Educational Resources on COVID-19
Note to Background Actors: These are optional resources to review if you wish. Please support the motion picture industry and help stop the spread of COVID-19.
When appropriate, we will update this page as state, local and federal public health guidelines change. Keep in mind that this is general educational information and productions will have their own safety protocols.
Before submitting for jobs or reporting to set, please be sure to self-screen for symptoms consistent with COVID-19. If you have been booked and are experiencing any symptom of COVID-19, please call Central Casting to cancel immediately.
COVID-19 Self-Reporting Guidelines for Background Talent
Before You Submit For a Job
Before you apply to work for Central Casting, please be sure to self-screen for symptoms consistent with COVID-19. If you are experiencing symptoms of COVID-19, please do not apply for any roles at this time. According to the CDC, symptoms of COVID-19 include:
Also, if you have been within 6 feet of someone for 15 minutes or longer who has been diagnosed with COVID-19 (or has exhibited multiple symptoms of COVID-19) within 48 hours before the onset of his/her symptoms, please do not apply for roles at this time.
Before Going to Set
Measured temperature of 100.4°F (38°C) or above
Experienced Symptoms of COVID-19
If you have been booked for a role, please be sure to self-screen for symptoms consistent with COVID-19 before arriving on set. If you are experiencing or have experienced symptoms of COVID-19, please call and cancel.
Within 6 feet of someone for 15 minutes or longer who has been diagnosed with COVID-19
Experiencing or have experienced symptoms of COVID-19 in the last 14 days
Also, if after having been booked for a role, you have been within 6 feet of someone for 15 minutes or longer who has been diagnosed with COVID-19 (or has exhibited multiple symptoms of COVID-19) within 48 hours before the onset of his/her symptoms, please call and cancel.
If any of the above applies, call your Central Casting office.
FAQs
I’ve been booked for a role but am experiencing symptoms of COVID-19. What do I do?
I have COVID-19 symptoms. Can I still apply for jobs and report to set?
I’ve been in contact with someone with COVID-19. Can I still apply for jobs and go to set?
Are there any concerns if I use public transportation or carpool?
Will I need to be tested for COVID-19?
Will productions require me to follow any safety procedures?
Will I need to contact someone if I’ve tested positive for COVID-19 or develop symptoms after working on set?
Will there be a health screening when I arrive to set?
What should I do if I am dismissed from set because I appear symptomatic?
The production dismissed me from set early and said I cannot be rehired on the show because I did not follow their COVID-19 safety protocols. Can they do that? Is there any recourse for me?