{"id":147867,"date":"2021-01-05T23:13:04","date_gmt":"2021-01-05T20:13:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/hollywood-torn-over-production-shutdown-amid-rising-covid-cases\/"},"modified":"2021-01-05T23:13:04","modified_gmt":"2021-01-05T20:13:04","slug":"hollywood-torn-over-production-shutdown-amid-rising-covid-cases","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/hollywood-torn-over-production-shutdown-amid-rising-covid-cases\/","title":{"rendered":"#Hollywood torn over production shutdown amid rising COVID cases"},"content":{"rendered":"

“#Hollywood torn over production shutdown amid rising COVID cases<\/strong>”
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Hollywood\u2019s biggest film and TV studios are temporarily halting production as the coronavirus pandemic continues to mushroom in Los Angeles county, leading to rising anxieties over the future of Tinseltown. <\/p>\n

On Monday, Netflix joined a growing number of studios, including CBS TV Studios, Warner Bros. TV and Universal TV, to dim the lights until mid-January.<\/p>\n

Some Hollywood insiders are lamenting that the shutdown could prove untenable if it extends beyond two weeks. Others, however, are worried for their safety even as productions have put in place COVID regulations.<\/p>\n

\u201cSouthern California hospitals are facing a crisis the likes of which we have never seen before,\u201d said Gabrielle Carteris, president of SAG-AFTRA, the union representing actors.<\/p>\n

\u201cPatients are dying in ambulances waiting for treatment because hospital emergency rooms are overwhelmed,\u201d Carteris said, cautioning Tinseltown from resuming work. \u201cThis is not a safe environment for in-person production right now.\u201d<\/p>\n

But one TV producer, who asked to remain anonymous, told Variety<\/a> that the situation is more complicated. <\/p>\n

\u201cThe cupboards are bare and there is too much money at stake,\u201d the producer said, referring to the dearth of new TV and movies<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Weighing the consequences, the producer added: \u201cWe\u2019ve somehow convinced ourselves that we can do this safely. Are we doing it safely? We are being incentivized to believe that we are. So I think everyone is going to continue to take calculated risks.\u201d<\/p>\n

Even with 1 in 5 Los Angeles residents testing positive for the coronavirus, amounting to around 10,000 new cases daily in the county plagued by more than 800,000 cases, sources said there\u2019s more concern over the day-to-day situation than a total shutdown similar to that of the spring of 2020.<\/p>\n

That shutdown crushed film and TV industry in LA during the second quarter of 2020 with productions plummeting 98 percent versus the year-ago period, to just 194 shoot days, marking the \u201clowest filming levels on record,\u201d a FilmLA study said. <\/p>\n

In order to get back to work, studios put in place stringent safety measures on set last summer. They included routine cast and crew testing, COVID compliance officers, mandatory mask-wearing on set and assigned zones to regulate contact. <\/p>\n

But even with such measures, production staffs have still contracted the virus. For example NBC\u2019s \u201cMr. Mayor,\u201d Warner Bros.\u2019 \u201cLucifer,\u201d and both \u201cMythic Quest: Raven\u2019s Banquet\u201d and \u201cYoung Sheldon,\u201d which are produced at the CBS lot, logged positive COVID cases into the double digits. <\/p>\n

Hollywood agents, who rely on getting their clients work to keep money flowing, brushed off the current state of the business, calling the halt in production more of a \u201cblip\u201d than a prelude to a larger shutdown.<\/p>\n

Agents told Variety that studios are trying to \u201cease public concerns\u201d with the pause, and that a temporary production hiatus won\u2019t materially affect workflow on shows.<\/p>\n

However, if things continue to deteriorate, various guild unions around town could intervene in a significant way by calling for a complete shutdown of physical production.<\/p>\n

SAG-AFTRA national executive director David White said that while the on-set COVID measures are largely working, his union is \u201cvery concerned\u201d about the situation and is \u201cconstantly monitoring\u201d it. <\/p>\n

\u201cWe want the industry to thrive,\u201d said White. \u201cWe want members to be able to put food on the table for their families.\u201d<\/p><\/div>\n

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