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COVID-19 Protocols
Safety Training
- All crew must attend COVID safety training workshops and crew drills during pre-production. It is incumbent on all crew members to thoroughly study and practice these safety protocols in advance of production.
Casting & Rehearsals
- Holding auditions outdoors or on Zoom is recommended.
- Casting local actors is recommended, to reduce travel-based risk factors.
- Rehearsing more during pre-production is recommended, to minimize the amount of on-set rehearsals.
Location Scouting
- Favor virtual scouting to minimize in-person scouting.
- Select known, controllable locations wherever possible.
- Have as much conversation outdoors as possible.
- Try to avoid selecting cramped, indoor locations.
- Assess how well you can control the location perimeter.
- Inquire if the location has any COVID safety protocols.
- Assess: Is the location inhabited? Are any residents in a vulnerable category? Are any residents currently quarantined due to COVID exposure, posing a potential risk to cast and crew?
Tech Scouting
- Have as much conversation outdoors as possible.
- Try to maximize space and air flow when selecting work spaces.
- Create a plan for maintaining a secure perimeter for a controlled, closed work area.
- Map out controlled spaces for:
- Parking – assume more vehicles than usual
- Outdoor reception checkpoint
- Set(s)
- Base camp
- Green room
- Lunch
- Assess and determine:
- Access to bathrooms and hand-washing/sanitizing stations;
- Signage needs – e.g., directions to the reception checkpoint; directions to hand-washing stations; safety guidelines.
- Whether any special considerations need to be made regarding air flow and/or HVAC, especially in Zone A areas.
- How COVID might impact the emergency plan — e.g., the ability for people to evacuate or congregate.
Director’s Prep
- All casting and locations must be locked prior to Director’s Prep
- Producer must be prepared to discuss the safety plan for each shooting day
Green Light Meeting
- Producer presents relevant planning documents and authorization forms to the Head of Production in order to secure a green light
- Producer provides a list of cast, crew, and volunteers. Nobody else will be authorized to be in Zone B
Production Meeting
- Be sure to address COVID protocols in the meeting
