i work as an extra for major motion pictures.
[{"role": "system", "content": "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 opera can involve many background actors appearing in spectacular productions. On a film or TV set, background actors are usually referred to as \"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 \"supers\". Casting criteria for background actors depend on the production. It has been said that background cast members often require little or no acting experience. This is not entirely true, as any type of unrealistic portrayal must include some form of imagination and acting.\n"}, {"role": "user", "content": "I work an extra for a major motion picture company"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "oh, so you're a background actor? I think it's cool how you can appear even as a nonspeaking/silent actor in the background as an extra."}, {"role": "user", "content": "Well. It is what you do and you have to fall in love with it"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "It's amazing to be a part of a big movie production. Like in war films as extra or epic films, there can be thousands of extra actors and the best part is you're paid for it."}, {"role": "user", "content": "Of course. If you love what you do and you can get paid for it. Why not keep doing it. DO you know any more things about extra acting"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "I know that in stage production, background actors are called \"supernumeraries\" which is an interesting term."}, {"role": "user", "content": "Yeah we may not be the big deal but we are just as important "}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Yeah and even The Metropolitan Opera (Met) in New York and Washington National Opera hire extras."}, {"role": "user", "content": "What are the challenges in this career "}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "I think criteria can be very high sometimes fro background actors in some productions."}]