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46 C I N E M O N T A G E F E A T U R E ting of six to 12 or more people in a single room. It proved to be quite a task—lots of masks, hand sanitizer, creative social distancing, Lysol, and feeble attempts at mental calming. Eventually, we were barred from the lot by state and company mandate until further notice. The re- mainder of the ADR that was done after that to finish up the last of the shows was done using creative modes and prayers for success. Although some dubbing re-recording mixers have been able to work from home to complete shows, as an ADR/Foley mixer, I could not. Even though I have a rig at home, I cannot pro- vide the controlled environment needed. Q What has your personal quarantine situation been like? I have been spending time with my im- mediate family. I have taken time to catch up on some reading, and binge-watch several shows. I have also volunteered to deliver meals and shop for those at high risk who are unable to leave their homes. Q The toughest part has been: Not being able to work—I love what I do and miss my artistic outlet. Holly Sklar S T O RY A N A LY S T Q What has your personal and professional quarantine situation been like? I am quarantining with my husband, our ninth-grade twins, and our adopted rescue cat, whose presence helps us all. Get a rescue pet if you can! My kids have Zoom school 9 am to 2 pm Monday to Friday and some Zoom extracurricular activities on the weekends, plus home- w o r k . B u t w h e n s c h o o l h o u r s a n d homework are done, I'm often still work- ing, as is my husband. That's the biggest challenge, but we are together more of the day, we don't have to get them to and from school, and there's more family time, in general. My department's staff meetings are held on Zoom, and some of my colleagues and I have gotten together for half-hour virtual lunchtime friendly catch-ups. But Zoom isn't the same as giving a hug. Ethan Stoller M U S I C E D I T O R Q What was your professional situa- tion when you realized a shutdown was coming? I was on hiatus between seasons of Showtime's "Work in Progress," working out of Kinowerks, Chicago. I was compos- ing the score for an independent short film, but otherwise not employed. Q What has your personal and profes- sional quarantine situation been like? I'm at home in the condo I share with my wife in Chicago. She is a professor in a grad school program, so she is still working full-time from home, harder than ever. I've assembled my workstation in my home office, but honestly I haven't been doing much in the way of work. I've been passing time by updating, organiz- ing, cataloguing, and photographing my large record collection. Q Are you set up to be able to routine- ly work from home for however long is necessary? I have done composing gigs from home many times. I think the transition to music editing from home will be pretty easy, if a bit dreary. The main difficulty and difference will be how to listen to mixes on the dub stage. Editorially, it could be done without a noticeable loss of efficacy. The re-recording mixer(s) will not get feedback from me on how t h e m i x e s s o u n d , t h o u g h , b e c a u s e I c a n' t s i m u l a te t h e i d e a l l i s te n i n g environment. The hardest part will be missing the camaraderie. Shannon Davis, ACE P I C T U R E E D I T O R Q What was your professional situa- tion when you realized a shutdown was coming? I had just finished the Netflix show "#blackAF. I was taking meetings and considering my next project. Q What has your personal quarantine situation been like? I live with my husband and our two kids. My husband works from home. I'm helping my five-year-old daughter with her kindergarten homeschool work while chasing my very active toddler around