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ASSISTANT DIRECTOR ADVANCED WORKSHOP
april 21 and 22, from 10 am to 6 pm
PRICING > Co-op member > $75 and non-members, $100
REGISTER > Pre-registration and payment in advance are required - email info@nbfilmcoop.com
COURSE INFO >
Assistant Directors (1st, 2nd and 3rd) support directors by organizing and planning everything on a film set.
This workshop will focus on the roles of the 1st and 2nd ADs. The 1st AD’s primary role is to take care of the daily, practical management on-set, leaving the Director to focus on the creative aspects of the production.
Examples of activity for a 1st AD include working with the Production Manager to break down script, prepare a shoot schedule, and take care of hiring for equipment, locations and more. They also keep the production on schedule, orchestrating the ‘goings-on’ of the set.
The 2nd AD’s primary function is to assist the 1st AD by managing the ‘office side’ of the AD department. Call sheets, script changes, and the distribution of paperwork all fall into the work of a 2nd AD, in addition to handling the movement of equipment and people.
A worthwhile course delivered by two very knowledgeable, professional crew people.
BIO NOTES, instructors >
JASON SHIPLEY has a lot of experience. As a 1st and 2nd Assistant Director over the last eleven years, he’s worked on numerous features and television series including OUTLANDER, A BUG AND A BAG OF WEED, THREE NEEDLES, TRAILER PARK BOYS, FOODESSENCE, HUNT FOR THE BTK KILLER, and more, in addition to music videos and television commercials.
ROB COTTERILL, hard working AD since 1998 has been on-set for features and television series such as STUCK, TRAILER PARK BOYS: THE BIG DIRTY, CANADA-RUSSIA ’72, TRUDEAU II, and much more. For other upcoming intermediate and advanced workshops, visit the NB Film Co-op at www.nbfilmcoop.com and click inside the box mentioning the new film certificate program. Once there, click on 'workshops'.