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icky Gervais might not have painted the most glamorous of pictures in his TV
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And you don’t have to be talented, beautiful, young or thin either. The only important
skills are an ability to follow instructions, a lack of self-consciousness, and not
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don’t look at extra work as ‘proper’ acting training but, on the plus side, you are eligible
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for the money to come through, and probably need to fork out travel expenses for
reaching locations. You also have to pay your own tax and, at the beginning of the
year, work tends to dry up.
Still interested? The best way to get started is to contact a casting agency. To find one,
check out the classifieds in The Stage, or log on to one of several websites such as
www.hiddenextra.com or www.spotlightcd.com. Some agencies will ask you to pay
for photographs to be featured on their website and/or in their directory. Beware of
those who are looking for an extortionate amount, or for money up front. Locations
can obviously be anywhere in the UK, and Scotland is a popular choice, so register
with several agencies both here and in London to up your chances of being called in.
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