Unlike many workplaces, you can’t work from home when working on a film shoot. Directors can’t teleconference with actors. Makeup artists can’t do their jobs via Slack.
The film industry along with other industries such as travel have been put on the ropes during a time of already great upheaval. Adam Epstein at Quartz offers some very interesing thoughts on the topic. Follow the link under his quote!
The only way forward for the skilled laborer positions on sets will be to band together and help each other out. Networking will be more important than ever while the likely hood of a secondary gig will exasterbate the problem of avaibility and paying their mortage.