U.K. Industry Debates Realistic Start Dates for Film and High-End TV Production

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The U.K.’s $4.5 billion film and high-end TV industry has turned its attention to when production can restart now that the country’s official coronavirus safety protocols have been published. It’s …

provide a comprehensive framework for production to resume safely, although the road ahead remains complex, not least due to insurance considerations. As revealed byto help underwrite productions have now been submitted to government.

U.K. body ScreenSkills is currently developing basic-level training around the guidelines, which will be delivered free online and rolled out later this month. Wootton also says there will be a series of workshops that will run in the next few weeks that will explain in more practical detail how the guidance should be applied.

Many of the line producers Putt represents have been doing budgets and feasibility studies based on the guidelines. “There are shows talking about moving back into pre-production in early July to be shooting in August,” says Putt. “There are a couple of shows talking about being in production by late July.”

Boden says producers and financiers are trying to be realistic while factoring in additional costs for the measures recommended by the safety guidelines. Those who don’t have to shoot right away may choose to wait until everything opens up again. Partly as a result, many producers are adopting a wait-and-see attitude before going into production. That’s the case in the independent, lower-budget sector, too.

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