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.

COVID-19 Self-Reporting Guidelines for Background Talent

Before You Submit For a Job

Before you apply to work for CGC, 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:

Before Going to Set

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.

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.