Classic and international gardens, roads,
ponds, mature trees, statues, architecture.
THE HUNTINGTON
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FILM LOCALLY
COVID affected the filming
of tennis arena scenes. The
thousands of fans needed to
fill the stands were reduced
to 100 or less and had to be
creatively filmed to follow
social distance policies and
capacity limitations.
COVID also affected filming
on
Don't Look Up and
Licorice Pizza. Don't Look Up
location manager Mark Scott
Fitzgerald faced citywide
lockdowns and production
shutdowns but was fortunate
to have his production receive
a special designation work
category to continue filming.
Five times the vendor support
was needed to maintain safe
social distancing at the height
of the pandemic. On top of
everything, Boston had a
snowstorm, collapsing all his
support tents hours before
call time!
Licorice Pizza's LM Michael
Glaser/LMGI and KALM
Zachary Quemore/LMGI
also dealt with COVID safety
protocols while filming—but
restrictions also worked in
their favor. With so many
people working from home,
there was hardly any
pedestrian or automobile
traffic. Altering or removing
modern streetlights, signage
and parking meters for a story
set in the 1970s didn't affect
as many people as it would
have before the lockdown.
With such a low traffic count,
production was even approved
to film on the Ventura Freeway
during rush hour—something
that never would have been
permitted in "normal" times!
No matter the destination,
terrain or situation, location
professionals always expect
the unexpected and rise to
the occasion. Congrats to
all the scouts and managers
who shared their stories, tips,
advice and time with our LMGI
members. We know how much
your work contributed to the
much-deserved accolades
for this year's Oscar feature
nominees!
