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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|

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 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 One General Recommendation for Stand-Ins from the Industry-Wide Task Force: Will There Be More Than Just This One?

By |2020-07-06T09:56:42-04:00June 3rd, 2020|Challenges, Concepts, Debates, In Culture, In the News, Lessons, Principles, Recommendations, 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|

The Coronavirus, and An Open Letter to Dr. Jonathan E. Fielding of SAG-AFTRA’s Blue Ribbon Commission on Safety: On Vulnerabilities Unique to Stand-Ins on Set, and Possible Solutions to Consider

By |2020-07-06T09:27:02-04:00May 20th, 2020|Ask Stand-In Central, Concepts, Debates, Editorial, In Culture, In the News, Lessons, Recommendations, Stand-In 101, Terminology, Tips|

The Coronavirus, and The False Security of Antibody Tests: What They Currently Mean and Don’t Mean for Stand-Ins

By |2020-07-06T09:39:37-04:00May 13th, 2020|Concepts, In the News, Lessons, Recommendations, Terminology, Tips, Tricks|

The Coronavirus, and Forgetting about Stand-Ins in the Discussion of Health and Safety Protocols: Are Unions Only Thinking about Actors?

By |2020-07-06T09:41:58-04:00April 22nd, 2020|Challenges, Concepts, Debates, Editorial, In the News, Recommendations, Tips|

The Coronavirus, the AMPTP & SAG-AFTRA: On the NLRB and the Duty to Bargain during an Emergency

By |2020-07-06T09:57:24-04:00April 15th, 2020|Challenges, Concepts, Debates, Editorial, In the News, Lessons, Principles, Stories, Terminology, Tips, Tricks|

The Coronavirus, and How This Will Actually Go When TV & Films Go Back to Work (From the Stand-In Perspective)

By |2020-07-06T09:57:54-04:00April 8th, 2020|Challenges, Concepts, Debates, Editorial, In Culture, In the News, Stories, Tips|

The Coronavirus, and The New Risks to Stand-Ins When They Are Not Provided Callsheets and Advance Safety Information about the Next Production Day

By |2020-07-06T10:16:40-04:00April 1st, 2020|Challenges, Concepts, Editorial, In Culture, In the News, Lessons, Stories, Tips|

The Effects of the Coronavirus Outbreak on SAG-AFTRA’s Negotiations for the 2020 TV/Theatrical Agreement

By |2020-07-06T10:17:12-04:00March 25th, 2020|Challenges, Concepts, Editorial, In Culture, In the News, Stories|

The Coronavirus Outbreak and the Effects on Stand-In Work in TV/Film Production: Early Reactions and Early Predictions

By |2020-07-06T10:17:43-04:00March 18th, 2020|Challenges, Concepts, Editorial, In Culture, In the News, Stories|