I work as an extra for a living. So I make money by appearing in film or stage productions in non speaking roles.
Neat! That is an interesting career! Do you have to go through auditions?
Yep, sometimes multiple per day. A lot of war or epic films have even thousands of extras these days
Amazing! I thought they just used effects to duplicate people! Do you have a favorite genre to be in?
Honestly, opera is so fun. Some of those productions are massive.
I see! I've never been to an opera, but I would! I bet plays have some extras as well?
Yeah, in stage productions background actors are often called "supernumeraries".
Cool! So do some extras require more qualifications than others? I know I've seen some auditions that people on the streets can go too.
Yeah well some experience is required since one has to use imagination in any type of unrealistic portrayal
Yes! Being creative is important for these roles! I'm sure some actors start as extras and then later become famous actors!