SOA Film Covid-19 Safety in the Workplace Seminar
Hello All,
We have partnered with Scott Riehs, an MFA Alum, Producer, and NIEHS certified trainer to announce our "Covid-19 Safety in the Workplace Seminar" Friday, October 30th from 9am to 12pm est.
If you are going into production this academic year, we highly advise you attend this seminar. The presentation will guide you through industry standard Covid-19 prevention guidelines and build practical knowledge for their application in your own production, all are encouraged to be present. This seminar will be recorded and made available to the entire student body password protected for 7 days.
RE First year announcement:
Hello Everyone,
This is a reminder of the Covid-19 Safety in the Workplace Seminar, Friday, 10/30, at 9am est, on zoom and will last until 12pm est. As with all PP1 seminars this semester, it is mandatory and attendance will be registered. The presentation will guide you through industry standard Covid-19 prevention guidelines and build practical knowledge for their application in your own production. Please see the following links and description of the seminar and your instructors.
This session will be held over Zoom. The student events calendar has a copy of the following meeting link, and here it is as well:
Meeting ID: 927 4291 8399
Passcode: PP1
This session will also be recorded and made available offline. Email me at [email protected] in advance if your timezone impacts your ability to attend live so we can be sure you receive access to the recording and get credit.
Bio:
SCOTT RIEHS is a producer and a graduate of Columbia University's MFA film program. ('15) Recent credits include the feature thriller 'American Thief' (associate producer), and the upcoming environmental doc 'Legacy' (production coordinator, NYC Unit). For four years, Scott was a field producer for the virtual tour company YouVisit, traveling the country creating 360° video experiences for universities, companies, and tourism boards. Scott is currently the co-owner of the Community Works Project, a film set safety cooperative founded amidst the Covid19 crisis of 2020. He has developed cross-industry Covid19 set safety trainings for freelancers and production companies, and has recently begun working back on sets running Covid Compliance departments.
Course Objective:
Give students a first-hand perspective of some best practices for filmmaking during the pandemic. Discuss what works best from personal experience, what doesn't work, what we still don't know, and how to prepare collaboratively in order to create a safe creative space to shoot successfully.
Key Concepts:
Introducing what the Covid Compliance department does, and how it's evolved in the industry over the last 6 months.
Overview of Industry Covid19 prevention guidelines, and how they relate to Columbia's Phase 1 guidelines.
Understanding different types of hazard controls, why they work, and how we can use them to help keep our crews safe
Breaking down Columbia's outlined Health & Safety Manager role, and how their job intersects with the director's role.
Introducing a basic Safety Plan outline, and discussing where each crew member fits into the larger picture.
On Thu, Oct 15, 2020 at 10:21 AM Jenny Tromski <[email protected]> wrote:
Hi Ann—this is great for the 2nd years and above, with an addition of the sentence I indicated below in caps.
Once you add the sentence, can you send us the 1st years version, which has the note about it being mandatory/part of PP1, as well?
Jenny
On Oct 15, 2020, at 9:35 AM, Ann Czar <[email protected]> wrote:
Maureen and Jenny,
I received this Covid-19 Safety in the Workplace Seminar Agenda link from Scott and am making it available for our review.
I realize it is very close to our meeting, so I would like to confirm I will send the below email notify this afternoon. I ask you to confirm and/or comment on the agenda details as you see and please let me know if this demands further discussion.
Regards,
Ann
Hello All,
We have partnered with Scott Riehs, an MFA Alum, Producer, and NIEHS certified trainer to announce our "Covid-19 Safety in the Workplace Seminar" this October 30th from 9am to 12pm est. NEEDS SENTENCE THAT ENCOURAGES STUDENTS TO ATTEND BC...This presentation will be recorded and made available to the entire student body password protected.
Bio:
SCOTT RIEHS is a producer and a graduate of Columbia University's MFA film program. ('15) Recent credits include the feature thriller 'American Thief' (associate producer), and the upcoming environmental doc 'Legacy' (production coordinator, NYC Unit). For four years, Scott was a field producer for the virtual tour company YouVisit, traveling the country creating 360° video experiences for universities, companies, and tourism boards. Scott is currently the co-owner of the Community Works Project, a film set safety cooperative founded amidst the Covid19 crisis of 2020. He has developed cross-industry Covid19 set safety trainings for freelancers and production companies, and has recently begun working back on sets running Covid Compliance departments.
Course Objective:
Give students a first-hand perspective of some best practices for filmmaking during the pandemic. Discuss what works best from personal experience, what doesn't work, what we still don't know, and how to prepare collaboratively in order to create a safe creative space to shoot successfully.
Key Concepts:
Introducing what the Covid Compliance department does, and how it's evolved in the industry over the last 6 months.
Overview of Industry Covid19 prevention guidelines, and how they relate to Columbia's Phase 1 guidelines.
Understanding different types of hazard controls, why they work, and how we can use them to help keep our crews safe
Breaking down Columbia's outlined Health & Safety Manager role, and how their job intersects with the director's role.
Introducing a basic Safety Plan outline, and discussing where each crew member fits into the larger picture.
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Ann Czar
Assistant Director of Film Program Production Administration
Columbia University School of the Arts