Here is a collection of websites we recently found online of possible interest to the stand-in.
Stand-In Central
Obviously, the primary resource for information about standing in on television and film projects. It features an overview of the job as a stand-in, important terminology you’ll hear on set, plus a weekly-updated blog with tips, tricks, and interviews with stand-ins. Stand-In Central also has for sale a $10 ebook on standing in in case you don’t have time to pore over its voluminous resources.
Stand-Ins Inc.
The website for Stand-Ins Inc. proclaims the company provides “standins for various shows and film/TV productions in New York.” However, the email contact form was 404 when tried emailing the site earlier this month.
@StandIn
While this Twitter account hadn’t been updated since the spring of 2010 when we last checked, the funny idea will put a smile on your face.
“Stand-in” Entry on Wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stand_in
This very basic overview of what a stand-in is links to the Stand-In Central website. When we last checked, the Wikipedia entry had some information that doesn’t exactly match the experience of the contributors to Stand-In Central, but it gave a very general sense of the job.
“How to Become an Actor’s Stand-In” Article on eHow
http://www.ehow.com/how_2067002_become-actors-standin.html
This “manual” for getting stand-in work isn’t that helpful unless you have absolutely no idea how to book stand-in work. One point to note is that the author confuses the stand-in with a photo-double, which is not exactly the same thing. But it’s an interesting page nonetheless given the dearth of information on the internet about standing in.
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