URGENT: VOLUNTEER DEAL MEMO

This form - VOLUNTEER DEAL MEMO has just come down from UCF legal and is now a production requirement for all sets. I'm sorry to throw more paperwork at you, but this covers everyone on your set under UCF's worker's compensation policy. We have been required to have all film students in production use these forms. Even Capstone just got these to add to their paperwork. 

EVERYONE MUST HAVE THE VOLUNTEER DEAL MEMO SIGNED BY ALL VOLUNTEERS (UNPAID) ON YOUR SET - THIS MEANS CREW AND CAST. This does not substitute for your crew and cast deal memos, but is an additional document. 

The form is long, but you need to fill in everything. Accidents happen and these forms will help you and your team if someone gets hurts. 

GROUP A & B: Bring copies to your rehearsals and shoots and fill them out there. 

12 Tips for Working with Non-Pro Teens

12 Tips For Working with Non-Professional Teen Actors

Found the above article today and thought it would be useful for those of you working with teens and especially non-actor teens in your cast. As I prepare my lecture on directing non-actors, I'm finding a lot of the advice is the same as working with professionals. I also think the advice in this article about working with teens could easily translate to working with adults and children.

! Added bonus: Scroll to the bottom of the article for a few good exercises you could try on your sets or in rehearsals to warm up your actors.

See you all tomorrow! Group B, hope you got those notebooks ready for me! : )