What are Movie Extras?
by Aimee Mitchell Movies and television shows often use people like props to create a background which seems like a real environment. Movie extras are people who are needed to participate in such roles. Extras are used in an attempt to make movie or television scenes appear fuller, richer and natural. So what role does an extra do in a movie or on TV? The movie extras form the rich tapestry of background performers in almost every scene. You will see them as crowds at sporting events, patients in hospitals and diners at restaurants. Movie extras are the soldiers on the battle field, students in the school hallway and even the criminals in jail cells. Regardless of the scene, location or time period, extras are used play the role of background fillers. One important thing to note, by definition, Extras never speak. It’s an unspoken rule (no pun intended), when an extra is asked to mouth a dialogue, even if it’s just one word, then the extra becomes an ‘Actor’. Work is available for extr
