Friday, December 04, 2020
British Columbia Takes More Tech Steps
Variety: Technology has stepped up its game when it comes to dealing with various production challenges brought on by COVID-19.
Given the two-week quarantine requirements for entering Canada, not all producers and writers are able (or willing) to travel to set anymore. Instead, they connect via services such as Evercast, which allow execs to remotely view the set using ultra-low latency real-time streams.
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This all sounds interesting. I’m not sure I would be totally on board with it, but I do like the idea that as a first step, “get your foot in the door” kinda thing, this sounds like it could work. As the article noted, where it used to be 10 people, now it is 30. This does give the casting director a lot more options to choose whom they want to see again for a more nuanced audition. I do see that it could end up hurting some talent. There is just something about being in the room live, some energy and feeling that can happen, that you don’t get over video or on tape. It will be a good case study to see how well this setup actually works and if it will still get top talent or if it will turn off actors from even submitting an audition. While younger people are adept with technology, some older actors may have a harder time trying to get it all to work right. This remains one of those wait and see.
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