As the number of daily COVID-19 cases continues to increase in Indonesia, content creators are left with no choice but to think of fresh ways to keep producing new content despite the challenges posed by the pandemic.

Founder and CEO of Vinci Studios Vincent Ricardo and actor Kevin Anggara are among the content creators in Indonesia who have managed to keep their creative juices flowing.

Vincent, a former associate director of educational technology platform Zenius Education, is focusing on creating educational, historical and political content, which he publishes in video form on his YouTube channel, Vincent Ricardo. His channel has gained over 100,000 subscribers since it was created in January 2016.

“Content production during the pandemic can be very challenging and forces us to make some adjustments to make it work,” Vincent said during “Content production during COVID-19: Strategies to stay creative and safe”, a webinar held by The Jakarta Post and Tenggara Strategics in partnership with the national COVID-19 task force, on Wednesday. 

“Large-scale production becomes impossible, for example, since places are limiting maximum capacities over COVID-19 concerns,” he said, adding that his crew had to take careful measures given the looming risks of COVID-19.

Vincent also lamented that production had become more costly since his studio was unable to rent out the cheaper spaces commonly found outside of Jakarta. Having a limited number of staff also forced crew members to take on multiple roles, he added. 

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