Pay Non-Union Extras More and we’ll act accordingly

It’s funny, every time you’re on set you’re told to do this and do that and follow instruction. It’s not complicated and I’ve never insinuated that it is, but the issue arises when you look at what we get paid. Extra work is not secure, and there are no raises. In the five years that I’ve been doing it, I haven’t received close to one increase and I don’t complain. Not until I’m spoken down to like a child.

I only start whining though, actually that’s a lie, I’m a “background artist,” so whining is my forte… Anyway, back to the point, I only start really bending people’s ears when I’m met with a condescending rant by an AD or wrangler. That’s how most react. Non-Union wages are below minimum wage once you deduct agency fees. Amusing as it isn’t, people still perceive being an extra as having some power in the film industry. Um….