January 2020 marked the initial spread of a global pandemic of a then-unknown disease that later became infamous as COVID-19, or simply Coronavirus. How are TV and film productions coping now, a full year after the initial outbreak, while many areas are still in lockdown? We appreciate a healthy (pun intended) discussion with your personal views and experiences! COVID-19 is now the buzzword of the last 365 days and there is still no light at the end of the tunnel, it seems. Times are tough, many of us have suffered, not only personally but with the situation as a whole. Remote work is not always an option (especially in our industry). Photo by Martin Sanchez on Unsplash So how do ongoing productions deal with the current situation? Are they taking place at all, have they been cancelled for good? And if a shoot is on, how do you deal with the mandated sanitation measures? We would like to hear from you, our valued readers, what you think and what your experience is with the situation. How COVID-19 affects ongoing productions To get this discussion started, allow me to share my own personal experience of being part of a major production in times of pandemic: Over the course of a month or so, I was part of a fairly big production here in Berlin, Germany. Behind the Scenes of “The Therapist” – Image Credit: CineD Normally this production would have taken place in various locations around the world, so choosing Berlin...
Published By: CineD - Thursday, 18 February, 2021