This episode is about how doing background work can ruin your viewing experience, what core stand-in means, director-selected roles, how establishing scenes work, and making yourself heard when you're given no lines. Although many background jobs can have hundreds of people, I talk about doing background with no principal actors and doing stand-in with no background. Both are much more intimate because there are fewer people and moving parts and all eyes are on you. I also discuss handling weirdos on set as well as a COVID case that shut down production for two days and what I learned about it on a Google Meets Town Hall. Damn you, Delta variant! For added interest, I've included a bit about Meerkat Manor which is back on after 20 years and my trip to Cape Cod with my dog, where I met interesting people and drove through cities in Virginia with very odd names.If you like this podcast, please provide a rating on whatever platform you're listening on and tell your friends.If you like what you heard and want to see more, here are my social media links:Facebookhttp://www.facebook.com/d.j.stavropoulosInstagramhttp://www.instagram.com/d.j.stavropoulosLinkedInhttp://www.Linkedin.com/in/djstavropoulosPinteresthttp://www.Pinterest.com/djstavropoulosTwitterhttp://www.Twitter.com/djstavropoulosYouTubehttp://www.youtube.com/channel/UC67CJvv-jrWtPbTQWhu79Qg?view_as=subscriberIMDBhttp://www.imdb.com/name/nm12147879/--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thebackgroundscoop/messageSupport this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thebackgroundscoop/support