There’s been a lot of talk in the last few months about different types of safety and security on film and television sets, but there’s one group of people who have to think about safety all the time—stunt performers. The changes in the industry have not skipped over these people who perform death-defying tricks in order to get the perfect shot. As new media thrives throughout the industry, actors can find themselves in less conventional and more unfamiliar filming environments. SAG-AFTRA, who’s responsible for all types of film and television actors, has been working hard to keep up with advancements in the field to offer guidelines and protocols for actors who find themselves in new and unique production situations.
Just this year, the union ended a yearlong strike against the video game industry which was waged, in part, over actors not being notified about stunt work for digital motion capture. Also, SAG-AFTRA recently introduced new provisions for low-budget commercial films for projects like web series or online ads. As new technologies proliferate projects on the high and low scale, often, actors can be their own best advocates for assessing a gig to make sure that the work required is safe and
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