Continuity anc invention in a crisis

摘要

As the media and entertainment industry gradually unlocks from months of quarantine it is doing so into a world which has been permanently changed. Above and beyond the social distancing and sanitary measures which will be routine for an indeterminate period, the film and TV business faces an uncertain future which stretches from the foundations of production to the economics of consumption. Post production and VFX companies were not required to close during the lockdown. Aside from principal photography, all of the post aspects of programme creation were able to continue, albeit generally slower than normal, but with a degree of success which will see many of the processes remain in place long after lockdown.