We screened all applicants on their work and life environment (respecting privacy) and only accepted small groups of people that were part of one household. Together with KI, we took Tuesday’s Child’s original adaption in the UK for the BBC as a basis and started audience casting with caveats. The atmosphere that comes from the audience singing and dancing along has a vital effect on the couples’ game play, the presenters and the overall look and feel of the format. Having assumed we would record without any audience, we soon concluded that leaving them out would hurt the format and that we had to find a Covid-safe work-around.
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Once we had all of the production safety protocols in place, we quickly realized our biggest challenge for this music quiz format was how to recreate the fun, vibrant and uplifting energy created in the studio when the audience gets involved. In all honesty, this measure was not well met by the crew, but with good communication and the appointment of ‘corona officers’ – people with the sole task of ensuring the all Covid-19 rules and regulations were adhered to – we reached a 100% success rate. In the Netherlands there has been a lengthy social and political debate on the effectiveness of facemasks, but we wanted to minimise all risks on our set. Somewhat drastic but crucial was our very important decision to demand facemasks for all people present, without any exception. Thankfully, the studio already invested in proper air filtering systems recently, which gave us further comfort.Īnd in the end, nothing beats fresh air, so in between recordings we just opened all emergency exits (apologies for any disobedience of emergency processes!).
Together with the owner of the studio, we made sure that air-conditioning and additional ventilation was in place and checked. We applied floor signage to create one-way walking paths and made sure working spaces and desks were a safe distances apart. At the entrance, we placed lots of hygiene measures like hand sanitizers and washing attributes, and ensured that throughout the studio, there was sufficient space so that crew could retain a 1.5m distance from their colleagues at all times. We implemented a long list of practical rules and guidelines. We also continually reminded our teams of their moral responsibilities.įor Vincent TV, facing Covid-19 got more complicated when we were commissioned by public broadcaster Avrotros to produce our first studio-based order since March: the Dutch adaptation of The Hit List, the compulsive studio-based music quiz show created by Tuesday’s Child and distributed by Keshet International (KI) that sees contestants naming as many hit songs and artists as possible under time pressure.īesides the general protocols like the aforementioned hygiene and social distancing measures, we performed an additional risk assessment on all sorts of (non) physical contact such as hosts, audio/in-ear crew, make-up artists, candidate guidance, and catering.įor each function, we looked at what additional measures would enhance the overall safety for our cast, crew and other members involved. We issued a clear ‘work from home’ policy and urged employees to stay in when they encountered early signs of coughing, fever or other Covid-19 symptoms.
Initially, our biggest issue was the cancellation of international flights, which had a material impact on the progress of our shows. We have a talented pool of people that found workarounds for all situations and we were supported and advised by the NCP, an industry wide counsel for Dutch television production companies.
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At that time, Vincent TV was well-known for light entertainment reality productions based on ENG-filming, so implementing corona-proof workflows and protocols such as hygiene guidelines and safe distances was fairly straightforward for us. To compare how the Keshet International-distributed format was produced in the UK, check out yesterday’s column from Karen Smith, MD of format creator Tuesday’s Child.Ĭovid-19 entered our television production life in March 2020, like it did for all other companies. In the concluding part of this two-part series, Vincent ter Voert, CEO at Dutch producer Vincent TV, tells TBI how his company produced a Covid-safe version of The Hit List in the Netherlands, complete with an audience.
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