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Sarah Bitely
Obtaining workers compensation for stunts

Hey All, I'm in pre-production on a short film project. I have a fight scene where I'm trying to get my stunt performers insured in case of any injury. Does anyone know how to go about getting stunts covered in California?

Terri Viani

Hi Sarah! Workers comp is administered differently by each state, if I remember correctly, so you might start by Googling general workers comp in your state, see what comes up, and start making phone calls from there. Good luck! =)

Adam Fast - Seven Arts Insurance

Hi Sarah, you can obtain workers comp, including fight scenes that are choreographed, structured, and sequenced. These scenes may involve physical contact between actors and the use of weapons. But th...

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Royce Allen Dudley

Your production insurance agent will have this. You need prod insurance before you can get stunt insurance.

JD Hartman

Revenge of the dead thread.

Josh Barkey
Need a Word-Arrangement?

A few years ago I left a salaried job to live off savings and write full-time. I've been fortunate enough to find directors who liked my stuff and we've made a few shorts. Here's a teaser-trailer for TWO FOR TEA, which I made with director Ben Joyner: https://vimeo.com/113861980 Ben and I are moving...

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Sarah Bitely

Very cool, well I'm looking forward to seeing it in the Spring then!

Jennifer Oakes

I didn't quite understand what two for tea was about, I'm assuming it's a thriller? Only because of the music? And an unhappy lady.. but it looks well done, I was just left with wanting to know what it's about.. wish I had your production skills!

Josh Barkey

The production skills here belong entirely to the director and his crew, Jennifer. As to what it's about, here's the synopsis from the vimeo page: "When the law shows up to take a retired schoolteache...

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Jennifer Oakes

Hey Josh! Cool! Thanks so much!

James David Sullivan

"Choppy!"

Sarah Bitely
Writer/Director/Comic Creator

Hello all! I've been directing short projects for the past few years and now I'm creating a comic book series called Pimpkillah. I just released a brand new issue titled Pimpkillah: The Retribution which follows my anti-heroine on her quest for vengeance. I am also looking for producers to work with...

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Shawn Speake

Hey, Sarah. Welcome aboard! You'll find what you're looking for here. Happy Holidays

Amanda Toney

Great to have you in this community, Sarah! You can find producers 3 ways: 1) go up to the Connect section and you can search by location and profession 2) post in the jobs section, where you can stat...

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CJ Walley

Pimpkillah is seriously cool. As someone who writes in the gritty/pulpy genre myself it's so cool to see a female writer succeeding in this area. It's well worth checking out Sarah's website and learn...

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Halli Lilburn

sarah, I am trying to pitch a graphic novel. Do you have any suggestions?

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