LIMAN: My production designer, on the first week. But we had been following these safety protocols that had been established by Tom Cruise for Mission: Impossible, and we these different zones, and the production designer was in a different zone than the on-set crew. People always wore their masks…we were such a small family making a film, there were no bad apples in the mix. Everybody was in it together. There wasn’t a single person involved in the production or anyone that she interacted with that got sick. She just worked remotely after that, and luckily, her illness wasn’t too tough on her. A few days after we finished shooting, someone else on the production got sick, but again, everyone wore masks and that was weeks later, so there was no connection between the two cases. But it was happening all around us, and all around London, and every week, Boris Johnson was shutting things down. It really was a charmed shoot. We could not have gotten through this if good … [Read more...] about Doug Liman: Pulling Off Pandemic Heist Film ‘Locked Down’ Steeled His Courage To Shoot In Outer Space With Tom Cruise
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Growth in Q4 forecast to hit pre-virus rate
Looking at 2021, growth figures are expected to rebound strongly from a year earlier thanks to a low comparative base for 2020, but the underlying improvement momentum may be subject to uncertainties and could leave some small businesses and employment situations remaining under pressure, experts said. … [Read more...] about Growth in Q4 forecast to hit pre-virus rate
Nord Stream 2: German foundation fights possible US sanctions
Natural gas: Climate-friendly or not? Those claims are disputed. Natural gas emits less carbon dioxide and is more efficient when burned than coal or oil, but energy experts say that overlooks the climate and environmental impacts of exploring, developing, and extracting natural gas at their sources, and then transporting it. Leaks and losses along the way may emit far more methane, another greenhouse gas, than previously thought. … [Read more...] about Nord Stream 2: German foundation fights possible US sanctions