Alcohol and mind-altering prescription / recreational drug use on-set (or, being on-set when affected) is not allowed.
It’s normal to feel nervous or even anxious before a shoot day. Some anxiety may be reduced by learning more about what happens when you arrive on-set for your first shoot, how the videos work, (or perhaps you have not yet thought of some questions you’d really like to know the answer to – we got you!).
We think you can be courageous and own those nerves and use them to have a great experience! (Check out what some other models have said about their experience).
Here’s why they’re not allowed:
- Safety risks
- Legal risks
- Content quality risks
- Regret risks
Safety risks
Alcohol, mind-altering prescription and recreational drugs can impair your body’s reaction time and balance, which could result in your injury on-set.
Model safety is absolutely our # 1 priority on shoots. Shoots are physical, and there’s a risk of a twisted ankle, a slip-and-fall or other mishap on a shoot with complicated hot equipment and a network of cables on-set.
Legal risks
Documents signed under the influence of alcohol, mind-altering prescription and recreational drugs are not valid in a court of law.
On the shoot day, you’ll be signing documents to confirm your identity and that you consent to the activities being captured on film and being distributed online.
Content quality risks
Our paradigm is to show natural, happy, healthy models – that’s what our customers pay us for, and so it’s what we pay you for.
Intoxicants can affect your personality and how you act, move, talk and look. You might think you are behaving naturally, but this is not the case! Your pupils dilate, words may slur and your balance and mannerisms will be affected.
Regret risks
Taking intoxicants can make you feel more relaxed in the moment and lowers your inhibitions.
This could lead to you doing things on camera that you later regret (as these were things they would never have done if you were sober and thinking clearly).
What about prescribed drugs?
If you are on prescribed medication that disallows operating machinery (including a car), it’s also not appropriate to appear in a shoot.
We want to make shoots of models who want to work with us (sober and straight). If you’re feeling so nervous about the shoot day that you need alcohol or drugs to attend, please let us know. We can talk about your concerns, and look at rescheduling your shoot.
If a model arrives on set affected by alcohol, recreational or prescription drugs, or is seen to be consuming alcohol, prescription or recreational drugs during the shoot, the shoot may be cancelled (and may not be rescheduled).
What happens if I arrive on-set for a shoot, and it is cancelled or rescheduled?
