Instructions for daily health screenings, which are required by each production for all of their shoot attendees
Measures that must be taken if talent will remove face coverings to be photographed and/or for hair & makeup (e.g. required COVID-19 testing, providing N95 masks to everyone on set, increasing ventilation, requirement to submit a plan to the SF Dept of Public Health if talent will remove face covering during a shoot that lasts more than 7 days, etc.)
Restrictions on talent singing or playing certain instruments
Disinfecting protocols that productions must follow inside of their rented areas during their rental period
We strongly encourage each production to provide a COVID-19 Health & Safety Officer on-site to manage required daily health screenings, frequent disinfecting in rented areas, and compliance by all shoot attendees with all legally required protocols listed in the SF Department of Public Health links above
If you do not provide a Health & Safety Officer on-site, you must still comply with all legally required protocols listed in the SF Department of Public Health links above
A pre-production call is required between Left Space personnel and a lead production contact (48 hours prior to rental date)
Left Space may need to limit the number of simultaneous studio rentals, so as to ensure proper physical distancing between productions
Maximum number of people per production and per studio that are allowed at the same time is the LESSER of the following two options:
Maximum number of people per studio: Black Studio (20), Red Studio (15), Green Studio (12), Blue Studio (12), or
The total number of people that can safely maintain 6′ distancing, after taking into account all of the items that the production will bring into the studio
Please call to discuss options if you have a specific head count you are considering
Eating meals is allowed indoors (per the latest SF Health Order rules for Productions) however it is strongly reccommended that all productions consume meals outdoors. Please contact Left Space to discuss eating options; we will provide folding tables & chairs free of charge. All food must be pre-packaged in individual servings
Call times must occur between 8:00am and 9:00am. Depending on how many simultaneous shoots are happening, Left Space may ask for flexibility on call times
Any early drop-offs or late pick-ups should be discussed and approved by Left Space prior to production dates
Please consider staggering crew call times to prevent congestion at Left Space entrances
Ill or symptomatic persons must not enter Left Space
Please maintain 6′ distance from others at all times while inside Left Space
Face coverings are required at ALL times while inside the building (including when in bathrooms, hallways, and common areas)
Productions are required to ensure that all their attendees are equipped with required face coverings and/or PPE
Please wash hands frequently
Cover coughs & sneezes with a tissue, or inside of the elbow
Every studio is equipped with a sink that includes soap and paper towels
Hand sanitizer will be provided at each building entrance
Productions must provide hand sanitizer inside their rented areas for their shoot attendees
Be prepared to come to the studio as self-sufficient as possible
Pack it in / pack it out rule: no items left behind such as props, construction materials, paint cans, seamless paper (unless seamless paper is purchased through Left Space)
All common spaces and amenities are closed; no access to kitchen, lounges, conference room or production room
Access to kitchen and all appliances is suspended (e.g. refrigerator, freezer, ice maker, espresso machine, coffee maker, tea kettle, microwave, toaster, etc.)
Dishes, flatware, glasses + mugs will be unavailable; please bring your own disposable tableware
Left Space can no longer provide drinking water from dispensers; only tap water will be available
Restrooms will be assigned to each studio; 1 person maximum per restroom (even in multiple-stall bathrooms)
In-house rental equipment will be disinfected before and after each rental
Please clean + disinfect rented equipment periodically while under your care and supervision
Left Space will routinely disinfectant high-touch points in high-traffic common areas such as hallways, bathrooms and building entrances
The studio will be delivered clean and disinfected, however, it is the renter’s responsibility to routinely clean and disinfect their own rented areas during the rental period
