EXCLUSIVE: The challenges of restarting production on high-end TV and film drama in the UK amid the coronavirus pandemic have been laid bare in two separate documents circulating among industry creatives.
A discussion document, drawn up by the assistant directors’ branch at union Bectu, as well as a risk assessment briefing from health and safety consultancy First Option, spell out in stark detail the many layers of new processes that could be necessary for shoots to resume safely in an environment where there may be waves of new COVID-19 outbreaks.
Seen by Deadline, the documents overlap and agree in many areas, from the basics of securing written coronavirus declarations from cast and crew, to the finer details of on-set catering,