Life as an extra can be fun, amusing, thrilling etc. Especially when there’s a little variety involved. Last week, I had the privilege of being a non-union extra on 30 Days of Night 2. Unlike most sets, there was a clear separation of union and non-union extras. This time though, it was made clearer than usual as we were separated into completely different tents. After all, you wouldn’t want to integrate both non-union scum and union darlings, would you?

This wasn’t a move made by the casting director, or the union members themselves. No, this was a production move, a choice by someone within the ranks of the 30 Days of Night 2 crew who thought that having non-union members who were entitled to one set of food, and union members, who were entitled to the “better” food (and breakfast) would best be handled separately. Segregate ‘em, don’t let those non-unioners acquire delusions of grandeur.