Tuesday, January 10, 2012

How to end up as an extra in the famous german crime series "Tatort"

By Martin Escher


The "Tatort" is definitely one of the most important TV crime series in Germany. In case you are getting an extra role in the "Tatort" you have been involved in a german popular series. By far the most well-known german stars have previously participated in the Series. "Tatort" has been broadcast in America at the MHz Worldview channel under the name Scene of the Crime. The opening sequence of the series "Tatort" has remained the same through the years, which is extremely uncommon for any such long-running TV series in Germany.

The show appears on "DasErste" (ARD) as well as ORF 2 on Sundays at 8:15 p.m. (SF1 starts 10 minutes earlier) and currently about 34 episodes are manufactured per annum. As of 2011, around 800 installments in total have been released since 1970.

The show is broadcast at the channels of ARD (, (reruns on regional ARD stations)) in Germany, ORF 2 in Austria and SF1 in Switzerland.

Every single german regional Television channels which together form ARD, plus ORF and SF, produces its specific episodes, starring its own cop crew. Therefore you don't get to view the same team of detectives in every episode on every Sunday.

There are different teams from different parts of Germany, because every unit of the ARD has at least one team (a minimum of 13 different teams of detectives) ; that's what makes the show interesting. Some episodes even feature teams from different countries (Austria and Switzerland.) Typically larger german cities are used as the filming location. So it may possibly be simpler for you to get a role for an extra when you are living in one of those cities.

It truly is much better to get a role as an extra in the slightly smaller productions in the "Tatort" such as Lake Constance or Wiesbaden. The better known productions as Munich or Cologne are rather crowded with extras and you rarely get the opportunity to play a role here.

For getting an role as an extra within the "Tatort" you should register at the casting agencies responsible in each State for the extras. A starting point for an extra will be the respective broadcasting station. There you can find out, who is accountable for the canvassing of extras.

At the casting agency you will need to apply as an extra for getting in their database. If and when one is then used as an extra in the "Tatort" depends upon the particular casting agency.




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