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Summary: Learn what to expect as a stand-in in this free video guide to becoming a movie extra.

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Paul Louis & Rodney Smith Paul Louis and Rodney Smith are both professional actors who've known each other since the second grade. Born, raised, and trained in New York City, they hav... read more

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by R4Fy

hi its me again i live in england but i want to be an actor on disney channel what do i do ?? I know how to act please can you boys get me in touch with a disney channel agent?

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by R4Fy

you boys are doing a fine job making these videos how old do you have to be to start acting and do you have to be experienced???

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What to Expect as a Stand In: Tips for Actors

On behalf of expertvillage.com, my name is Paul Lewis and I'm Rodney Smith and we are here to talk to you about how to become an extra for TV, movies, and commercials. Let's talk a little further about stand-in work. Now also like extra work, if you are going to be asked to wait around for long periods of time, it can be pretty grueling if you are just standing in one spot while they are adjusting lights and camera and you can stand around literally. What's the longest you had to stand around for as a stand-in? Oh boy, I mean it varies. They can have you standing there for an hour some times. It doesn't always really depend on the crew getting their lights together and they also have something to do with the actors not being ready. The actor may not be there right away but you still have to be there just in case that actor says, now I'm ready. Then you stand in that spot where the actor stands in that spot where the stand-in was and they shoot the scene. It is a slightly differently rate. You're not going to be paid the same rate as a regular extra. You get a little bit more money for standing work so it is a slightly different rate but it can be a lot of work.

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