HUMAN PROPS | The Secret Horrors of Background Acting

An inside look into how Hollywood treats background actors like nothing more than human props. Told through the lens of Jennette McCurdy's inspirational story being a child actor at Nickelodeon, we explore what it's really like to be an extra and whether there is hope to fix this broken system.

Made in collaboration with @evswope
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CHAPTERS:
00:00 THE TRUTH ABOUT EXTRAS
00:52 HISTORY OF THE BACKGROUND
01:16 JENNETTE MCCURDY
01:56 OUR START
02:50 THE MAGIC STOPS
03:50 NICKELODEON PROCESS
04:59 CHILD LABOR LAWS
05:46 SAFETY ON SET
06:33 CONTROVERSIES
07:24 OUR THOUGHTS AS FILMMAKERS
08:29 HOLLYWOOD NEEDS TO CHANGE
09:31 REDEMPTION