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oh I totally missed that was just a pic, I presumed it'd be a video like I saw on FB :look: :pout:

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Film, TV Production Can Resume in California June 12

California Gov. Gavin Newsom and the California Department of Public Health said that film and TV production can resume in the state “no sooner” than June 12, as part of guidelines released by the state.

Any productions will need to be approved by county public health officials, and cast, crew and other industry workers will have to adhere to safety protocols agreed upon by management and those dictated by county public health officers.

“Music, TV and film production may resume in California, recommended no sooner than June 12, 2020 and subject to approval by county public health officers within the jurisdictions of operations following their review of local epidemiological data including cases per 100,000 population, rate of test positivity, and local preparedness to support a health care surge, vulnerable populations, contact tracing and testing,” the California Department of Public Health said in a statement.

The department continued: “To reduce the risk of COVID-19 transmission, productions, cast, crew and other industry workers should abide by safety protocols agreed by labor and management, which may be further enhanced by county public health officers. Back office staff and management should adhere to Office Workspace guidelines published by the California Department of Public Health and the California Department of Industrial Relations, to reduce the risk of COVID-19 transmission.”

Last Monday, the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers outlined in a white paper recommendations on reopening production to Newsom, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo and to the Los Angeles Department of Public Health.

Among the recommendations in the white paper were plans on addressing “set hygiene, disinfection and maintenance, catering, mandatory employment of Covid-19 Compliance Officer(s), symptom screening, physical distancing, paid leave policies and Covid-19 training, among other critically important topics necessary for the safe resumption of production.”

Large scale production in California has been largely shut down since the middle of March.

In a memo to members of the Directors Guild, the guild’s COVID-19 committee recommended prioritizing testing for actors and performers who are unable to wear protective equipment or maintain social distancing while on camera. And last week the International Cinematographer’s Guild Local 600 also issued its own report recommending keeping directors of photography and production designers in designated work spaces and keeping them distanced from those who do not come to sets, such as accountants and coordinators, as well as minimizing in-person location scouting.

However, the industry white paper also noted that guilds and studios are still undergoing further discussions on department-specific protocols, and it also called for a COVID-19 compliance officer designated to ensure safety precautions are being taken on set at all times.

The ideas expressed in the white paper were also much in line with what the British Film Commission laid out last week for restarting its production, including addressing hair and makeup workers, costume dressers and set designers.

In a press conference in Los Angeles County on Friday, Dr. Barbara Ferrer said that an additional 36 people have died from COVID-19 in LA County, bringing the total number of deaths to 2,565, with 61,045 total cases reported.

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As it mentions guidelines being in line with the British Film Commission, I guess I should confirm that one UK soap returned to filming not that long ago, another returns on Tuesday.

Australia's been back for a while & I'm pretty sure the world is looking to us for answers on how to resume filming or at least from what I've read here :shrug:. Interesting to me that they are linking to a British thing but maybe because they put out something official. Don't know that we've done that, we've just gone on with things. Although I'd presume there would have to be some sort of protocol written down somewhere...

Honestly though I feel that is way too soon when there's still thousands of new cases every day. But I also can't imagine the amount of cases is going to go down much any time soon in the US either. I guess California have seen a drop in cases though & the US sort of was looking like it or they're at least sort of going down :look:

I know the British soaps have been talking to the Neighbours producers about going back over the past few months, but this part -

"prioritizing testing for actors and performers who are unable to wear protective equipment or maintain social distancing while on camera."

is a deviation from what is being done here (and in Australia, I believe). Social distancing is being maintained on camera for the most part, with clever camera angles and editing making them appear closer than they are.

It does seem too soon. I was expecting it to be a push to get them going by July as they usually would. I'm hoping they don't take the opportunity to go back early because of the episodes they missed, tbh. At least give it that extra month.

I don't know... :shrug:

There are probably detailed plans/procedures to follow :look:

It's not a bad thing per se... At least if they can resume things on the West Coast it means that more people will have a solid job once again, and I don't primarily mean the actors...

On the side note: Spain has also resumed filming it's shows... At least they are said to resume in 2-weeks time...

Yeah for Neighbours the cast & crew is split up into three groups too to help with social distancing. Australia however is in a LOT better condition than the US - but our population is also nothing compared to it considering the countries are around the same size. So for me Australia resuming things isn't a big deal, while the US just sounds to me like they're just trying to resume things regardless of the state of the country. It is a huge risk in my mind even with precautions. Wonderful for the jobs but not for safety. But we can't just shut down the world forever & lock people up to make it go away either.

Oh wow, interesting that they can start filming again so soon! I hope they are able to really start filming again. Probably going to be a lot longer process to do so.

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Honestly though I feel that is way too soon when there's still thousands of new cases every day. But I also can't imagine the amount of cases is going to go down much any time soon in the US either. I guess California have seen a drop in cases though & the US sort of was looking like it or they're at least sort of going down

I am not sure what the cases are over there, but in a few weeks I would not be surprised if there is a resurgence in cases all over the US due to the protesting and riots we have had going on. I know here in FL they said our numbers are going up... not sure if it's due to delayed testing or due to things opening back up though.
I was talking to my friend tonight who lives in the Bay area of California (San Francisco general area) and she said where she is they are still under lock down and they are only just now starting to open restaurants up to some extent. So I guess they are doing it differently in parts of California.

Things aren't great in the UK, tbh, but the shows seem to be addressing that with their return - no over 70s are returning, no minors (because they come with chaperones and tutors and that's too many people), no hair and makeup, actors have to do it themselves and are being taught over video chat before returning etc.

Their being able to go back in CA is good for the crews, of course, in an economic sense, but not so much if they get sick. That's why they shouldn't go back earlier than they usually would, imo. If things get worse again in the US, they can reevaluate.

With shows like this franchise though, I'm still not sure how it would work. They can be pretty physical. Seems like that would increase the risk.

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I am not sure what the cases are over there, but in a few weeks I would not be surprised if there is a resurgence in cases all over the US due to the protesting and riots we have had going on.

I don't know either, just what Google was telling me. But what limited things I've heard coming out of the US it doesn't sound like a safe place for multiple reasons. Yes protesting should occur as people are in the wrong, but I too fear it is at the risk of health & safety when it comes to COVID.

At least for filming there will be testing & precautions but still feels way too soon. At least wait to see if the cases spike due to everything else going on in the country :look:

Then if at least parts of California are still in lockdown maybe that'll put delays on resuming? But I do think California-based shows are safer to return than say New York. In saying that though any show which relies on going out into the city, with lots of extras, should not go back just yet. Its a BIG different bringing back a show which is filmed in a closed set to one which goes out into the public. All of our shows in this franchise do that so to me would need further changes & precautions put in place before they can think about bringing them back.

On location is a concern for me with the Chicago shows too. PD and Fire are on location most of the time. Really, only Med would be in a somewhat good condition to go back because on location is rare for them.

Crime shows, like PD, and the NCIS shows, all need to go on location, and that's really not a good idea right now.

I know that things are far from normal in the UK. (I have a sister who lives there...)

NCIS can probably get away with not going on too many location or outside of the studio, but I can't imagine NCIS LA doing the same... :look:

NCIS LA tends to have scenes shot around crowded areas...

I tend to look at the US when it comes to healthcare/covid numbers more in terms of States, taking them as countries... California has the 3rd largest case count per state, but with no recent resurgence in new cases and few deadly cases...(x)

The question is if numbers will stay the same with the nationwide protests going on... :sad:

Deaths were the lowest they've been since March today, but it's a Sunday, and there's always less reporting on the weekends because there's less staff. The only good news we got this week was that they're pretty sure they've been over-estimating the amount of untested new cases (They thought it was around 9000 a day, but a study has suggested it's more likely to be 5600).

Yeah, NCIS would manage better. It's always seemed a far less physical show to be, too. LA might struggle, and would they really want one going back without the others?

The protests are worldwide now. I'm hoping there won't be another peak but it's kind of looking likely right now.

Agree with everything that has been said. It's definitely going to be interesting to see what the next few weeks brings cases wise.

I also think NCIS would be the one that could probably be the one to manage better with the location shoots.

Honestly with the ratings the shows get I think if they can bring any of them back they will - especially NCIS or LA - regardless of if they can bring the other(s) back too. Each episode has guest stars & random extras though - that's what concerns me the most for all three shows :look: