Post-Covid Film Making

Post-covid film making has been allowed after 10 weeks of shut-down. There is going to be lot of adaptation in film, TV and OTT shooting. Casting could be done remotely. Scenes would not have crowds and many artists in one frame. Junior artists would have to wait till they again become part of the project. The idea is to observe social or physical distancing. Screenplays would adapt to the requirement of post-Covid shooting. Crews will be cut to a third of usual size. Make up of artists other than the lead artists would be managed by the artists themselves. Everything from transport to budgeting has to be reworked from scratch. Every shoot could be considered like an outdoor shoot where people do not return home at the end of the day. Locales which are not so busy could be chosen. First TV episodes would be resumed to test the waters. Film shooting can resume later. Sets may not have ACs. Some studios would commence shoots of ads and music videos. Later incomplete films would be completed. All departments would be affected by downsizing, say art, setting lights and camera. Stunt artists would not be employed immediately. Film units would have to become more efficient to work with lesser manpower. Directors would have to choose new themes to cater to the public mood, rather than escapist cinema. There would not be songs with 100 dancers. Campus stories would be shelved. OTT would be used to release many movies. Film budgets would shrink. There could be cost correction in all departments. Many films would be made on shoe-string budgets. Multiplexes would have to be careful about sanitisation and house keeping. Audience could not be jam packed. There could be vacant seats to maintain social distancing. Occupancy would be less initially. Though streaming movies is an option, collective viewing experience of theatres would survive.

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