IT FLIGHTS CAMERA ACTION IN SOUTH FLORIDA. PRODUCTION CREWS CAN FILM AGAIN. THEY ARE TAKING EXTRA STEPS TO MAKE SURE EVERYONE IS STAYING SAFE WHILE GETTING BACK TO WORK. Reporter: IS THE FIRST DAY BACK TO WORK FOR MANY ON THE SOUTH MIAMI SET. IT'S A PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT SHOOT. THE ENTERTAINMENT IS OFFICIALLY BACK IN BIG THE BUSINESS. WE HAVE A CREW OF 70 PEOPLE. WE TESTED EVERYBODY FOR COVID. ALL CREWMEMBERS HAVE TESTED NEGATIVE. IT'S VERY IMPORTANT TO MAKE SURE WE CAN WORK ON THE SHOOT.
RIGHT NOW WE ARE PREPPING FOR THE FIRST STEP. Reporter: FILM, TV AND PHOTO SHIRTS IN THIS PROPERTY. IT FIRST SHUT DOWN IN MARCH DUE TO COVID-19. WE HAVE A LOT OF PRODUCTIONS . SOMEWHERE BETWEEN JANUARY TO MAY, WE WERE DOING WELL, WE HAD A COUPLE MOVIES COMING. AND THEN IT ALL FELL OUT, UNFORTUNATELY. YOU DO MARTHA GRAHAM. 'S THEY HAD A HEYDAY WITH FILMS LIKE THE BIRDCAGE. AND SOMETHING ABOUT MARY AND MANY MANY MORE. THAN WHEN THEY STOPPED OFFERING INCENTIVE, MANY PRODUCTIONS WENT ELSEWHERE. $160
MILLION DIRECT SPEND INTO THE LOCAL ECONOMY. WHEN WE HAD AN INCENTIVE IT WAS ALMOST HALF $1 BILLION A YEAR. ALMOST 480 SOME ODD MILLION DOLLARS. IT WAS DEFINITELY MAKING A BIG DIFFERENCE. PRODUCTIONS HAVE BEEN RAMPING UP IN RECENT YEARS LIKE THE OSCAR-WINNING FILM, MOONLIGHT. WE WERE ON THE SET OF BAD BOYS BACK IN APRIL LAST YEAR. NOW MORE THAN EVER, PRODUCTION CREWS SHOULD FEEL SAFE AND SECURE ABOUT COMING BACK TO WORK , RIGHT HERE IN FLORIDA. IT SAFE BECAUSE PLACES ARE EVEN STRICTER THAN WHAT
THE COUNTY HAS IN PLACE. THERE ARE ZONES AND PODS IN DIFFERENT WRISTBANDS AND YOU CAN'T CROSS INTO THE OTHER ZONE. THAT'S ALL SAFETY. COVID SAFETY SUPERVISORS ON THE SET. WE APPRECIATE IT, GETTING BACK TO WORK IN AND OF ITSELF IS APPRECIATED AND STAYING WORKING. SHE KNOWS THAT PRODUCTIONS WILL RAMP UP IN SOUTH FLORIDA.
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Good to hear 🙌🎥 work has been slowly trickling back into the city
Great news