Studio-backed research team works on test film to try COVID-19 safety protocols:
The filmmakers started with "SafetyViz," which is effectively an animated previsualization of a safety plan.tested"SafetyViz" and other new protocols with an eye toward enabling a safe return to production amid the novel coronavirus pandemic.
Preproduction involved the creation of what the community is starting to refer to as"SafetyViz," which effectively means that the filmmakers created an animated previsualization of the set or location, with each crew member represented as an avatar, and mapped out a safety plan. To start, Virtual Wonders Lidar scanned the stages at xR Stage and Lux Machina to get a 3D representation and dimensions. Then L.A.
Production — one shoot day at Lux Machina and three shoot days at xR Stage — used new virtual production techniques in an effort to limit the size of the crew. It also involved safety protocols including temperature checks, masks, physical distancing, testing and contact tracing."We used full face shields on set when [crew] was interacting with actors who were unmasked," for instance, during make-up application and hair styling, explained's executive producer, Erik Weaver of ETC.
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