How much will I be paid as an actor

Well, as the saying goes – it’s all in who you are.

But when you’re just starting out as an actor, you’ll typically make the day rate for SAG (assuming your a member).

Here are the rates that will be good until July, 2007.

When an actor appears in the background of a scene, this is what’s known as an Extra or “Background Performer”. This is how SAG (The Screen Actors Guild) defines it.

The role of an extra is just like it sounds. It gives the scene a realistic look – whether its a restaurant, or a football game, or a street scene – filling up the scene with realistic looking people gives an authenticity to the scene.

Many times during the filming, they will use the actual sound of the scene. This is particularly true if they are filming a city scene or something on location. But many times, a scene can be filmed on a soundstage, or even on a set on a studio lot, and they can add in sound and effects later. But it’s the people that give a scene that authentic “crowd” look.

 Read the whole article on being an extra on the web site

Here’s an article for ya….. And if by the end of it, you still want to become an actor – you should explore The Work and Resources to find a coach that’s right for you.

Every job has things that we don’t like about it – and being an actor is no exception.

One of the hardest things to do and deal with as a working actor is that you have to disassociate yourself from the “becoming an actor” or “making it”.  The business of being an actor is that you are always on the hunt for a new job.  The actual acting – is but a small part of being an actor.  Really the job of an actor is looking for your next job as an actor

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