Industry Infighting, Union Turf Battles Slow Development of Back-to-Work Plan

has been juggling near-simultaneous master contract discussions with the Writers Guild of America and SAG-AFTRA for the past few weeks. In light of the pandemic, the AMPTP is also poised for what are sure to be difficult labor talks with IATSE on coronavirus-related safety concerns and the need to at least temporarily shrink the size of traditional Hollywood film and TV productions to comply with social distancing mandates.

Netflix, meanwhile, is said to have developed its own document for high-level production guidelines that have been presented to a number of film commissions in recent days. That is seen as another potential complication to the entertainment industry presenting a united front on how to get cameras rolling safely again, particularly in Hollywood’s home state. Ted Sarandos, Netflix’s chief content officer, was the only major entertainment industry employer represented at.

The task force was assembled last month after a request from New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s office. For Hollywood, the key audience for the white paper is Newsom and the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health, which has broad power to dictate when production can resume. Unions, on the other hand, are looking to ensure the safety of their members. And they want to guard against employers taking advantage of the social and economic chaos to slash jobs.

All participants in a production, including animal trainers, should complete COVID-19 safety training before production begins. The draft suggests that creatives will be encourage to minimize the use of actors under the age of 18 and minimize the need for sex scenes, fight scenes and other close-contact sequences. Before any intimate or fight scenes are shot, actors and stunt performers involved should be again tested for COVID-19 48 hours before filming begins., is still in draft form and that major elements are subject to revision.

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