MovieExtras, Fair City Exp

NickMondo · 23-03-2015 5:34pm #1

Well here it goes, I signed up with movieExtras last summer, I use to get a lot of texts asking if I could do spots and replied at least 90% YES as soon as I got them an always replied either way. Eventually out of frustration from replying to everything and getting offered not one part, I left them a negative review on their FB, which i've since taken down. As soon as I gave them the bad review about the kinda clicky nature I thought was probably the cause of not getting any work I immediately got asked to extra in Fair City for what I was told was between 50-77e for the day and 3 days work.

So I show up with a bag of about 4/5 different sets of clothes and shoes as requested, arrive before i'm due at 9.30 a.m. At which time I have to sign in twice, seperately, once at the door and once when the girl in charge of extras came in, I was there till 4 with an hour break and another short lunch in between. Come about 3.54 the girl in charge calls a few of us by name and says we won't be needing you today and we'll let you know about the other days your suppose to be here and promises she'll sign us out at 4.....a whole 6 mins away, so we get the rate for doing the whole day, which I was told off one of the girls anything over 5hrs is full day, they dont pay for the breaks. This is a bit of a dissapointment but at least i'm getting paid. About 2 weeks go by and I didn't get the other two days I was told to do on the text, and I see on my bank statment I got paid about 46e. I get on to movieExtras to query this and they say everything is fine and that's the rate with deductables, we go back and forward over this and they tell me I was only there 5hrs and 15mins which under their way of looking at is still in the 5hr rate, nothing more. They include a screenshot which shows my sign in sheet where it has my name and 9.30 which is what I did when I filled it on arrival, but in the box beside it, in different handwriting it says 3.45 p.m sign off. So the girl who came in and made a point she'd be generous and give us the 4pm which was only few mins away, went back in and signed the thing earlier then we'd actually left.

On top of this since i've complained movieExtras dont even text me anymore with offers of new work, i've even emailed them again to let them know of my availability and they said I should use this method to contact them from now on because facebook is a public forum......

I would not reccomend anyway sign up this crowd. I was pretty annoyed that everybody else that was an extra when I got there was fairly recent, a lot of them had signed up 2 weeks ago and got this already, I write back to everything and got nothing....shower of ********

Gran Hermano · 23-03-2015 5:35pm

I burnt my toast making breakfast this morn'.

AryaStark · 23-03-2015 5:40pm

I have only had positive experiences with Movie Extras. I was a member years ago - around 2003 - and got to go on fair city a few times and did two movies and an advert. I joined again this year and have already been called once. Maybe it had to do with your profile and how much detail you had on it as that is how you will appear on more searches (which is what we were told in training after signing up this time!!!)

Whosthis · 23-03-2015 5:40pm

Sounds like you probably have a face more suitable for radio.

the groutch · 23-03-2015 5:41pm

maybe they didn't like the writing on your forehead

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ScumLord · 23-03-2015 5:45pm

You expect me to sympathise with someone who enables fair city to happen?!

SEPT 23 1989 · 23-03-2015 5:48pm

were you dressed as a Viking?

Tombi! · 23-03-2015 6:02pm

So you paid someone to maybe, hopefully give you a spot as an extra.

Yeah, I'd consider it a scam.

gandalf · 23-03-2015 6:12pm

Hmm I signed up when I was unemployed and got a day for a movie so covered my costs. I got a job soon afterwards so couldn't make any of the other calls.

My wife got around 15 days off them between October to February for a TV series and enjoyed every moment. The money isn't great but if you are available then why not do it. According to the missus Fair City is the gig most of the seasoned extras avoid because it's the worst paid, they don't get food supplied (no catering) and well it's Fair City

If you get called up for one of the shows like Vikings or Penny Dreadful you can do ok at it.

cloud493 · 23-03-2015 6:15pm

My friend got on penny dreadful and the vikings through them, and I believe he's gonna be on fair city soon enough.

Miall108 · 23-03-2015 6:29pm

There was a spider in the bath last night

Jon Stark · 23-03-2015 6:38pm

AryaStark wrote: »

I have only had positive experiences with Movie Extras. I was a member years ago - around 2003 - and got to go on fair city a few times and did two movies and an advert. I joined again this year and have already been called once. Maybe it had to do with your profile and how much detail you had on it as that is how you will appear on more searches (which is what we were told in training after signing up this time!!!)

Only positive experiences? How many people did you threaten with needle to get work little sister?