This was a particular challenge in the making of the new film Frank & Lola, which actually split its schedule into two halves.
While big budget Hollywood blockbusters can afford to shoot for months on end, scheduling for smaller independent movies is a bit trickier.
Due to various resource issues and conflicts, productions can be a whole lot thornier as filmmakers and actors work with the time they have to try and make the best product possible.
Fortunately, this wound up working out for the movie, but it did have the side effect of frightening star Michael Shannon – who was legitimately concerned he wouldn’t be able to ease back into his character after stepping away from it for nearly two months.