Tag: Supporting Artist
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New Pics, who dis?
When working as a SA or Extra, it’s important to keep the pictures on your profile up to date. This could be because your look has changed, you’ve had a haircut, you’ve shaved off your beard etc. But it’s important to change the pictures every few months regardless. Agents and casting directors alike prefer newer…
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My First Job as a SA
I started my SA (Supporting Artist, otherwise known as Extra) journey way back in 2019, and honestly I was put off by it and did not want to do it again. That lack of wanting was reinforced when I actually saw the finished product (eventually) on screen. Obviously things have changed since and I actually…
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That SA life
I’ve been working as an SA (Supporting Artist) for around 2 years now. Though I signed up and had my first TV job as a SA in early 2019. I really did not like it (more on that later) and at the time thought “that’s it, I’ve been on TV, I can tick that off…
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BADC Sword and Unarmed Fighting
Last week I took part in an 8 day intensive course for the BADC Standard Rapier & Unarmed. For which I passed with merit. I had a great time doing it. Making some really good friends along the way. And definitely going back to do different weapons.
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Shoot to Thrill(ingly good day)
Working as an SA (supporting artist) you get talking to some interesting. Sometimes it’s stories about other productions they’ve been on (attempts at bragging some of the time) sometimes it’s about different courses they’ve been on. Sometime ago I was talking with a fellow SA about a firearms course he went on. It sounded fascinating…
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A Plan For The Year
So, I turned 40 last month and since the pandemic I’ve decided to make some changes in my life. Chief among them is a career change, lifestyle change amongst others. For pretty much all my life I’ve wanted to work in film and TV, I’ve had multiple ideas for TV shows over the years, but…
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