Cabaret Rulebook 07-11 - Actors

62. TELEVISING, RECORDING, AND MOTION PICTURE FILMING
(A) There shall be no televising, broadcasting, visual and/or sound recording, motion picture
filming, or video taping, in whole or in part, of any production in which Actors are employed under
the terms of this Agreement without the express permission of Equity and under terms and
conditions established by it. Such permission will not be withheld unreasonably. This prohibition
shall be in effect from the beginning of employment until 16 weeks after the production has
closed.
(B) Should a cast album be made of a Cabaret production, all terms and conditions applicable to
cast albums of the Agreement and Rules Governing Employment under the Off-Broadway
Agreement shall apply.
(C) TV or Radio Spot Commercials. Equity shall permit the Actor to make a TV or Radio Spot
Commercial of one minute or less duration promoting the theatre or production, if not less than
the applicable SAG or AFTRA minimum is paid to the Actor. If a Television commercial is made
from still photographs of persons in the cast, each Actor contained within the photograph,
whether recognizable or not, shall receive not less than the applicable SAG or AFTRA minimum.
When a Stage Manager or Dance Captain is required to do any work other than performance in
connection with a Television or Radio Commercial, the Producer shall pay not less than the
applicable Screen Actors' Guild or American Federation of Television and Radio Artists' minimum
for a Principal (on camera) to said Stage Manager or Dance Captain.
(1) There must be at least 24-hour notice to the Actors prior to any taping or filming for a
commercial. In the event notice is not given, every Actor under contract shall be paid
double the applicable AFTRA/SAG rate.
(2) When a commercial is taped or filmed in the theatre, every Actor called to the theatre
shall be paid the applicable AFTRA/SAG rate.
(3) Under no circumstances may news reel footage be used to reproduce a commercial
without Equity's prior written consent.
(D) Television Newscast, Three-Minute Excerpt t. A film or video tape may be taken of the
production only for the exclusive use on a Television newscast review of the production or a
featured story on the production contained within the Television news program only under the
following conditions:
(1) During a Rehearsal.
(a) Filming or taping and interview session shall not exceed one-half hour of the
rehearsal.
(b) The Stage Manager shall file a report with Equity within one week of such session
giving the time utilized for the filming or taping and interview session. Said report shall be
initialed by the deputy.
(c) Upon contemplation of filming or taping during a rehearsal, the Producer shall make
every reasonable effort to: (i) Give the cast 24-hours notice; (ii) Schedule only three
filming or taping sessions during which all stations must do their filming or taping.
(d) If the time of the filming or taping is changed, the Producer shall notify the cast of
such change and of the re-scheduled time.
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