you are not in the cast if your background! - When in Rome (2010) Discussion

[–] secretlyeatsdinosaurs 15 years ago

i think you ended your subject line a bit early there, i'll try to guess the rest of your sentence... "you are not in the cast if your background steals a tree!" or perhaps "you are not in the cast if your background is a hermaphroditic ground sloth!" ... i don't think this game is going to catch on... good day to you sir

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[–] harvardjanitor7 14 years ago

I think it's "You are not in the cast if your background is your mom's basement with you being at your computer"

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[–] oie_voce 15 years ago

It's not a game it's very clear what hes trying to say.

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[–] ClarkNoHeart 14 years ago

Trying, but failing. "Your" is possessive. "You're" would be correct.

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[–] cerebrate 14 years ago

Yes.

OP, PLEASE learn how to use apostrophes.
http://theoatmeal.com/comics/apostrophe

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[–] knight_sentinel 15 years ago

There are more people listed as (Uncredited) in this film than there are actors who are credited. Very odd, they used to just call these people "EXTRAS".

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[–] darrenrossnyc 14 years ago

With all due respect, the background actors on much of this film spent between 12-15 hours, overnight in freezing temperatures. We remained professional and tried to add to the scenes we were involved with and followed the guidance of the director, even when utterly exhausted. It is a slap in the face to those of us who have committed our time and energy to a project to have our credits removed.
If we were legitimately hired for the film and worked on it, I do not think it is asking much for the IMDB credit. We aren't asking for top billing, just credit for the work we also did.

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[–] MaximizeThis 14 years ago

You really think that extras should be on the bill? Really?

Wow, that would be a hell of a feat for "Braveheart" lol

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[–] darrenrossnyc 14 years ago

We are actors as well. We spend just as many long hours contributing to making a film and usually without much to show for it. If you are legitimately hired to work on a film, you should receive the credit for it. It's actually quite that simple.

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[–] MaximizeThis 14 years ago

You do receive credit for it, its called a paycheck.

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[–] darrenrossnyc 14 years ago

Have you ever worked as a background talent before? Do you understand that it's more than just a paycheck for those who are there to actually act? I'm glad to see that you can neatly categorize it into a paycheck or non issue when you are still, in fact, dealing with actors. Again, we don't want or think we deserve any top billing, but we put in our time just the same as anyone else. We were asked (almost begged) to be there for extra days...overnight and long, long hours...I think we earned it. Should I recount the circumstances of our shoot? Let's just say, if you weren't a professional actor, the experience was....less than amazing.

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[–] Augustus_Octavian 9 years ago

Come on. You are the little people, the unimportant people. Nobody gives a *beep* about you, and nobody wants to see you on the bill except you and your family.

What is wrong with you? You don't matter. Get that into your head. You will get credit if you actually make it, not otherwise.

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[–] eantara-nibs 14 years ago

I think supporting artists should only get a credit if they get to speak.

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[–] bagodonuts22 14 years ago

Bottom line, you are listed and credited if you say at least 1 word in the film. All others should be listed as extras during rolling end credits. Extra's should NOT be putting their names on IMDB. I surely hope you don't expect every extra in "Rudy" to come onto IMDB to place their name in the credits section? You got what you got, a paycheck, you don't need recognition just like a gas station attendant doesn't need recognition. You worked long hours, great, so do landscapers, do they need to put their names in your lawn, or place a nice certificate on your door with their name on it? You got a paycheck, you were given food, respect, and you got to be near famous people, now shut up. If you had a line to say in the movie, even if you said "hey, what the hell man", then you should be credited, but being in the background of a scene? Go *beep* in your hat.

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[–] pbc4747 14 years ago

Technically, you are correct, and I wish they did give us credit, but when you have hundreds of extras, often swapping out from day to day, it would be really tough for them to keep track.

But when you're a regular extra, a little credit would never hurt..

Don't go dissing the extras. I've been sunburned, had water dumped on me and danced for 3 days to no music.. at least I got a bump for it. #We work freakishly hard on set.

Or we sit in holding playing cards.. whatever.

*Power to the extras!* (Or background artists as Steve Pink called us on Accepted)

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[–] mmp2011 14 years ago

if it weren't for extras...scenes would probably be awkwardly quiet

im a ludo ninja...u gotta problem with that

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[–] gc_rules247 14 years ago

Amen to that!

The waiting is the worst part..and dancing to no music is awkward..

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[–] Ashbery 14 years ago

You don't get credit cause...you're not important. Sunburned, wet and dancing to no music? How ever do you survive?

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[–] addnamehere 14 years ago

The title probably should say "You are not in the cast, if you're in the background" seeing as the your is most likely a stupid mistake, but then you must add the "in the" because I don't think anyone would actually be the background, that would be a weird job to do, being a background. However... I would disagree with the topic at hand because if you are an extra, you did have to try out for the part and you did have to act. But I don't think they should be listed, they should be uncredited in the cast line up and the credits, but should still be thought of as "part of the cast" as it would go in their resume that they were part of the movie as an extra.

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[–] Pamactress 14 years ago

I think background actors deserve at least as much acknowledgement for their contributions as the caterers, accountants, go-fers, etc., whose names appear in the ever growing longer end credits of movies. Who, except themselves, could care less about seeing the names of the drivers who transported the stars, and such-like?

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[–] estella2 14 years ago

i've done background work before and i used to think that i should get imdb credits, but then i realized that it is actually a good thing *not* to have imdb credit for extra work. why? because if you later audition for an actual speaking role, an actual cast role.....you are more likely to lose it. why? because if they consider you, they might look you up on the internet. if they see you listed as an extra for a movie on imdb, you are going to be perceived as unprofessional and a moron. an unprofessional moron. they will know that you added yourself to the imdb page because studios don't bother to do it. and then you might as well give up any hope of a call back. the only time an extra role should be added to credits is if you later make it big. clark gable has some uncredited roles listed on his imdb....but at the time when he was trying to make it he wasn't ever formally acknowledged. you have to earn credits. the same can be said for big stars that end up black listed after upsetting the studios and acting inappropriately. take for instance, wall street 2. when they first started making it they mentioned Charlie Sheen was going to make a cameo. now after his recent behavior he isn't even in the billing for the trailer.

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[–] Augustus_Octavian 9 years ago

Yeah, but like you said, it is the accountants who go onto the credits. Not the accounting assistant who handles the filing.

Same deal. If you have a speaking role with one word, you go onto the credits too. If you are the equivalent of a tree, you don't.

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[–] Catsandsquirrels 9 years ago

The funniest is when uncredited people credit themselves as " beautiful woman" , " hot guy " and so on.
Especially when they are not beautiful/hot.

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