Episode 151: How COVID-19 changed the Vancouver film and television industry

The YVR Screen Scene Podcast · Mar 16, 2021 · 59m

One year ago this week, COVID-19 shut down the Vancouver film and television industry. On March 12, 2020, The CW suspended production on Riverdale when a crew member was reported to have been exposed to COVID; by March 15, cameras had stopped rolling on every single production in the province. By summer, the cameras were rolling again, but production looked and felt more than a little different. Gone were buffet lunches and a free-for-all at craft services. Daily temperature checks were expected, as were regular COVID testing and PPE. COVID seemed to touch every aspect of production, from how…