Productions

Info for Productions

We offer a range of administrative services to production companies.

Licensing in the UK

Children Filming and Performing on Stage in the UK
Having a child feature on a production in the UK may require you to apply for a child performance license.

We take the stress out of the whole process and can apply for a licence for production companies making the process seamless.

There are strict laws which need to be adhered to when having children working on stage and screen.

If you have a project featuring children get in touch and we’ll get everything sorted for you.

Legal Child Working Hours

Children aged 0-4
Maximum number of hours at place of performance (including rehearsal)
5 Hours
Earliest and latest permitted times at place of performance (including rehearsal)
7am-10pm
Maximum period of continuous performance (including rehearsal)
30 mins
Maximum total hours of performance (including rehearsal)
2 Hours
Minimum intervals for meals and rest
Minimum break time is 15 mins. If at the location for longer than 4 hours a 45 minute meal break must be included.
Education
N/A
Minimum break between performances
90 mins
Maximum consecutive days to take part in performance or rehearsal
6 days
Children aged 5-8
Maximum number of hours at place of performance (including rehearsal)
8 Hours
Earliest and latest permitted times at place of performance (including rehearsal)
7am-11pm
Maximum period of continuous performance (including rehearsal)
2.5 Hours
Maximum total hours of performance (including rehearsal)
3 Hours
Minimum intervals for meals and rest
If at the performance location for more than 4 hours children must have a 45minute meal break and a 15 minute break. If there for more than 8 hours they must have 2 15 minute breaks on top of the 45 minute meal break.
Education
3 hours per day (maximum of 5 hours per day). 15 hours per week, taught only on school days. Minimum of 6 hours in a week over a 4 week period.
Minimum break between performances
90 mins
Maximum consecutive days to take part in performance or rehearsal
6 days
Children aged 9 and over
Maximum number of hours at place of performance (including rehearsal)
9.5 Hours
Earliest and latest permitted times at place of performance (including rehearsal)
7am - 11pm
Maximum period of continuous performance (including rehearsal)
2.5 Hours
Maximum total hours of performance (including rehearsal)
5 Hours
Minimum intervals for meals and rest
If at the performance location for more than 4 hours children must have a 45minute meal break and a 15 minute break. If there for more than 8 hours they must have 2 15 minute breaks on top of the 45 minute meal break.
Education
3 hours per day (maximum of 5 hours per day). 15 hours per week, taught only on school days. Minimum of 6 hours in a week over a 4 week period.
Minimum break between performances
90 mins
Maximum consecutive days to take part in performance or rehearsal
6 days

International Child Licensing

If your project is filming abroad and involves travel out of the country we are able to facilitate the whole process. Make the necessary court appearances on your behalf and handle all paperwork and Uniate security checks. Over the years we’ve completed licenses for productions from Azerbaijan to America and everywhere in between. Our experienced team can make the process quick and easy. Get in touch to discuss your requirements.

Chaperones

We are able to work with production companies all over the world to provide amazing experienced chaperones for a variety of projects.

Our chaperones are all DBS checked, licensed and have undergone additional safeguarding chaperone training.

Please get in touch with us to discuss your requirements and we can send you some chaperone profiles to consider. 

Child and Baby Wranglers on Film Sets

Being on a professional film set can often be a daunting experience, even for the most talented children.

Our highly experienced wranglers use a series of techniques to put young performer’s nerves at ease before shots. Wranglers keep children focused and can help with the delivery of lines or specific expressions needed for the script.

Our professional, friendly child wranglers work with the client or director to help them achieve exactly what they want from the child while keeping the atmosphere on set calm and fun. The director is therefore able to focus on the other aspects of the shoot in confidence that the child will deliver.

Wranglers are also fantastic at keeping the energy of the children up during long repetitive filming sessions.

We also have a select number of baby wranglers who are amazing at getting the best out of babies and toddlers on set. If your production requires a baby or toddler a wrangler will work with the parent to learn their routine and bond with them helping to get the action required from them on set.

All of our wranglers are DBS checked, suitably qualified, experienced and insured.

Get in touch with us to discuss your requirements.

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