to turn their souls inside out for five minutes of fame. An hour-long presence on the air of one of the federal channels promises them not only highest level popularity among neighbors and acquaintances, but also a possible solution to personal problems. This is especially true for residents of the outback. In some Gluhomansk, a person who knows Andrei Malakhov himself cannot be easily removed.
It is to these kinds of characters that the appeal that invariably appears in the finales of talk shows is addressed: if you have interesting story, write.
Of course, TV channels pay for guests’ travel to the capital and hotel accommodation.
Serious problems arise with the opponents of the main characters. Let's say that in the center of the plot there was a woman who did not really know which of the three boyfriends she gave birth to, which she wrote about in the spirit of Ostankino. But for intrigue, all three men should be invited to the studio. Do they need it? This is where you should offer money. Small ones, of course. However, in Glukhomansk even 10 thousand rubles is a significant amount.
Brainwashing
Filming a talk show is difficult. The authors of the program, getting acquainted with the next life story, compose an approximate scenario based on it, where each participant is assigned a specific role. Someone has to be a hero, someone has to be a villain. Sometimes reality does not fit into the constructed scheme.
But that's not so bad. It’s worse when the characters in the show don’t know how to formulate their thoughts and say who knows what. To prevent such situations, preliminary work is carried out with participants. As an example, let's continue to develop the above story. So, the lady does not know from whom she gave birth, but in her own eyes she looks not so much a frivolous person as a deceived victim. Let’s say that the authors of the program have already reached an agreement with three of her men. But all three of them unanimously claim that this friend of theirs loves to go for a walk... And where is the intrigue here?
Talk show editors get involved. Heroic fathers are invited to Moscow in advance. They are clearly explained that everything was not as they say, but completely different. One of the main arguments of the editors: “You understand, in order for your speech to be remembered, you need to add some bright details to it. Even if everything wasn’t exactly like that, it will be interesting.”
As a result, men do everything that is required of them.
Stars
Talk shows with celebrities are a different story. Here, as a rule, no one has to pay. Big artists don’t go to such events. Representatives of pop music in all spheres of art are already happy to appear on the screen once again.
Celebrities are invariably present in the studios and as experts. The magnitude of their stardom is directly related to the theme of the program. If the plot is centered on one of their colleagues, whose praises are sung in honor of his birthday, that’s one thing. When it comes to the pregnancy of a schoolgirl, faded stars or outright partygoers come to the rescue.
Year after year, it becomes more and more difficult to invite “first-raters” to a talk show with a problematic plot. Many of them were burned by the fact that after making a fiery speech in front of the camera, in the broadcast version they found only incomprehensible remnants of it.
Spectators
It is known that the bulk of the extras on talk shows are “professionals,” that is, people who earn their little money for being on the program. Those who come to filming out of pure curiosity are a minority. The majority wanders from one studio to another, working off the money they receive with their reactions. Their fees are different. From a couple of hundred rubles to a thousand. The maximum amount is earned by the so-called “active viewers”. They are seated in the front rows. Constantly getting into the frame, they create a lively background for the presenter, simulating a violent reaction to what is happening. They are indignant, laugh, sigh sympathetically. Of course, based on the editors' suggestions from the viewers. There is such a special profession in talk shows. Their task is to fill the stands to capacity, preventing inadequate comrades from entering the site.
Editors
The editorial staff on talk shows is constantly changing. This is a monstrous job that few can endure. If main story The program is not just made up, but has a real basis; persuading its heroes to come is far from easy.
Do you remember when a Moscow schoolboy killed a teacher and a policeman in the morning, and in the evening his classmates, teachers and neighbors were already sitting in the “Let Them Talk” and “Live Broadcast” studios? Can you imagine how much work was done in this short period of time? What arguments were offered to the shocked teenagers to get them to come?..
Editors who don’t know how to talk potential guests down don’t stay on the channels for long. What about competition? Do you remember how the journalists of the same “Let them talk” and “Live broadcast” fought, winning the right to get the father of Alexei Kabanov, who killed his wife?
Record
Programs in the present live come out extremely rarely. Most people sign up in advance and wait in the wings. Recording takes place in several stages. With a full crowd, with a partial crowd consisting of “professional” spectators. Famous guests are quickly dismissed out of respect. There are no commercial breaks during filming; the presenters only announce them at the right place.
Editing plays a significant role in working on a talk show. It is during this process that, for the sake of entertainment, the phrases of the participants are cut and their lines are swapped. Not fair? Yes. But these programs are not made for the sake of honesty. And they don’t get colossal ratings for telling the truth. And therefore, as the song says, the talk show must go on.
The most famous talk shows on Russian TV
- “Let them talk” (Channel One, host Andrey Malakhov)
- "Live" ("Russia 1", presenter Boris Korchevnikov)
- “The right to vote” (TV Center, presenters Olga Kokorekina, Roman Babayan)
- "Sunday evening with Vladimir Solovyov", "Duel" ("Russia 1", host Vladimir Solovyov)
- “We talk and show” (NTV, presenter Leonid Zakoshansky)
Competently
Natalya OSIPOVA, psychologist:
Most viewers love life stories, told as if in a fit of revelation. It's like having a non-committal conversation with a random fellow traveler on a train. But if, after watching, you try to put everything you saw and heard in the talk show into pieces, you may find inconsistencies in details and characters. It is clear that a lot was invented on the fly, that the heroes do not always manage to play the role intended for them. But it doesn't matter special significance. You don’t have to trust your neighbor in the carriage either. The main thing is to kill time.