Performer safeguarding · Working

Child-performer chaperone

Also called: studio teacher, welfare worker

ELI5

An approved adult responsible for aspects of a child performer’s welfare under relevant rules.

“Can we make the child-performer chaperone more specific before we shoot the scene?”

An approved adult responsible for aspects of a child performer’s welfare under applicable rules.

Here “Child-performer chaperone” means: An approved adult responsible for aspects of a child performer’s welfare under applicable rules.

A director may use this term to turn a broad intention into a specific performance or casting choice.

Why it matters: Translates creative intention into casting, rehearsal, performance and on-set direction.

Meaning and consequences may change by contract, collective agreement, territory or law. This entry is orientation, not legal advice.

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