Blog - background artists
04 Jan 2023
Know the difference between Featured Extras, Stand-Ins & Body Doubles? UVE want to prepare you for each possible role that may come your way!
25 Oct 2021
It's the final countdown to Halloween and Uni-versal Extras are on hand to help you with your last minute Halloween costume ideas, based on some of…
09 Feb 2021
The pay rates for supporting artistes and walk-ons have increased for 2021. How much could you earn on ITV productions this year?
19 Jan 2021
FAA and PACT rates have increased for 2021. In this post, we take a look to see how much you could be earning on FAA and…
06 Mar 2020
Uni-versal Extras are holding an open casting in Shrewsbury in partnership with a major new feature film from Working Title Films. If you want to work…
27 Jan 2020
We regularly get feedback on the way things work here at Uni-versal Extras and seek new ways to explain or improve the way we work. We…
20 Jan 2020
Are you looking for a challenging role in the Film and TV industry? Want to work at the iconic Pinewood Studios? Then, great news, we are…
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17 Jan 2020
It is Award Season again! We get very excited when we see one of our Productions in the running for an award. In this post, we…
06 Jan 2020
Extra work is a great, fun way to make money and it's getting better. It's time for PACT rates are going up. In this post, we…
