No studio audience. No full bands. And a maximum of only five performers will be allowed…
No studio audience. No full bands. And a maximum of only five performers will be allowed onstage at a time.
These are just some of the items in the extensive list of precautionary guidelines that will be put in place when the ABS-CBN musical variety show “Asap Natin ’To” resumes production this month, according to one of its regular hosts, Erik Santos. And this could very well be the norm while in general community quarantine, or until the Covid-19 pandemic completely subsides.
“We’re anticipating the initial taping days and the ‘Asap’ team has been preparing us for that. They came up with a lot of preventative measures and dos and don’ts during taping,” Erik said in a recent video interview for Cornerstone Entertainment’s lineup of new online shows. Aside from the aforementioned rules—which also include strict social distancing protocols—“lock-in tapings” will also be introduced: A weekly show like “Asap” will be expected to come up with at least a month’s worth of material within a week. And for the duration of each taping session, mainstay talents will be billeted in a nearby hotel.
“We were given a chance to choose if we would like to opt for ‘lock-in’ or if we would prefer to go home.
