Masks on, picture’s up. Even in the midst of a global pandemic, the picture’s gotta roll. The billion dollar behemoth of the entertainment industry isn’t just going to stop. It’s just a virus, right? In this week’s episode of the Layered Butter Podcast, Raf, Rod and Jordan explore just how much the film world has changed…if it ever did? Well, the trio call on Sareena Perera, film fan, aspiring writer and COVID-19 PA, to bring a little clarity to how sets are run during COVID; from distancing protocols to mandated testing to grouped departments and purifiers, there’s more to movie making than having that camera focused. Do crew and talent have to be mandated to be tested or vaccinated on set? What happens if there’s a breakthrough? Also, a native American film shot entirely in the indigenous Blackfoot ancestral language, “Sooyi” premieres on tribal land as part of the Montana Film Festival; Filmmaker Asghar Farhadi stands up for his beliefs and his film, even if it means losing chance at Oscar gold – and, are subtitles part of the cinematic enjoyment or do they take away from the experience? We chat all things production during COVID-19 times and more in this episode. Oh, start your Rod tirade tallys. We got our first. Hot takes are back. No one & nothing is safe.

Preshow:

Do you watch film/tv with Subtitles? Studies say it’s growing in popularity.

https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-59259964

“Sooyi” premieres on Native American tribal land

https://missoulian.com/entertainment/arts-and-theatre/film-shot-entirely-in-blackfoot-language-on-tribal-land-to-premiere/article_549310c0-e638-578a-ba42-afd6a77fe063.html
Asghar Farhadi won’t back down. Even if it means losing an Oscar.
https://www.indiewire.com/2021/11/asghar-farhadi-slams-iran-government-withdraw-a-hero-oscars-1234680237/

Main Feature:

https://www.aarp.org/entertainment/television/info-2020/filming-shows-during-pandemic.html

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/28/arts/television/tv-production-coronavirus.html

https://mailchi.mp/cmpa/covid-19-cmpa-update-june-25-2021

https://variety.com/2021/film/news/covid-costs-film-tv-production-1235113051/

https://www.labour.gov.on.ca/english/hs/pubs/filmguide/safety_duties.php

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/cannes-2021-independent-film-production-boom-covid-insurance-1234978617/

Chucky
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8388390/

Film Club
Rodrigo’s Pick – Love In The Time of Cholera
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0484740/
Jordan’s Pick – Locke
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2692904/

Jordan’s Hot Take – Tick, Tick…Boom!
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8721424/