Pre-Production

The following are the steps you must take prior to your first day of travel, rehearsal or principal photography, whichever comes first (we recommend giving yourself at least three weeks).

Step 1

Start by completing the Preliminary Information Sheet.

A SAG-AFTRA Business Representative will contact you within a few days and send you a packet of information and documents.

Step 2

Required Documents

Complete and return the following five documents from your packet:

1. Television Information Sheet
2. Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists Producers of Theatrical Motion Pictures
3. Television Live Action Agreement
4. SAG-AFTRA-Producers Pension Plan Adherence Letters
5. Television/Theatrical Production Checklist

Step 3

Also complete and submit documentation that indicates who is employing the performers:

• Corporation – Provide your Articles of Incorporation
• Limited Liability Corporations (LLC) – Provide your Articles of Organization, LLC Operating Agreement
• Partnership or Joint Venture – Provide your Fictitious Business Name Statement (if applicable) and Partnership Agreement (if applicable).

Step 4

Send your SAG-AFTRA Business Representative the following three required production documents:

1. Complete Pre-Production Cast List
2. A copy of the shooting script
3. Day Out of Days

Step 5

When all of the outlined requirements are fulfilled, your SAG-AFTRA Business Representative will give your production “clearance,” allowing you to verify with the Union that the Performers and Background Actors you’ve hired for your project are in good standing and can work.  This is referred to as the Station 12 clearance process.

Include Step No Step No 1 Sort Order 1 Contract Television Live Action