TP On Set - on the scene as part of your team

When you're planning a complex production, have several commercials shooting at once, are unfamiliar with US talent union rules, or are simply short on staffing, Talent Partners offers the backup you need.

With the innovative Talent Partners On Set service, a highly experienced consultant is present at your shoot to expertly manage all performer-related details. This begins with your Talent Partners On Set consultant attending the pre-production meeting to confirm the types of talent, start times, locations, and myriad other details related to your project. Then your consultant can prepare and administer all talent-related documents-including contracts and W4s-and manage performer sign-ins, and timesheets on set. And, throughout the shoot, your consultant is on hand to provide guidance when last-minute talent changes occur, a union representative appears on set, or regulatory questions arise.

To speed workflow, Talent Partners On Set links directly with your production process using Vita, our application that captures cast-related information electronically. What this means is that final documents can be distributed immediately to performers, your agency, and the Talent Partners team on your business-just moments after the wrap.

on-the-spot support

Talent Partners On Set offers a combination of talent management and advisory services that includes:

attending the pre-production meeting to cover talent details
preparing performer contracts
signing in talent
checking contracts and W4s for signatures and completeness
administering timesheets, including talent and producer initialing
distributing final contracts to talent and agency
using Vita to connect talent documents with agency workflow
advising about union regulations and general labor laws
explaining impacts of different talent uses and special contract provisions
estimating the financial implications of any changes

benefits the quickly add up

Whether you're shooting a broadcast commercial or a print ad, the Talent Partners On Set service simplifies your production process by providing:

industry-leading best practices and procedures, delivered in person

stress-free, accurate administration of talent-related details and documents

expert advice, including estimating, when changes occur

adherence to union rules and workers comp regulations

full compliance with contract provisions to avoid penalties.

What's more, Talent Partners On Set comes to you for a modest day rate plus out-of-pocket expenses-nominal fees that usually can be rolled into the production budget. To learn more about how the Talent Partners On Set service can take some of the pressure-and the paperwork-out your productions, please click this link or call us at 646-981-6867.

TP On Set brochure

To make your commercial session really come together a lot of factors have to happen without a hitch. Exciting ideas, a team who can make the creative come to life, and the right talent to sell the product. And, with all these factors needing attention under the ever changing pressures of time, money and production glitches, you don't want to constantly worry about how you're going to get it all done. That's why Talent Partners has developed a new workflow-based application to bring talent information quickly and consistently into the session process.

Vita (the Latin word for life) is a web-enabled application that introduces new order into the session process, even before a commercial is shot. With its intuitive, easy-to-use design, Vita lets you quickly record session details and information for each performer and then print out production-related documents such as contracts, W4s, and session reports. At the same time, as you bring your commercials to life, Vita allows you to associate and index all of the cast information and support documents from the session to those commercials.

accelerating your workflow
Vita simplifies how you generate, manage, and apply documents related to commercial talent. Along the way, it also provides—

Improved productivity With all essential session talent information stored electronically in a single location, Vita puts an end to chasing multiple paper documents from multiple sources.
Consistent, up-to-date records Session information including cast details is entered right at the beginning of a commercial campaign and can be updated throughout the process, ensuring that agencies and performers are always on the same page.
Tighter quality control Vita's forms-based structure minimizes the risk of errors and provides stricter compliance with union, governmental, and business rules.
Enhanced information sharing Anyone with assigned access can easily view, perform functions, and repurpose the talent information.

To learm more about how Vita can help your session get off to the best start, please send an email to vita@talentpartners.com