'We are all very stressed and almost all of us are not working at all.' Make-up artists and hair stylists, like many other workers in the country, are grappling with the coronavirus’ impact on their industry and their sources of income
that most of her work has been canceled or postponed, including commercials. "When I do work I make sure I use 99 percent alcohol to disinfect everything, and I wash my hands very often," she says.that wages and benefits for members during the closures vary from venue to venue and by the type of contract worked. Most live-performance or theater-based productions are shutting down without additional payments for their members, he says.
Some TV and film productions have offered to pay Guild members for a two-day to two-week "wait and see" period, "but I do not know of any production or studio that has offered to pay our members ‘until we resume production – no matter how long that may be,'" he says, noting some smaller productions are going to try and continue to work, while talk-show and sitcom productions are, the company offered to pay Guild creatives during the closure for their shifts, since they...
For the industry jobs that do go on, Sayer notes that, "Our make-up artists and hair stylists are all familiar with proper sanitation and ‘best hygiene practices’ from our years of training, experience – and state licensing. We know how to stop the communication of virus and bacteria." Hair designer Carla Farmer was still working last week, though her project is under NDA and she cannot discuss details. "They have implemented hand washing stations on set. We are shooting a lot outside and the fear factor on my set has been minimum," she told As for hair designer Stacey Morris, she was working on . "I’ve been avoiding people and germs and taking precautions since before this scare.
Meanwhile, members are calling Sayer’s office to ask about being relieved of their dues payments next month or having additional time to meet their minimum number of hours to qualify for their medical benefits, while others have personal health concerns. "The reality is: it is just too soon to tell what remedies or accommodations will be negotiated or implemented," he says.
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