The Business

Coronavirus and Hollywood, 1 year later

Hosted by Kim Masters Mar. 29, 2021 Entertainment

Behind the scenes of the Saint Motel music video for “Preach.” PPE was incorporated into the shoot. Photo courtesy of cinematographer Mario Contini. Photo by Cameron Jordan.

KCRW checked in with people who had lost their jobs when COVID-19 shut down Hollywood a year ago. Now with the world starting to open up, we talk to them about how they made it through, and how working in the entertainment industry may have changed for good.

Cinematographer Mario Contini, costumer Monica Haynes, showrunner’s assistant Matt McRee, actor David Saucedo and filmmakers Christina Beck and Beth Dewey reflect on the strange year in the industry and tell us what their jobs look like now.

From this Episode:

Cineworld and WarnerMedia make a deal, Disney pushes ‘Black Widow’

Cineworld, the parent company of Regal Cinemas, says it reached a deal with WarnerMedia to give all of Warner’s movies a 45 day theatrical window in 2022.

9 min

Hollywood workers on how the industry has changed — 1 year after pandemic shutdown

KCRW put out calls to entertainment industry workers to ask them how their lives changed when the pandemic shut down Hollywood a year ago .

19 min

Credits

Host:

Kim Masters

Producer:

Kaitlin Parker