Los Angeles Times: For Lindsey Clough, June 15 was a memorable date. The wardrobe stylist celebrated her 38th birthday on the same day filming finally resumed after the COVID-19 pandemic had shut down production.
The Eagle Rock mother of two had spent nearly 100 days at home with her family, without even a visit to a grocery store. Then she was back on a South L.A. set filming a commercial for a big brand.
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Something I did not know before reading this article that I was really surprised by was the fact that IATSE dictated different COVID safety rules for filming commercials as they did for TV shows and movies. I feel like it shouldn’t matter what they are filming, the safety concerns should be the same if there are still people on set. The idea that people are going back to sets and just falling back to the old ways is a really scary idea because there are people there who are taking the virus really seriously so the fact that some people aren’t is really hard because I am sure it is hard for people to stand up and say something about this, especially if they are a “lower” position or status than the people that aren’t following the rules as strictly as they should. Something that I have been seeing a lot when I read articles about the way film, and in some cases theatre, has been operating since reopening which is also mentioned in this article is that people are wearing masks but they are still putting so many people in small rooms together. This makes me think that people believe masks are enough to fully prevent an outbreak which is concerning because social distancing should still be implemented with this many people and there is no guarantee people are wearing their masks correctly the whole time.
As our industry opens back up and more and more unions and companies go back to work I have a bad feeling that a lot of these articles are going to start filling the green page. Everyone in our industry to some degree wants to get back to work, the problem is there isn’t a “great” way to do it. This story proves that even with a powerful union like IA things can still be rushed and fail when human error and the 30,000 foot view are added to the equation. This article shows how an industry of professionals who can be concerned about going back can still miss steps or fail one another to keep each other safe by simply not thinking about things like proper transportation, size of work space, or eating/non-mask environments in the work place. This isn’t really a time or a situation where everyone is ok with the we will just figure it out when we get there answer we need to be proactive as an industry and think through every detail of how we are going to open up and most importantly talk to one another and hold each other accountable.
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