Op-Ed: How film and television production can safely resume in a COVID-19 world (via latimesopinion)
Like workers in other sectors, many people in the television and film industry in California have been devastated by the coronavirus shutdowns. Tens of thousands of crew — who often live project to project — can no longer earn a paycheck. Gov. Gavin Newsom’s call to begin reopening businesses in coming weeks was welcome news. In the meantime, because Netflix shows and films are made around the globe, we’re starting to learn how to get production going again despite the crisis.
While it’s still in the early days, here’s what we’ve learned so far. First off, circumstances vary significantly country by country, and even city by city. So, directors and showrunners need to work with local health authorities to adopt safeguards that take account of the situation on the ground. There is no one size fits all.For example, in South Korea, where we worked quickly to develop safety protocols so that series such as our new drama “Move to Heaven,”could continue filming.
which will resume production this month, volunteered to self-quarantine for 14 days beforehand — and then throughout the planned 11-day shoot. As our casts and crews return to work, it’s important that we all focus on what can be achieved in the short term, even if we can’t solve every problem. That means rejiggering productions, locations and set schedules to postpone shooting crowd or action scenes and intimate moments, as well as scenes that require international travel. Some shows will need to rewrite scripts or look to add visual effects to what previously would have been shot live. For others, that may be impossible.
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