Film Location Arse Twattery...
Imaging the scene: Snow on the ground, us poor little unpaid 'background artists' freezing our butts off, 7am start starving hungry by 9am and the smell of bacon from the catering wagon driving us crazy. So I went up to the wagon and asked what was on offer, when Mr. Up His Own Arse with an ear piece behind me says "Hot food is for cast only. You're only a background artist. Go away". The man behind the counter says "But we're about to close and we have loads left. Let her have something". But no. Mr. UHOA reinterates that we mere extras may not have hot food. It is better that the food go to waste than to let it go to us. Us extras who have given us services voluntarily rather than charge our usual £150 a day because we were trying to help out a low budget film maker... go figure...
(tittch is a small woman. With strange ideas., Sat 26 Jan 2013, 13:16, 16 replies)

So you take part in a commercial activity but value your contribution at zero and are then surprised when somebody else involved values your time at the same level?

( Dr. Shambolic je suis charlie, Sat 26 Jan 2013, 13:39, closed)

Y'know - I've made this point too
Elsewhere on this site. Be ready for the flaming pichforks
(Captain Placid 24/7 ball gags, brownie mix and clown porn, Sat 26 Jan 2013, 14:06, closed)

Please respect me while I give you my services for free in a desperate bid for attention and involvement in an industry renowned for being shallow and callous! Puh-leeeeeease.

( Dr. Shambolic je suis charlie, Sat 26 Jan 2013, 14:08, closed)

yep
When the group I am part off is 'offered the chance to get our faces on TV aka 'working for fuck all' we usually ask (after laughing) if the crew is also working for nothing.

Saying that it has been known for me to stroll up to 'cast only' concessions and help myself...confidence goes an awful long way.
(Audax Victor, Sat 26 Jan 2013, 14:10, closed)

Don't get me wrong.
Mr Bacon Prick is clearly a prick. But he's a prick who's getting paid for doing a job which puts him a fraction higher up the ladder than a prick who's chosen to do a job for fuck all and then complain about it.
( Dr. Shambolic je suis charlie, Sat 26 Jan 2013, 14:16, closed)

Dr Shambolic meet Tittch aka Normal Person who can distinguish between normality and twattery.
Tittch meet Dr Shambolic aka Bacon Bastard who, in this QotW, is probably reading a lot of stories that he identifies with.
(FUXTIX Not my words, Carol, Sat 26 Jan 2013, 14:22, closed)

I believe I've met him once in his early career. Sounds like he got promoted to chief arse biter after having a near death experience in the Dales.
(Finster Ate a cat biscuit for a bet, Sat 26 Jan 2013, 15:25, closed)

crew refer to extras as 'props that eat'

( mictoboy shitting in your cunt since, Sat 26 Jan 2013, 16:37, closed)

Never heard that....
'Mobile scenery'.
(Audax Victor, Sat 26 Jan 2013, 18:22, closed)

I've heard
them called 'warm props' before.
( Mrs Entity is in hiding., Sat 26 Jan 2013, 21:36, closed)

I have to agree with "Dr" arse Shambolic.
Either tell the fucker it's your pay for the work and eat it or shut the fuck up and be a good little nothing.
Not that I have a problem with being a free extra (may try it myself if they're looking for a middle-aged, ugly cancer victim type) but if you're doing something free and they won t feed you then how about raising the bar as regards the payment of extras and tell them you're eating or you'll all fuck off?
(Me, I'm not... in any way intoxicated, Sat 26 Jan 2013, 19:57, closed)

How very dare you!
Arse I may very well be but my "dr" is quite genuine and has absolutely no need of sarcastoquotes.
( Dr. Shambolic je suis charlie, Sat 26 Jan 2013, 20:20, closed)

My utmost apologies.

(Me, I'm not... in any way intoxicated, Sat 26 Jan 2013, 21:43, closed)

That's quite ok. No harm done.

( Dr. Shambolic je suis charlie, Sat 26 Jan 2013, 22:03, closed)

Arse Doctor ?
Proctologist ?
( DukeEuphoria Comes highly reccomended, Mon 28 Jan 2013, 14:10, closed)

From personal experience, craft services onset or back at the hall are usually happy to give anybody anything. Saves them having to clear up or cart it off. Mind you, the non speaking parts usually get fed separately from the names but that's tolerable. No bacon is just inhuman.
(Benzyl, Mon 28 Jan 2013, 16:47, closed)