How far away should you live to be an extra in a movie/ film?

Question

I want to sign up for Central Casting but i live almost 2 hours away from N.Y.C (w/ traffic) and almost all the films and stuff are done there. is it too far? IM 15!!

im not rich so it would be alotta gas id be spending my money on too ya know

Answer 1

you should start with classes at school then do plays at shcool build up your resume get experience! then get an agent and if you want to be succesful it will take years of hard work slowly climbing the ladder of success but if you get a chance to do somethign big go for it!

for agents and all the info you need go to actinginfo.blogspot.com and talentagents.blogspot.com for the agent one click table of contents then click city nearest you. read everything on the site

answers wont pop up infront of you so look around and click on the words in blue but not the ones that are double underlined!

Answer 2

If you're not driving yet then you should wait. If you are driving then go for it, the commute is a lot, but you'll probably be compensated enough to cover gas costs and have money leftover. In the meantime, look on craigslist or in the paper for local films/commercials being made, or local plays that are casting, and go for those. You wont always make money but you'll get a lot of experience and have something to build up a resume' with.