Archives for June, 2008
The role of Assistant Directors
The main person on a set is the director. He/she is responsible for all the creative aspects of a shoot. But the director can’t do everything on his own. For all the other work, there are Assistant Directors.
1st Assistant Director
The 1st AD pretty much runs the set. Duties include setting the shooting schedule, tracking progress against the production schedule, preparing daily call sheets, checking on cast and crew, rehearsing cast, and directing extras.
2nd Assistant Director
The 2nd AD deals with actors, putting the cast through make-up and wardrobe. They’ll usually take over the call sheet duties, among other duties, from the 1st AD.
Second 2nd Assistant Director
The Second 2nd AD deals with helping the 2nd AD and making his/her job easier by helping with the workload. Not all productions have a Second 2nd AD. Usually the large productions will have one.
Building a Prosumer Camera Rig
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