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

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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:

Fever or chills, cough, shortness of breath or difficulty breathing, fatigue, muscle or body aches, headache, new loss of taste or smell, sore throat, congestion or runny nose, nausea or vomiting, diarrhea.

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.

Man on in a subway car coughing, less than 6 feet away from another passenger.
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Before Going to Set

Drawing of a man taking his temperature.

Measured temperature of 100.4°F (38°C) or above

Drawing of a man coughing.

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.

Drawing of two people less than 6 feet apart.

Within 6 feet of someone for 15 minutes or longer who has been diagnosed with COVID-19

Drawing of generic medical symbols.

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.

Videos

Social Distancing: What It Is and Why It’s Important.

Preventing COVID-19 in your workplace.

COVID-19 Testing: What to Expect.

Nasopharyngeal Swab Technique.

Resources

COVID-19 Symptoms

Stop the Spread

COVID-19 Testing

Local Resources

County of Los Angeles Public Health

New York City Department of Health

Georgia Department of Public Health

Louisiana Department of Health

FAQs

I’ve been booked for a role but am experiencing symptoms of COVID-19. What do I do?

If you are experiencing symptoms of COVID-19 and have been booked for a role, call Central Casting to cancel immediately and do not report to set.

I have COVID-19 symptoms. Can I still apply for jobs and report to set?

Please do not submit for jobs or go to set if you are experiencing symptoms of COVID-19.

I’ve been in contact with someone with COVID-19. Can I still apply for jobs and go to set?

Please follow the CDC guidelines. 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, do not report to set and call your Central Casting office.

Are there any concerns if I use public transportation or carpool?

Avoiding carpool and group travel is a good idea. If unavoidable, wear a face mask.

Will I need to be tested for COVID-19?

Some productions may require this, but we will inform you ahead of time if that is the case.

Will productions require me to follow any safety procedures?

Productions will have their own safety procedures that they will want you to follow. Productions will provide you their safety procedures when you arrive to set.

Will I need to contact someone if I’ve tested positive for COVID-19 or develop symptoms after working on set?

Contact covidnotification@centralcasting.com

Will there be a health screening when I arrive to set?

Many productions will require a health screening upon arrival to set. Thus, if you are symptomatic, you should stay home and contact Central Casting to cancel.

What should I do if I am dismissed from set because I appear symptomatic?

Similar to other circumstances when you are dismissed from set early, please leave the set then contact covidnotification@centralcasting.com.

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?

It is the production’s prerogative to remove you from the set and not rehire you on their show when you fail to follow their safety instructions. Sorry, it is the production’s right to make that decision and there is no recourse or negotiation to change their decision.