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Extras Availability Form

An extras availability template — confirm background artists’ availability for shoot dates, plus call times, wardrobe and travel.

Description

Booking background artists is a logistics puzzle of dates, call times and travel. This extras availability form confirms who’s available for which shoot dates and gathers the practical details, so the production can book the right people fast.

It captures the artist’s name and the production, which dates they can do, and whether they can do early call times before 7am. It asks whether they can provide their own smart wardrobe, their nearest town or travel base, and whether they have their own transport.

Use it to confirm extras’ availability for a shoot from your website or socials. Knowing dates, call times and travel up front lets you build the background cast without a round of calls. Customize the fields, add your branding, and embed it on your site or share a link in minutes.

Form fields

Everything the Extras Availability Form above collects — 9 fields, so you can see exactly what it captures before you make it your own.

Confirm Your Availability

  • Your name

    Name Icon
    Name
  • Production title

    Short Answer Icon
    Short Answer
  • Which dates can you do?

    Multi-Select Icon
    Multi-Select
  • Can you do early call times (before 7am)?

    Dropdown Icon
    Dropdown
  • Can you provide your own smart wardrobe?

    Yes/No Icon
    Yes/No
  • Nearest town / travel base

    Short Answer Icon
    Short Answer
  • Do you have your own transport?

    Yes/No Icon
    Yes/No
  • Email address

    Email Icon
    Email
  • Contact number

    Telephone Icon
    Telephone
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Template FAQs

Common questions about the Extras Availability Form — what it captures, when to use it, and how to make it your own.

What is an extras availability form?

An extras availability form confirms which background artists are free for which shoot dates, along with call times, wardrobe and travel. It gives a production the practical detail to book the right extras quickly, without a round of individual calls.

What should an extras availability form include?

This form captures the artist’s name and the production, which dates they can do, whether they can do early call times before 7am, whether they can provide their own smart wardrobe, their nearest town or travel base, and whether they have their own transport.

When should you confirm extras’ availability?

Once shoot dates are set and before the background cast is locked. Confirming availability, call times and travel in advance lets you build a reliable list of extras for each day, rather than scrambling to fill the background on the morning of the shoot.

Who fills out an extras availability form?

Background artists confirming they can work specific shoot dates. The form asks about call times, wardrobe and transport, so the production knows not just who’s free, but who can realistically get to set on time and dressed for the scene.

Why ask about wardrobe, transport and early call times?

Because background work often needs artists in their own smart clothes, on set before dawn, with no transport laid on. Knowing who can manage the practicalities up front means you book extras who’ll actually turn up ready, not drop out on the day.

Is this extras availability template free to use?

Yes, completely free. Add or remove fields, adjust it to fit your productions, and restyle it to your brand, then embed it on your site or share a link — no coding needed. A free Fun Forms account lets you collect responses.