Anecdotes on the job: They're listening!

I was recently doing a little background work. I had been placed on a street corner with another lady and we were standing in one spot take after take. I started to get a sore back about an hour (or lets say 5 takes) into the second to last scene of the 10-hour day. It was late, the sun was fading, people were beginning to get silly. I discovered that if I, in between takes, crouched down into a squat it relieved my aches. This was an unfortunate discovery on my part primarily because anything that can peak my scatological sense of humor.

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Extra Extra!

I've avoided doing extra work for a long time after doing a ton of it in my early 20s. As a non-union actor it can be a lot of standing/sitting around for very little, if any, pay.

When you enter the union world, you are treated slightly better. Your hours are monitored and you get paid a decent amount (depending on what it is your working on - more soon..). Still. It can be pretty thankless work.

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