# Extras casting in Chicago

**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/extras-casting-in-chicago/140004
**Category:** Factual Questions
**Created:** [December 2, 2002, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/extras-casting-in-chicago/140004 "2002-12-02T18:25:53Z")
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### Author: ![Kaio](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/c68b51/32.png) [@Kaio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kaio)
#### Post date: [December 2, 2002, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/extras-casting-in-chicago/140004/1 "2002-12-02T18:25:53Z")

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I keep seeing this ad in the Chicago Reader:

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> MOVIE EXTRAS. $100-$400/ day potential. All looks needed. No experience required. TV commercials, film, print. Call Digital Exposure at 1-800-260-3949 ext 3025.

I’d be interested (especially now with the whole un/under-employment thing), but does anyone happen to know how legit these guys are? I’m getting a vague, not-quite-certain beeping on my BS meter… perhaps because the ad itself is vague.

On related notes:  
Best way to get yourself a talent agent in Chicago? I know in NYC it’s considered bad form to directly approach the agency yourself, but then again, you can’t multi-list in NYC either.

And, where to find auditions? Film or theatre is fine, paid is preferable (see aforementioned un/underemployment). I tried subscribing to Performink from their website, but you can’t even find out how much the bloody thing costs without _first_ purchasing “Performink dollars,” so I’d have to guess at it, and I can’t at this point really afford to guess wrong. (grumble) Anyone know where I can pick up a hard copy?

TIA