Production Comes To A Dead Stop!

HWD isn't going back to work anytime soon.

Movies, shows and episodic series for theatrical, broadcast, or streaming has come to a halt - as safety from contagion has over-ruled all other considerations and needs.  So far all of the efforts from various entertainment industry commissions and groups have been disregarded.

Virus testing has quickly become the central barrier to overcome in getting content productions back on-stream. If a production adheres to all of the necessary protocols a location that is safe enough for hundreds of people is very difficult. No U.S. city wants production shooting on their streets so all scenes must be achieved indoors.

Producers and directors are searching for safe-havens so some productions have moved to places as Prague, Budapest, or Bucharest where the virus is much less prevalent and therefore much less controlled then in U.S. or Western European hot spots.

It appears that only a vaccine will bring an end to the production dilemma, and right now that isn't likely until 2021.

Jim Lavorato