“The regime of testing for the several hundred producers, set designers, painters and carpenters will cost more than $1.5 MM a month once cameras are rolling and several 1000s are on the set said the studio chief executive, Frank Patterson.”

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This production company believes testing expenses “will eventually qualify for the state’s film production tax credits.”

“Workers at Pinewood Atlanta report for testing days before they are scheduled to be on the lot to allow time for results to come in. A nurse performs a nasal swab for the first test; if that first test comes back negative, subsequent tests are conducted via saliva samples.

All workers on Pinewood productions have to answer health questions via an app on their phones. A completed questionnaire and a negative Covid-19 result get an all-clear code on the app, which workers present at the checkpoint atthe studio. To open doors on the campus, workers must scan a badge; the badges only work of the weare has received a negative test result.”

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As we endeavor to move forward with my movie idea, things surely are complex.