ASK & DISCUSS INDEX

11 years, 7 months ago - Mark Jacobs

If you are a public funded educational establishment its hugely advisable to have PL insurance for your staff, students and visitors.
If you're students aren't aware of the liabilities they ought to have and their limitation (eg. no off campus cover) then I'd question the quality of the teaching - and where our taxes are going.

11 years, 7 months ago - Mark Jacobs

Daniel Johnson - no insurance - what's going on?

Expenses: Conversations on Death - Female Actor
Daniel Johnson
Female Actor
I am in my final year of BA Fine Art at Wimbledon College of Art and need a female actor between the age of 27-40 to star in one of a three part film series I am making entitled Conversations on Death. The actor will be required to play the roles of both a mother who has lost her son and the mother's therapist (all will be explained when you see the script). We will be filming during the first two weeks of January including one day of rehersals and a maximum of 2 days filming. Unfortuantly I can't pay you as i am a student but I will pay travel costs (within London travel) and provide food. If you are interested then please get in touch (sending a portfolio is not obligatory but would be helpful) and I shall send you the script. Looking forward to working with you Dan Johnson

What you'll get from this expenses only role:
I am a student in my final year at University of Arts London and am currently unemployed so I can't afford to pay people.



Appearance details:
Playing Range: 30-40
Sex: Female


Is position paid: No Expenses only.

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Conversations on Death
Conversations on Death is a 3 film installation in which the characters of each film discuss a different aspect of death.



Shoot Date: 3rd Jan 2014 - 11th Jan 2014
Shooting: London, insured: No

Is this a student project: Yes

11 years, 7 months ago - Marlom Tander

Is there any legal requirement for employers insurance on small shoots? My reading of the official documents would suggest that for most "no pay" projects there isn't any employer/employee relationship to insure.

http://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/hse40.pdf

Public Liability is a good idea, but not essential and the world is full of people who do things that they could have PL for, but don't. Like riding a bike.

So, provided it is clear that the shoot is uninsured, AND of a small scale, it's perfectly reasonable for them to be on Shooting People.

11 years, 10 months ago - Paddy Robinson-Griffin

Genuine student productions probably are insured via the training facility, perhaps this should be cleared up. If it's a non-coursework shoot with some people who are students, then yes, they need external insurance.

Most people though under-insure because it costs real money. What insurance is an acceptable minimum will vary, but I'd suggest public liability and employers liability should be demonstrated in order to protect the production against injuring the public and any crew who aren't working as limited company contractors.

11 years, 10 months ago - Dan Selakovich

I'm actually surprised by this. I don't know of a film school here in America that DOESN'T carry production insurance for its students. All it requires is a bit of paperwork on the student's part.