June 2, 2020

Hollywood studios, guilds release reopening plan for movie, TV production during COVID-19 (usatoday.com)

Auditions behind plexiglass, staggered crew meals, frequent testing and coronavirus compliance officers are some of the recommended guidelines a Hollywood task force has set for resuming movie and TV production “in an environment that minimizes the risk of contracting or spreading COVID-19.”

The Industry-Wide Labor-Management Safety Committee Task Force – whose members include Walt Disney, Netflix, CBS and other top studios, producers and the major Hollywood unions – submitted its recommendations in a 22-page report Monday to California Gov. Gavin Newsom, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo as wells other government agencies across the country.

What the agencies will do with the report is unclear. But it gives a glimpse of what film and TV work could look like in the years ahead after the pandemic completely shut down production in March.

By Bryan Aleander

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