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The Coronavirus, and Positive Cases on Set: Are Day-Playing Stand-Ins More at Risk than Core Stand-Ins?

By |2020-11-19T09:14:06-05:00November 18th, 2020|Challenges, Concepts, Editorial, In the News, Lessons, Principles, Recommendations, Stories, Terminology, Tips|

The Coronavirus, and Automatic Hazard Pay for Stand-Ins: An Update from the Front

By |2020-10-21T22:24:49-04:00October 21st, 2020|Challenges, Concepts, Debates, Editorial, In the News, Lessons, Principles, Recommendations, Terminology, Tips, Tricks|

Stand-In Coronavirus Gear: Digital Thermometer for Daily Required Temperature Checks

By |2020-09-18T16:11:32-04:00September 16th, 2020|Challenges, Concepts, Lessons, Principles, Product Reviews, Recommendations, Tips, Tricks|

The Coronavirus, and “Carrying” Stand-Ins and Background Actors: What Does That Mean?

By |2020-09-18T16:16:51-04:00September 2nd, 2020|Concepts, In the News, Lessons, Principles, Recommendations, Stand-In 101, Terminology, Tips|

The Coronavirus, and Questions for Stand-Ins: What Is Your Outlook on Stand-In Work? What Are Your Concerns? Are You Eager to Go Back to Work?

By |2020-08-17T13:00:47-04:00August 19th, 2020|Ask Stand-In Central, Concepts, In Culture, In the News, Interview Series, Polls, Stories|

The Coronavirus, Stand-Ins, and Taking Care of Yourself: One Key Piece of Advice SAG-AFTRA Said during its Webcast by the President’s Task Force on Education, Outreach & Engagement

By |2020-08-09T13:12:34-04:00August 12th, 2020|Concepts, In the News, Lessons, Principles, Recommendations, Stand-In 101, Tips, Tricks, Video|

The Coronavirus, and Liability Waivers, Part II: More Insights on How Productions Are Trying to Get Talent to Sign COVID Releases and Assumption of Risk Waivers

By |2020-07-29T12:08:05-04:00July 29th, 2020|Challenges, Concepts, Debates, Editorial, In the News, Lessons, Multi-Part Post, Principles, Recommendations, Stories, Terminology, Tips, Tricks|

The Coronavirus, “Songbird,” and Stand-In Work during the Pandemic: What Are You Experiencing on Set?

By |2020-07-29T12:25:57-04:00July 15th, 2020|Concepts, In Culture, In the News, Stories, Testimonials|

The Coronavirus, and Voting No: Why Stand-In Central Strongly Encourages Stand-Ins to Vote No on SAG-AFTRA’s Tentative TV/Theatrical Agreement

By |2020-07-08T22:26:02-04:00July 8th, 2020|Ask Stand-In Central, Concepts, Debates, Editorial, In the News, Lessons, Polls, Recommendations|

The Coronavirus, and New Gear Considerations for Stand-Ins amid the Pandemic: Some Guidance and Recommendations

By |2020-07-06T09:38:20-04:00July 1st, 2020|Concepts, Lessons, Product Reviews, Recommendations, Terminology, Tips, Tricks, Video|

The Coronavirus, and Automatic Hazard Pay for Stand-Ins: Arguments That Pandemic Work Is Presumptively Hazardous and Unusual

By |2022-03-30T15:17:54-04:00June 24th, 2020|Challenges, Concepts, Debates, Editorial, In the News, Lessons, Principles, Recommendations, Terminology, Tips, Tricks|