Production Safety at Thunder Studios

iron. He explained how it’s different from in-person tournaments, with less interactions between players and different variables such as “is this person’s wifi as good as this person’s wifi?” Although he said that he’s “not necessarily optimistic about the next six months,” Kennedy knows that he has to “keep the community engaged without having in-person tournaments.” It is quite the challenge, and one that Thunder is working to adapt to.

“...Thunder has moved completely to a 14 week online Smash campaign with Gridiron.

Media production has seen quite the cathartic change over the past year. Things were normal, then everything stopped abruptly, followed by a slow creep towards a new normal. There’s a lot of danger and safety risks that productions have to be aware of now, but strong protective steps can be taken like those at Thunder Studios. Kennedy showed me that by following simple safety protocols and taking precautions, productions can continue even safer and more secure than before. Certain parts of the industry, like esports, may take longer to recover than others, but we will continue to find new ways to overcome and create a safe space for production.

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“I took all of these photos on campus right before the pandemic, with a vin“I took all of these photos on campus right before the pandemic, with a vintage SX-70 Polaroid camera I bought off a friend. It was just a fun hobby when tage SX-70 Polaroid camera I bought off a friend. It was just a fun hobby when it started, but these pictures now serve as priceless memories from a time that it started, but these pictures now serve as priceless memories from a time that now seems so long ago. Polaroid film is not cheap, so a lot of thought went now seems so long ago. Polaroid film is not cheap, so a lot of thought went into each of these photos, something I took for granted whenever I shot diginto each of these photos, something I took for granted whenever I shot digitally. I took these because at some point, every day while on campus, it was itally. I took these because at some point, every day while on campus, it was these sights that caught my eye.” these sights that caught my eye.”

“...These pictures now serve as priceless memories from a time that now.”