How Do I Complete My Profile?

At Brenda Camilleri Casting, having a complete profile is essential — without it, we cannot book you for work on our films. Follow this guide to make sure your profile is ready for approval and you don’t miss out on exciting opportunities.

✅ Essential Information for Profile Approval

To be eligible for work, your profile must include the following:

Legal Work Documentation:

• For ID cards ending in M, L, G, P, or H (e.g., 00000L): Upload a front and back copy of your ID card as images in the Payment Section.

• For ID cards ending with an 'A' (e.g., 000000A): Upload a front and back copy of your ID card as images in the Payment Section. You must also upload a Tax Proof in the same section.

• Using a Tax Identification Number (TIN) (9 digits, e.g., 600000000): You can upload your TIN instead of your ID card, but you must also provide a Tax Proof.

I have an ID number ending with ‘A’ or a Tax Number. What counts as a valid Tax Proof?

• An official tax document showing your Tax Number or ID card number — such as a tax statement or tax return.

• An FS3 such as this example.

• A screenshot from a live chat with a Government Official from the Servizz website where your Tax Number is clearly visible such as this one.

• A screenshot from an email with a Government Official from the Servizz Tax Number is clearly visible.

Other Required Information:

• 📞 Phone number

• ✉️ Email address

• 👀 Measurements: Height, Chest/Bust, Dress Size, Waist, and Shoe size — all in inches

• 📷 Photos:

  • A clear face photo

  • A clear full-body photo

⭐ Boost Your Chances — Add More!

While the above is the minimum needed for approval, the more complete your profile is, the better your chances of being selected for work. Consider adding:

• Extra photos (different angles, professional shots, etc.)

• Skills and talents (e.g., dance, sports, languages)

• Previous experience in acting or extras work

The more details we have about you, the easier it is for us to match you to the perfect role!

If you have any questions or need help completing your profile, don’t hesitate to get in touch.

🎬 Let’s get your profile ready and open the door to new opportunities! Questions? Talk to us on WhatsApp.

Checking on which days you are booked, or not booked is an important part of being able to plan your work with us, be on time and organise your life around your work. So here’s the correct way of verifying.

1: Log In your Profile

Log into your profile using your email, password and security code.

2: Access Your Profile

From your dashboard, click on "your profile" (see screenshots below)

3: View your Calendar

Scroll down and you will see your calendar, month by month. (see screenshots below)

Booked days are marked in purple.

If your days are not marked in purple, you are not booked.

If you do not see any dates marked in purple, this means you are not booked. Here’s also a recap of other terminology you will see used throughout our communication & in your calendar profile:

• Booked/Booking: This means your day is confirmed, and we will expect you to show up for this day. You will receive a Check-In Message with all the information about this day on the afternoon before your booked day. This is marked purple in your calendar.

• Released: This means that you were once booked but you are not filming any longer on this specific day.

• Available: Dates for which you have responses to our availability request as “available” are marked as yellow in your calendar.

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If anything is still unclear - get in touch with us right away by email or WhatsApp from the links below.

🚨 In January 2025 you might have received an ✉️ email from EP Casting to enhance your profile security with 🔒 MFA (Multi-Factor Authentication) . This is an extra layer of security we've added for everyone's profile so it's essential to set this up before being able to Log In to your profile.

Setting 🔒 MFA is easy!

1. Visit brendacamillericasting.com

2. Click on "Extras Log In"

3. Click on "Reset Password”

4. Enter your Email Address, click "Continue", again on "Reset Password" and finally "Submit"

5. Check your ✉️ Email Inbox and click the link in the email you received, click on 🔗 "here"

6. Create a new password. Make sure all the ❌ become ✅. Also make sure you remember this password.

7. Add the MFA security feature. We recommend not using the PingID option but instead use the 💬 SMS verification for your security codes (small grey button at the bottom, see image below).

8. You will then receive a 6-digit code by SMS, which you will need to input to access your account.

Good to know ☝️

• Sometimes, when entering your phone number for the SMS Verification - you will have to rotate your phone horizontally in order to scroll through the flags for the country prefix.

• If you are getting an account locked error message after too many attempts, talk to us on WhatsApp or send us an email.
  

Stuck? Make sure you didn't skip of the above steps. If you need further assistance talk to us on WhatsApp on 77787400.

The Brenda Camilleri Casting Team 🎬

Application to work as a film extra in Malta is easy and free. Only apply if you are; reliable, enthusiastic, great at time keeping, flexible, polite, able to work very early, always professional, have good availability. To apply you must have a valid Maltese ID card or tax registration number, a mobile number and an email address.

If you have these qualities and would like to be considered for work in Film, TV, commercials or theatre, complete the form here. The form you complete is your profile. You can log into your profile at any time to add more information and photos. You should familiarise yourself with your profile and make sure its up to date and all sections have been filled out.

By making this application with Brenda Camilleri Casting you are agreeing to our terms of engagement and GDPR Code of Conduct - you can read more about these here. We also highly recommend you read through all the frequently asked questions prior filling our application form to ensure that it is done properly and that you don’t have to go through the process more than once. We look forward to working with you.

To complete your application we need: your Maltese ID or Tax registration number, at least two photos of you and your measurements.

The RIGHT documentation:

In order to be able to work and get paid you must have a Maltese ID card or a Maltese tax registration number. You will also need to upload a copy of your ID card front and back in your application. This information is sent to the accounts department so that they can process your payment. If you can't provide one or the other we are afraid you can't complete the application at this time. 

The important things to know for all photos:

REMEMBER: Uploading the correct photos is the difference between working a lot and not getting offered much.

• Your image must be either jpeg, jpg, img, png. Photos in heic or pdf are not accepted.

• Your image should be portrait and not landscape

• Select photos that are a true representation of yourself that have been taken within the last 6 months.

• All photos must be in colour, black and white photos will be rejected

• Send the highest quality images you can get but please keep the file size under 2mb.

• Take photos or pick photos where your background is plain.

• Do not send Heavily edit digital photos or supply edited/cropped digital photos or scans of photos. Social media filters are also banned. You pictures need to look as natural as possible.

• Do not send tiny photos. If below 500kb it won't be of high enough quality.

• Never use photos where you are wearing a hat or sunglasses.

• Never use photos with more than one person, it just needs to be you in the picture.

1. Head shot ( Portrait)

2. Full length shot

1. Headshot or portrait

2. Full Length Shot

What should I wear?

• It’s best to wear plain solid colours, avoid crazy patterns, large logos and trend clothing.

• Make sure your outfit is not too baggy so we can clearly see your body shape and frame.

• Don’t wear anything too formal or too revealing.

• Don’t wear a hat, sunnies, fascinator in your hair, excess jewellery, no face paint or food on kids face or anything else that may impact the director’s ability to see what you look like.

How you should I do my hair and make-up?

• Please style your hair the way you would naturally wear it. For women and girl’s hair down and to the front of the shoulders is best, but feel free to send us additional photos with the hair up.

• Don’t over-style yourself, you want to look as similar as you can to yourself in person.

• Very natural makeup please, no bright lip colours heavy eye shadow etc.

• Guys please have your facial hair as you most often wear it.

The important things about your measurements:

• Make sure you use a proper tape measure.

• When taking your measurements remove any additional clothing, these add inches to your measurements which are not really yours!

• Get someone to help you if you feel you can`t do it by yourself.

All the jobs we offer are paid - and the amount paid varies depending on your role and the production. When you receive an availability request we will let you know the payment offered. For example, a background extra may expect to be paid around €80-100 euros per day, however a featured role may earn more than €120 per day! Please note that in most films 10% tax is deducted at source and paid on your behalf by the production. We suggest you start as an extra, unless you have examples of acting to a higher standard. Either way, it’s always possible to work upwards in pretty big projects!

Yes of course you can. Many of our talent are in full time employment elsewhere. Therefore you may still submit an application form, and once we have suitable film work for you we will get in touch. You may accept or refuse any job we offer on a case by case basis. If you accept and once we offer you the filming dates, you will then need to request time off from your full time employment for that particular filming day/s to be able to join us.

The form will take approximately 15 minutes to complete. Please note that after you complete your talent application you must log into your profile and complete the rest of the sections. Then wait for us to be in touch about your first job as a film extra. It can take some time depending on how busy we are with current jobs and the number of new enquiries received. We thank you for your patience.

We always aim to respond to any emails directed to us using the email talent@brendacamilleri.com. Once your profile is fully complete, we will begin to consider you for upcoming projects. Please note that we do get a large variety of jobs, some small and some large. The terms will always be advised to you on a job by job basis and you will have the option to opt in or out of the job. For our terms and conditions please see the relevant section.

In the meantime, if you’ve applied you can always follow us on Facebook. Just visit www.facebook.com/brendacamillericasting

As a film extra, after your first job with us, we will contact you directly by sms and/or email to ask for your availability for the next film work. So always keep an eye out for our emails so as not to miss any opportunity!

Its important to know that responding to enquiries is essential to you getting booked for the job! Quick and accurate responses to enquiries are essential. We find that we receive the first 75% of the responses within the first 20 minutes immediately after the casting call. We usually leave enquiries open for 24 hours for those that cannot respond immediately, but film productions often want to see options as soon as possible.

On most productions you will be given a release form which also has your payment information prior to your first filming day. You will have a copy of your release form in your profile. The production company may refuse to pay your fees if you do not sign your release form in the requested time frame.

As of September 2020, most payments will be made by direct bank transfer due to the new charges banks have implemented to cash cheques.

It is therefore vital that you provide your correct IBAN number and bank details. It is also important to give us your correct postal address so that you can receive by post your payslip and FS3. All changes of addresses must be communicated to us in writing by email before the production is finished. Incorrect details may result in your payments being delayed or paid to someone else.

Payments take approximately 30 days from the last day of filming to be processed by the relevant departments.

All companies work differently however it is standard practice that production will issue payment within 30 days of the last production shoot day, but sometimes this can take longer in the event of a big production company, where possibly thousands of other background artistes would be receiving payment after the shoot. In any case, you can always send an email if you are experiencing any difficulty with payment.

Once you get to the location look for the casting department person you are reporting to and sign in. You must always sign in and sign out on your work days otherwise production will not pay you for your work day.

Shoot days can be tough. Usually they involve long hours, a lot of standing around, and repeating the same things over and over again - but this doesn't mean they won't be fun! If you’re expected to be working all day, you will usually be fed and watered on location, and the other extras/crew will always be more than happy to talk to you about the shoot. At the end of the day, when the Crowd Marshall lets you know the filming is finished, simply head to the queue to change back into your own clothes and sign out- it’s that simple!

In addition to the tasks involved during the day, it’s always worth noting what the weather could be like - some shoots are built around being out on a sunny location all day, so it would make sense to bring sunscreen to avoid slow-roasting yourself! In the same token, some shoots could take place at night when the temperature drops significantly - the bottom line is, always be prepared. 

One important thing to remember is our guidelines for working on set: No phones, no photos, No press conversations. These are VERY important guidelines, and not adhering to them could land you in a lot of trouble with the production company, particularly in the case of big movie productions. On some productions, we will ask you to hand in your phones to the Assistant Director, in order to ensure that the guidelines can be followed effectively.

Before every filming day, the casting team will make sure that each background artiste and cast member has all the information they need about the shoot - depending on the size of the production. On the filming location, most of the time, the team of Crowd Marshalls will be there to guide you and help you every step of the way!

Mobile phones and cameras are prohibited on set. If you bring a mobile phone or personal valuables like jewellery and computer games you will be asked to leave it in the holding area at your own risk. Production is not responsible for your belongings therefore it is better if valuables are left safely at home.

The casting team will inform you if the production will be needing you to arrive with our hair and make up ready or if you are to arrive with a clean face and hair ready for the make up and hair artists to create your look.

To help get everybody through the process as quickly and efficiently as possible, you can help the team by wearing a top that opens at the front with buttons or a zip. This way your hair and make up will not be affected when you take off your top to put on your costume. This applies for both males and females.

The casting team will inform you if you will be having a costume fitting for the film or if you are required to bring a selection to your own clothes for filming. Therefore for some jobs, we will ask that you provide your own clothing. For other productions, we will call you to book an appointment in order to try the costume provided by the film. These costume fittings are paid appointments, therefore please treat them as work.

When you work on a film that requires you to be in costume please know that each costume is labelled with a number and you will use the same number to receive your costume each day. SO PLEASE REMEMBER YOUR NUMBER AND CHARACTER. The number and character are usually given to you at your costume fitting. At the end of the filming day please hang up your costume neatly on the hangers and do not remove any of your costume unless instructed from the costume department. Again please be patient and treat the crew with the respect they deserve.

It’s worth noting that your costumes may not always be comfortable - Some productions will need you to be in a costume with very thick fabric, and you may be out in the sun for a long time. Alternatively, you could be in very light costumes in particularly cold conditions. It’s important to remember that the costumes form part of the work that you do, and so maintaining care of the costume is crucial as they often cost a lot of money to the production.

Usually it is only the day before your filming that the casting team will advise you where you need to go and who to speak to first. If you’re travelling by car, we can give you the address of the location, if you are being picked up by production transport the time and pick up point will be given to you.

Not all productions are the same, some projects are larger and will have a unit nurse on set, others might not have such facilities. Please always advise the casting department, when we contact you for booking, about any health issues you have that might need attention during filming. On set let the Crowd Marshall know should you need the unit nurse. If you are on medication or have allergies, please ensure that you notify both the Crowd Marshall and unit nurse with details of dosage and of what you are allergic to.

Once on the film set please do not touch or remove any props unless you have been given one. That prop will be your responsibility throughout the day. These must be returned to the prop manager at the end of the filming day.