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Sheridan Smith fiance filmed her At Home , for the ITV-Isolation stories

ITV, The Bbc and Netflix have found ways to new TV dramas during Lockdown with The Actors and the crew at a safe distance. But screen dramas Back To normal for a long time.

in Front of the coronavirus, The Set of a typical TV drama would be a hive of activity, filled with dozens of people busy to sort out everything from cameras to costumes.

The production of ITV is the insulation of the stories was not so.

The name is not only a reference to the subject matter of The Four short dramas, but how they were created.

actors like Sheridan Smith , and Robert Glenister , and their families have all the movies in their own homes, with a Director Advisory about Zoom .

Darren Boyd plays the hypochondriac Mike in Isolation stories

"The biggest challenge was that to rely on only these people in The House to have a movie to turn to if you are normally a crew of 50 or 60 people," Says Director Louise Hooper, whose credits Cheat and flesh and blood.

"In the same breath, you say, 'Move the image, change The Position of an object, you can sort your hair properly, here are the instructions for the direction, you can move the camera around?'"

she adds: "We had a complete laugh with him. "

Hooper, a result of the Isolation of the stories, with the title Ron & Russell, offers Spooks and Hustle actor Glenister and his actor son Tom, who is already in the same household.

Celia de Wolff filmed to be used in an episode, the main role of Her Husband , Robert Glenister , and her son, Tom,

ITV sterilized sent the camera kit, the of Robert ' s wife, Celia, a radio producer, was working a remote-Crash Course in the rotation.

"she was great," Says Hooper, who directed you, on video. Other important members of the crew voted, from Yorkshire, Derbyshire and Buckinghamshire.

The First 15-minute episode of insulation stories is on Monday, and features Smith as a heavily pregnant woman (The Actress is hard pregnant in Real Life ) and was filmed by her fiance Jamie.

In a further Tranche, Eddie Marsan appears, with the sons Blu and Bodhi. Marsan wife, Janine juggles camera to work with home-schooling their four Children .

Angela Griffin also appears in a rate of Isolation stories

The series reaches screens had only a month to the Executive producer and screenwriter Jeff Pope , the idea - a time-scale that he has described as "unusually for a drama".

the work in such a way is "completely possible," Hooper Says - even though dozens of crew members, which is normally used, hope it will not be The Norm .

About 240,000 people were employed in The Film -, TV-and radio industry in the UK in the year 2019, according to the government - Many of whom are self-employed and now are unemployed.

"of Course we want the right teams and we don't want people to think we do this all The Time ," Hooper adds. "But in these unprecedented times, it is quite a nice thing to do. "

The Cast of the new Netflix anthology series called Social distance have also filmed in their homes, while The Bbc has found out a different way to drama in a Crisis .

Some of Alan Bennett 's characters were in the EastEnders Set

Instead of writing New Stories about life in Lockdown , Alan Bennett 's classic Talking Heads monologues hit back through an actor such as Jodie Comer , Imelda Staunton and Martin Freeman .

All 12 stars signed made within 24 hours and, Together with the producers of The London theatre companies to donate their fees to the NHS - what producer Kevin Loader Says , it is a value of More Than £1m.

Zoom samples

Instead of asking The Stars to stay At Home , a skeleton of distanced social crew is filming on existing sets at Elstree Studios in Hertfordshire, including the members of EastEnders and Holby City .

"Some important, spectators can find that shows Some of these backgrounds from the other," Loader Says .

you have tried to shoot to minimize contact between the people until The Time , he explains, with The Actors and Directors of the samples on the Zoom .

Jodie Comer , Imelda Staunton and Martin Freeman are purchased, among other things, The Bbc Talking Heads

Make-up artist Naomi Donne , each of The Actors , the wardrobes, a make-up kit and gave them the online tutorials about How To apply it also; while the costume designer Jacqueline Durran went through your installation- virtually.

"And there are a lot of PSA on The Set , masks, gloves, disinfectant," Loader Says . "Everyone has individually packaged meal and eating it is socially distanced from all others, this is a bit unfortunate. "

the Loader produces Armando Lannucci HBO and Sky sci-fi-comedy-Allee 5, which was stopped, how sets were built for The Second row.

"As people get Back To work, the things that will be possible for the smaller shows," he Says . "This does not mean that they all have to be like the Talking Heads or houses, shot the people. "

Armando Lannucci Allee 5, with Hugh Laurie , in The Middle of the construction of the sets for season two of

was An idea for a show, The Cast and crew Together -Says in the TV industry in quarantine all what might work, if a show like friends was made, Loader.

"If you had a card with six or seven Young People living in three apartments, you could simply say: 'boys, I'm afraid We Are going to have to form a budget with our crew and We Are going to be away from home for two months while we did The Show . '

"What's going on are too heavy, shows that require access to public places and the appearance of a normal, busy world.

"you are going to be difficult for a while, and [so] shows, including Avenue 5, where we have a huge cast. "

Special Effects

Shows the find on Special Effects , where the actor in front of a green screen, and much of The Action is computer-generated, it might be easier to continue.

"you will certainly be able to do, Some of which are pretty expensive and ambitious, that the use of these techniques, such as the Star Wars spin-offs," loader adds.

Soaps such as Coronation Street was Back To work the rotary in a leaner form

Soaps decreased The Number of episodes is shown, and may go again with minimal cast and crew, to avoid off-air altogether.

"you be said to be inventive and creative about rejigging storylines, the" ITV boss Kevin Lygo, a virtual version of the Edinburgh Television Festival last week.

"I don't think we have to accept, there are More Than Two People talking in a room, and [We Are ] in search of because of the shooting, in which people are 6ft apart seem to be. "

But it would be too dangerous for the participation of the elderly and vulnerable stakeholders, He Said . "I don't want to. Ken Barlow [played by William Roache , 88] sick on my watch"

The pandemic has not thrown only on concrete problems for the transmitter, but also great financial stress.

Cheap

shows have Commercial channels saw advertising drop, with ITV your program, cut the budget of £100m and Channel 4 Cutting £150m of its programming.

On Wednesday, Channel 4 Director of programmes, Ian Katz , said, the stations would have to produce "lower rate" shows.

"In The Next couple of months, I don't think we get up, no new dramas and running," He Said .

Also last week, The Bbc said it would "think about every pound" on the new programs because of problems such as a licence fee shortfall.

All of which is going to make it even more difficult for the glossy dramas, to resume production.

the Loader believes that will not happen until there is a vaccination, or an easily accessible Tests, which could mean in The Next year.

"Everyone is very interested in working again, but we have to recognize that for Some of The Most demanding species of the drama, it may not be until January, we can," he Says .

Isolation of the stories is on ITV every night at 21:00 CEST from Monday to Thursday. The Talking Heads of The Bbc in The Coming months.

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