Filming in North America can be a tricky proposition — with no federal Covid guidelines, states, counties and local municipalities are charged with setting their own rules for navigating the pandemic. And while film commissions report that crews are ready to get back to work, other factors including coronavirus-testing capacity, health and safety guidelines and insurance needs have meant a cautious restart.
That said, in production hot spot Georgia, mega-multihyphenate Tyler Perry (pictured) seems to have figured it all out. During the past month and a half, he completed filming BET series “Sistas,” and is currently shooting “The Oval.” All without a case of Covid.
“I made sure that the cast and crew and everybody wore their masks when they weren’t on set because I do know for a fact that masks help stop the spread — scientifically, I know that,” Perry told Variety on Aug. 5. “And everybody adhered to that,...
That said, in production hot spot Georgia, mega-multihyphenate Tyler Perry (pictured) seems to have figured it all out. During the past month and a half, he completed filming BET series “Sistas,” and is currently shooting “The Oval.” All without a case of Covid.
“I made sure that the cast and crew and everybody wore their masks when they weren’t on set because I do know for a fact that masks help stop the spread — scientifically, I know that,” Perry told Variety on Aug. 5. “And everybody adhered to that,...
- 9/9/2020
- by Carole Horst
- Variety Film + TV
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