Jurassic World III First Blockbuster To Start Filming During Pandemic
The worldwide pandemic has had a major impact on Hollywood and the film industry. The virus has hit the United States especially hard and many film studios are looking to film internationally during the health crisis. Jurassic World: Dominion has resumed filming after its initial shoot was interrupted when the virus starting spreading quickly. It has continued its shoot in England and the New York Times has documented the many precautions the production has taken. It also examines the impact a major film resuming production during the pandemic will have on the industry.
The worldwide pandemic has had a major impact on Hollywood and the film industry. The virus has hit the United States especially hard and many film studios are looking to film internationally during the health crisis. Jurassic World: Dominion has resumed filming after its initial shoot was interrupted when the virus starting spreading quickly. It has continued its shoot in England and the New York Times has documented the many precautions the production has taken. It also examines the impact a major film resuming production during the pandemic will have on the industry.
Hollywood has been unable to restart production on its own soundstages in California because of surging infections in the state, plodding negotiations with unions over protocols and the time it takes to get test results. So big movie studios, under pressure to get their production assembly lines running again, have focused on overseas shooting. The "Avatar" sequels are filming again in New Zealand. Sony Pictures has "Uncharted," its adaptation of a popular video game, going in Berlin.
Leading the way is Universal, with "Jurassic World" and a 107-page safety manual that details everything from the infrared temperature scanners the cast and crew encounter upon arrival to the vacuum-sealed meals provided by masked workers standing behind plastic partitions in the takeout-only cafeteria. Its safety protocols are serving as a model for other studios, showing Marvel, for instance, how to resume shooting "Shang-Chi" two weeks ago in Australia.
Roughly 750 people are involved in the $200 million production of "Jurassic World," which restarted on July 6, and the set would normally be a hive of activity.
But Universal has divided the production into two categories. The larger one is made up of the departments that don’t need access to the set during filming, like construction and props. The more exclusive category, called the Green Zone, includes the director, the cast and only essential crew, like camera operators and the sound department.
Jurassic World III First Blockbuster To Start Filming During Pandemic
BY ADAM C. BETTER| AUGUST 13, 2020| NEWS
The worldwide pandemic has had a major impact on Hollywood and the film industry. The virus has hit the United States especially hard and many film studios are looking to film internationally during the health crisis. Jurassic World: Dominion has resumed filming after its initial shoot was interrupted when the virus starting spreading quickly. It has continued its shoot in England and the New York Times has documented the many precautions the production has taken. It also examines the impact a major film resuming production during the pandemic will have on the industry.
Hollywood has been unable to restart production on its own soundstages in California because of surging infections in the state, plodding negotiations with unions over protocols and the time it takes to get test results. So big movie studios, under pressure to get their production assembly lines running again, have focused on overseas shooting. The "Avatar" sequels are filming again in New Zealand. Sony Pictures has "Uncharted," its adaptation of a popular video game, going in Berlin.
Leading the way is Universal, with "Jurassic World" and a 107-page safety manual that details everything from the infrared temperature scanners the cast and crew encounter upon arrival to the vacuum-sealed meals provided by masked workers standing behind plastic partitions in the takeout-only cafeteria. Its safety protocols are serving as a model for other studios, showing Marvel, for instance, how to resume shooting "Shang-Chi" two weeks ago in Australia.
Roughly 750 people are involved in the $200 million production of "Jurassic World," which restarted on July 6, and the set would normally be a hive of activity.
But Universal has divided the production into two categories. The larger one is made up of the departments that don’t need access to the set during filming, like construction and props. The more exclusive category, called the Green Zone, includes the director, the cast and only essential crew, like camera operators and the sound department.