Should I do BACKGROUND ACTING work?

Many actors weigh the pros and cons of doing background or extra work to start off their acting careers. The question is will this help or hurt them?

The truth is that while there can be some benefit in getting on to a professional set and seeing how it operates, background work can be extremely addicting and can end up stymieing if not halting all together a promising acting career.

The pay in background acting work can be very high and therefore it is very difficult to stop those paychecks from coming in when your lifestyle has adjusted to that extra income.

If you are extremely serious about becoming a professional actor then I would advise you to try background work for a few days to learn about how the set works and take copious notes and try to meet people on the set who you can connect with later but to not turn it into its own career. There is much more value in working for free at a production company or even getting a part-time paid job in some kind of entertainment business where you will learn and meet the people and get paid.

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