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EXTRAS Blog
My Weekly Magazine: Interview with a Film Extra
Posted by William on Friday 23rd June 2017
Popular magazine My Weekly interviewed Mangala Harris about what it's like to be a supporting artiste and a member of Uni-versalEXTRAS. We've...Read More
War Machine: An Extra’s Perspective
Posted by Catherine Taylor on Thursday 8th June 2017
A fascinating firsthand account of working as an extra for Netflix's War Machine feature film starring Brad Pitt and Tilda Swinton. Catherine...Read More
My Story: Being a Bond Girl in Monaco
Posted by Lucy Scarfe on Friday 24th June 2016
It was one of those rare occasions where one moment I was doing a Skype audition from the comfort of my own home and a few days later I was...Read More
Acting for Stage & Screen
Posted by Rebecca Felgate on Friday 12th December 2014
"I thought I knew all there was to know about performance, but on accepting a role as an extra in a new film, I quickly realised that I didn't!"...Read More
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