Editorial

Hilarious Short Film Plays on Stand-Ins and Their Relationships, Both with Actors and between Themselves

By |2022-08-04T04:11:46-04:00August 3rd, 2022|Editorial, Humor, In Culture, In the News, Recommendations, Video|

Should You Vote Yes or No on Ratifying SAG-AFTRA’s Proposed Network Television Code? SAG-AFTRA Says to Vote Yes, But Should Stand-Ins Do So?

By |2022-06-23T05:30:33-04:00June 19th, 2022|Concepts, Debates, Editorial, In the News, Lessons, Recommendations|

Should Stand-Ins Be Concerned?: SAG-AFTRA Has Reached a Tentative Agreement over the Network Television Code, Subject to National Board Approval

By |2022-06-02T08:21:14-04:00June 1st, 2022|Concepts, Debates, Editorial, In the News, Lessons, Stories, Tips|

SAG-AFTRA Agreed to Eliminate Key Safety Protocols Protecting Stand-Ins in the Latest Successor to the Return To Work Agreement

By |2022-05-19T11:47:02-04:00May 18th, 2022|Challenges, Concepts, Editorial, In the News, Lessons, Tips, Tricks|

The Proposed SAG-AFTRA Commercials Contract Is Up for Member Vote: If Ratified, How Will It Affect Stand-Ins?

By |2022-05-05T16:21:20-04:00April 27th, 2022|Concepts, Debates, Editorial, In the News, Lessons, Polls, Recommendations|

SAG-AFTRA Stand-Ins Languish as the Union’s Negotiating Committee Continues to Agree to Extend the Network Television Code without a Proposed New Agreement

By |2022-03-31T15:17:04-04:00April 6th, 2022|Concepts, Editorial, In the News, Lessons, Stories|

“Don’t F🖐cking Touch Me”: On “Handling,” How It Injures Stand-Ins, SAG-AFTRA Protections, and Why Handling Stand-Ins Must Stop (Repost)

By |2022-02-26T15:08:43-05:00March 2nd, 2022|Challenges, Concepts, Debates, Editorial, In Culture, Lessons, Stories, Terminology, Tips|

Stand-Ins Who Are Then Asked to Do Background Acting Work, During a Pandemic: Things to Consider

By |2021-12-21T21:30:40-05:00December 29th, 2021|Challenges, Concepts, Debates, Editorial, Lessons, Principles, Recommendations, Stories, Tips, Tricks|

How Much Chitchat with a Principal Actor Is Acceptable for a Stand-In? Your Answers Appreciated!

By |2021-07-11T12:25:03-04:00July 14th, 2021|Ask Stand-In Central, Challenges, Concepts, Debates, Editorial, Lessons, Polls, Principles, Stand-In 101, Tips|

If You Could Give a Newbie Stand-In One Instruction, What Instruction Would That Be?

By |2021-05-07T11:35:29-04:00May 12th, 2021|Ask Stand-In Central, Challenges, Concepts, Debates, Editorial, Lessons, Polls, Recommendations, Stand-In 101, Tips, Tricks|

Digital Vouchers: My Experience as a Stand-In with an Alternative to Paper Vouchers, from Run A Better Set (RABS)

By |2021-02-27T14:50:54-05:00March 3rd, 2021|Concepts, Editorial, Lessons, Product Reviews, Stand-In 101, Stories, Terminology, Testimonials, Tips, Tricks|

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|

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, 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 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|

The Coronavirus, and Questions STILL Linger about SAG-AFTRA Stand-In Vulnerabilities: Did Anyone Hear Our Cries?

By |2020-07-06T09:25:38-04:00June 17th, 2020|Ask Stand-In Central, Concepts, Debates, Editorial, In Culture, In the News, Lessons, Recommendations, Stand-In 101, Stories, Terminology, Tips|

The Coronavirus, Assumption of Risk, and Liability Waivers: What Stand-Ins Need to Beware in the Return to Work

By |2020-07-29T12:09:46-04:00June 10th, 2020|Challenges, Concepts, Debates, Editorial, In Culture, In the News, Lessons, Multi-Part Post, Principles, Recommendations, Terminology, Tips|

The Coronavirus, and Lingering Questions Since Last Week’s Open Letter to Dr. Jonathan E. Fielding of SAG-AFTRA’s Blue Ribbon Commission on Safety: Will Stand-Ins Continue to Have Their Concerns Ignored?

By |2020-07-06T09:39:04-04:00May 27th, 2020|Ask Stand-In Central, Concepts, Debates, Editorial, In Culture, In the News, Lessons, Recommendations, Stand-In 101, Stories, Terminology, Tips|