I was once an extra,  A background actor or extra is a performer in a film, television show, stage, musical, opera or ballet production
Oh yes, I have heard of that before. It sounds like a fun job to do, Ive thought about it before. What do you get paid for that?
Not so much.    War films and epic films often employ background actors in large numbers
Oh man really? It seems like it would be long hours so I was hoping they get paid a lot. Do you mean movies like Star Wars? Or do you mean movies like... American Sniper?
American Sniper is one, but The stories may be fiction, historical drama, or biographical.
What are some examples of other movies you can think of that have alot of extras in them?
opera can involve many background actors appearing in spectacular productions.
On a film or TV set, background actors are usually referred to as "junior artist", "atmosphere", "background talent", "background performers", "background artists", "background cast members" or simply "background", while the term "extra" is rarely used. In a stage production, background actors are commonly referred to as "supernumeraries". In opera and ballet, they are called either "extras" or
Extra (acting)
A background actor or extra is a performer in a film, television show, stage, musical, opera or ballet production, who appears in a nonspeaking or nonsinging (silent) capacity, usually in the background (for example, in an audience or busy street scene). War films and epic films often employ background actors in large numbers: some films have featured hundreds or even thousands of paid background actors as cast members (hence the term "cast of thousands"). Likewise, grand