Filmmaking / Directing : Returning back to filmmaking by Johnny K. Wu

As someone who works better under quarantine restrictions (a writer), I'm still interested in this discussion. I really don't want to see movie where they air-kiss with masks on! I certainly won't write them that way.

There are no user friendly tips to share because we are only allowed to meet one person NOT from our household outside at two metre distance. However since lockdown began, been doing i phone monologues/duologues (duologues where actors already live same household), remotely interspersing third location and using cross match telephone conversation cuts to make it look like everyone talking on phone. Until social distance in real time is lifted, the only other option I see is Transmedia/Multimedia tools and joining together of remotely made film/radio/web app etc.

To be honest, I have no idea how things will play out. In my state, we are still in the process of slowly reopening. I was working on a web series before the pandemic hit. We did only one day of shooting so far. The director has been talking about getting out and working on some more days, but have not heard anything more from him. No idea if he is going to wait a little more or what his plans are. I'm actually a camera operator and BTS photographer for his project. I have heard several indie film makers already working on sets already (again in my state). So it would be interesting to see how they use these safety guidelines.

We are not post-covid. But check with unions about what they are putting in place and judge your needs from there.

Florida Film Commission put out a useful set of guidelines; I used their list to expand and inspire my own checklist, which I will update/expand when CA finally publish theirs.

Deadline just posted India's Producers Guild protocols - https://deadline.com/2020/05/india-filming-safety-guidelines-coronavirus...

I’m in Ohio and the State is currently slowly opening it up. I have several filmmaker friends, we are all indie and low to no budget types, have already went out and starting filming using some safety guidelines that we all discussed and worked together.

I myself is not going to film anything until Winter and I’ve created our protocol based on several guidelines I’ve found online from different countries, and I sent it to my friend whom is senior paramedic with a federal disaster medical assistance,also ohio homeland security deputy intelligence coordinator, and currently the Deputy Liaison Officer for Trumbull Counties Emergency Operations Center for the Covid 19 response to review and got back his okay. (With some minor adjustment)

Since all my films are action based, safety is #1 in my book. With the Covid-19, we also going to exercise digital deal memos, surveys, and waivers, etc.

And we will do a daily survey on set to make sure everyone is okay prior to enter in production. Luckily filming in winter is a bit better than during hot days, since wearing masks can be hard to breath when under the sun.

For my film, another fortunate is to incorporate masks into the scene, and I’ve found some very nice clear ones that actors can wear on set in front of cameras and we can easily see their faces...

My feature film is going to be a sci-fi, action film set in the time line in the future, similar to the one I did last year that will be out this coming summer.

..anybody care to comment on the exclusion of stunt people from the hollywood guidelines. Thats kind of ruining the lives of a lot of people, right?

There's another post in this lounge about post-COVID19 production in Georgia, too: https://www.stage32.com/lounge/directing/Filming-in-Georgia