New Zealand is ready for its close-up as most of film industry remains sidelined by COVID-19
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“How many takes are you allowed to do of two actors hugging, for example?”Instead of recruiting hundreds of extras for those big battles, perhaps the director can get by with 10 and add the rest of the legion courtesy of an army of computer programmers working remotely.“We're not suggesting that this is a long-term solution, but it’s a short-term solution that helps those filmmakers who are eager to get their movies up and running again,“ Conley said.The New Zealand government, which aggressively contained the coronavirus outbreak, has announced that domestic film productions can start rolling cameras again, with international productions, including James Cameron's "Avatar" sequels, to follow.Studio executives and producers across the Pacific are eyeing the island nation as a potential savior, especially with so many other filming locations — including North American hubs California, New York and Georgia — grappling to find a safe path to reopen.
As said here by Ethan Sacks