Standards that protect your show.
The R&B Awareness Framework is a binding standard on every production we run. It applies to our crews, our clients, our partners and our vendors — attached to the agreement, not to goodwill.
Local production experts, not passive service.
A service partner that only executes instructions leaves you exposed. On every production, we carry three responsibilities beyond the call sheet.
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Local labor law compliance
Mexican, Colombian and Dominican labor law, applied in full to every crew and vendor we engage. Contracts reflect it.
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Cultural and structural translation
We translate between your production standards and local working reality — in both directions, before friction becomes conflict.
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Safeguarding crews and partners
The wellbeing of local crews, international teams and partners is a production responsibility. On set, we own it.
Awareness is production leadership — not an add-on.
Zero tolerance is not a policy page. It is set practice.
Six behaviours end involvement in a Romero & Braas production. We treat them as safety, liability and compliance issues — not as cultural differences.
Racism
Racist remarks or conduct end involvement in the production. On set or off.
Sexism and gender-based discrimination
Equal treatment is a working condition, not a courtesy extended on good days.
Sexual harassment
One standard across every department, every hierarchy level, every location.
Abuse of power and intimidation
Authority exists to make decisions, not to apply leverage over people.
Humiliating or threatening behaviour
Shouting, public humiliation and threats are incidents. They are documented and acted on.
Disregard of labor law or safety
Cutting corners on working conditions or set safety stops work until it is resolved.
Read this as a producer: each of these is a legal and insurance exposure on your side long before it is a headline. Our framework exists so neither of us carries that risk quietly.
A named person on every set.
Every production appoints a Person of Confidence. Not a hotline, not a poster in the production office — a person the crew has met.
- Introduced to the whole crew at kick-off, by name and role.
- Reachable confidentially, at any point in the production.
- Independent of the production hierarchy — nothing routes through department heads.
Direct clarification
Where it is safe and appropriate, the issue is addressed directly and early.
Person of confidence
A confidential conversation with the Person of Confidence.
Producing and management
Escalation to producing and management, with a documented response.
External or legal
Independent external review or legal steps where the situation requires it.
Safe sets are scheduled, not improvised.
Working hours, rest and safety are planning issues. We build them into the schedule and the budget from the first draft, so they hold on day twenty.
Local labor law is binding
Labor law in Mexico, Colombia and the Dominican Republic applies in full. Contracts and day structures reflect it.
Rest periods and turnarounds
Turnarounds and rest periods hold for all crews — local and international, above and below the line.
Safety before schedule or budget
A safety concern stops the clock. No schedule or cost argument overrides it.
Sustainability as professional conduct
Resource discipline on set is part of professional conduct, and part of how crews are briefed.
Your standards travel with the show.
When you shoot abroad, your duty of care does not stay at home. The framework gives you a documented answer to the three questions your legal, insurance and compliance teams will ask.
Duty of care
Insurance and liability
Broadcaster and streamer compliance
The complete Awareness Framework is available on request and forms part of every production agreement.
Put a binding standard behind your next shoot.
Scope your production in five minutes, or start with a short call. NDA countersigned within 24 hours.