Media and Production in the time of COVID-19

In the Bay Area, we have been on “Shelter in Place” lockdown since March 17th, and the plan was to return to work on April 7th. However, it looks like that order may get pushed to May 1st for the Bay Area and the rest of California.

As a Production Studio and Soundstage, we took heed of the need to reduce contact to reduce risk but we have come to find out that our Studio and Soundstage is considered an essential business by both Alameda County and the State of California. We received a green light Friday from the City of Oakland to open our doors again to those who need a studio for production.

We feel confident that with our new measures in place to reduce contact and keep our spaces clean, Mama Dog Studios will be a safe place for people to produce content. These measure include:

-One Production in our Studio at a time. Our studios have gated parking and access to the main studio and soundstage via a parking lot and a roll up door. Clients will be the only production on site for each booking, reducing risk of contamination.

-Hand Sanitizers stations on the stage as well as 4 sinks accessible for the production crew to wash hands.

-Gloves available for use by crew.

-Bleach and cleaning wipes to wipe down surfaces and door and door knobs during the rental.

-Intense cleaning before and after each rental that focuses on sanitizing shared surfaces.

-contactless rental: directions, keys and gate opener will be provided to renters without the need to have an in person meeting.

We will in turn ask our rental clients to do their part in reducing COVID-19 Transmission and follow CDC guidelines for the workplace. These may include:

-Washing hands multiple times throughout the day

-Not touching face

-Not sharing food/cutlery

-Wiping down surfaces, doors, and door nobs with disinfectant.

-Staying home if feeling sick or if you’ve been in contact with someone with covid-19.

-Using a tissue when sneezing or sneezing into your arm to reduce droplets.

-Wearing a mask if available

We know most people are well aware of the risks of COVID-19 and how to reduce transmission, and we will ask renters to make a pledge to reduce their risk when they are on set at Mama Dog Studios. We want to encourage healthy behaviors while supporting the creative media and production community that needs to return to work to keep the public informed and entertained.

We look forward to offering our studios to you. Please take a look at our newly reduced rates and other information on our site.

Pilar and Carl

Owners, Mama Dog Studios

All the Electricity

Well, when you’re renting out a soundstage to people who want to plug in lots of lights, you need electricity, and lots of it.

So, we had a big box dropped in the parking lot via PG&E and they brought in lots of power. Here are some photos from them loading in the big box and working on the power lines.

Makes me want to shout “We have the power of Grey Skull!”

And check those thick wires!