As South Africa's television soapies turn sexless during the Covid-19 pandemic, producers and directors plan on using nifty camera tricks and other cinematography secrets to fool viewers.
As South Africa's television soapies turn sexless and are even kissing kisses goodbye during the Covid-19 pandemic, producers and directors plan on using nifty camera tricks and other cinematography secrets to fool viewers as filming resumes on the country's local primetime productions.
Lots of Cape Town, Johannesburg and Durban studios reopened this week for cameras to roll on soaps and telenovelas. Broadcasters and production companies now have to juggle and adapt story demands and completed scripts with stringent on-set coronavirus preventative regulations.SA's film and TV industry back to work amid Covid-19 – without extras or studio audiences
According to the latest published Covid-19 regulations for Level 4 of the country's national lockdown period, the responsibility is on broadcasters like the SABC, e.tv, M-Net that runs channel collections like Mzansi Magic and kykNET on DStv, as well as MultiChoice, to ensure that series that were already in production adhere to the latest rules like replacing craft services with packed boxes of lunches and a total limit of on-set cast and crew of 50 people.
The regulations have banned intimate scenes or close contact between actors, and this is where writers, producers, cameramen, directors and video editors will have to become creative.filmed at Sasani Studios, which began on Monday. "We have had to make sure that we restrict the number of people shooting at a time so that we are able to keep safe distances. There will no longer be scenes filmed where there is close contact between characters," publicist Sumaya Mogola told Channel24."Whether it might come across differently on screen, we can't really say at this point.", produced by Morula Pictures in Johannesburg, also won't be filming any intimate scenes.
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