Now more than ever is the perfect opportunity to keep connected with each other and share resources.
Mad Dog 2020 Casting are committed to keeping connected with our clients and Supporting Artists, and we urge you to contact us as normal if there’s anything we can help with.
We’ve put together the following resources which we hope might be useful for some, particularly us working in the Film and Television industry – take a look:
Mental Health and Wellbeing
Every Mind Matters: https://www.nhs.uk/oneyou/every-mind-matters/coronavirus-covid-19-staying-at-home-tips/
Arts Minds: https://www.artsminds.co.uk/worrying/covid19-coronavirus/
Mind Charity: https://www.mind.org.uk/information-support/coronavirus-and-your-wellbeing/
Money Saving Expert: https://www.moneysavingexpert.com/news/2020/03/uk-coronavirus-help-and-your-rights/
TV & Film Charity: https://filmtvcharity.org.uk/covid-19-help-advice/coronavirus-financial-advice/
Working well from home: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-51868894
How to stay happy: https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20200317-covid-19-how-to-stay-happy-during-the-coronavirus-outbreak
Spotlight’s ways to get creative at home: https://www.spotlight.com/news-and-advice/tips-and-advice/exercises-to-stay-creative-at-home/
Industry Advice for Crew
BECTU: https://bectu.org.uk/article/covid-19-coronavirus/
BFI: https://www.bfi.org.uk/supporting-uk-film/covid-19-answering-questions-screen-sectors
Advice from Equity: https://www.equity.org.uk/about/coronavirus-advice/recorded-media-coronavirus-advice/
Creative industries Federation: https://www.creativeindustriesfederation.com/news/covid-19-support-government
Screen Scotland: https://www.screen.scot/news/2020/3/covid-19-focused-support-for-scotlands-screen-sector
ACAS advice for employers and employees: https://www.acas.org.uk/coronavirus
National creative resources
Creative Scotland: https://www.creativescotland.com/what-we-do/latest-news/archive/2020/02/coronavirus-advice
Creative England: https://www.creativeengland.co.uk/covid-19-guidance/
Arts Council England: https://www.artscouncil.org.uk/covid19
Creative Cardiff: https://www.creativecardiff.org.uk/news/creativity-continues
Arts Council Wales: https://arts.wales/news-jobs-opportunities/arts-council-wales-responding-coronavirus-covid-19
Online Workshops
Screen Skills online events: https://www.screenskills.com/events/
Actors Guild online workshops: https://www.actorsguild.co.uk/workshops/
Online insight masterclasses: https://www.masterclass.com/
Official Government and Health Advice
UK Government website: https://www.gov.uk/coronavirus
Information on Coronavirus: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/coronavirus-covid-19-information-for-the-public
Employment Support Allowance: https://www.gov.uk/employment-support-allowance/eligibility
NHS website: https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/
Don’t forget to find us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram, we’ll be bringing you our usual weekly Tuesday Tips, providing top tips and advice for our Artists, along with some other interesting content which we hope will help to keep you entertained!
Stay safe in self-isolation,
The Mad Dog 2020 Team