Natalie Portman’s announcement that she is withdrawing from Days of Abandonment has let a Sydney crew down with a bump. The production employed its local crew under an Enterprise Business Agreement signed with The Media Entertainment and Arts Alliance. That muscle is useful now, as crew suddenly face the prospect of unemployment. However, the Covid production boom means that the town is stuffed with work, and some crew at least will move on quickly.
So any crew who came to Sydney under quarantine will be compensated. Mind you, a week’s notice is not a long time.
