Amazon Studios is backing a Packed to the Rafters reboot with many of the original cast members. The original series went for 6 seasons and MCTV had hundreds of people in each of those seasons. If you’ve been thinking about getting involved as a Film and TV Extra, 2020 is looking like it’s going to be a great year for the industry.
If you’ve been following our posts you already know that there are two major films to be shot at Fox Studios in Sydney in 2020. We just had word of a third that will be shooting around Sydney. MCTV normally places around 350 people or more on these major films so there are plenty of opportunities to get involved. But you will have to be on our books before the productions start to maximise your chances to be involved.
You probably saw these quirky commercials over winter. You can hardly see our extras in this commercial which is pretty rare. It’s a good example of just how many people are needed to make scenes work and how easy it is to be a background extra. It’s a pretty good day when you get paid to spend your spare time sitting on a comfy seat looking interested.
113 MCTV people worked on the new Helen Reddy biopic to be release May 2020 (click through for teaser trailer). A great story of a young Aussie woman who fights here way to the top against the odds. A great achievement for Helen Reddy and for Aussie director director Unjoo Moon. It’s also great to see the investment in this film from the Australian Women’s Weekly.
You might have seen this commercial already, I suspect there is an element of truth to it. You can see our very own Michael and Jennifer as part of the parents and carers about to meet the rabble as they leave school. Michael was lucky enough to make it into the final cut. Many others including Jennifer were not so recognisable. Of course, you still get paid as a background actor even if they don’t use you in the final shot so everyone is a winner at the end of the day.
Do you have a special talent? It could it be worth up to $250,000 if you crowned the winner of Australia’s Got Talent. The producers of the show are looking for new and amazing acts to showcase in 2020. Auditions are being held all over Australia so if you have friends who you think could make it, feel free to share it. To sign up for an audition go to www.australiasgottalent.com.au and use scout code MCTV_AGT so they can fast track your application.
281 MCTV people appeared in The Commons (click through for trailer) which is a big budget series from Stan that stars Joanne Frogatt (Downton Abbey). Seeing the trailer mentioning category 5 storms in Sydney is a little spooky given the weather we have recently seen around here. The trailer looks very sharp and the issues it explores could not be more relevant today.
The team at Goodoil Films produce magnificent work. This spot for Rapid Rugby is no exception. Our MCTV people who were on set assure us that no-one was hurt in the making of this commercial.
You’ve probably seen the ads for Visa on TV with Ronny Chieng jumping on a water taxi. If you dug a little deeper you may have found the mock reality TV series that is connected with the campaign. Mattias and Fiona had a ball shooting “The Urban Survivalist” with Ronny Chieng earlier this year. They even scored a mention in the credits.
David did such a great job in this commercial for Ram Utes that they recently renewed the commercial for another year (click through to see the clip). That’s pretty great news for David because he has now received a rollover payment in addition to the original fee. That rollover payment is almost as much as the original amount and a completely unexpected payment in the lead up to Christmas. Nice work David!