Are you an assistant director?
At Production Value, we believe that assistant directors are key players in the creative process of a film shoot. Their in-depth understanding of the parameters that lead to effective film production can assist any director, production manager/line producer and head of department. Excellent assistant directors not only save time and energy, but also help maximise the creative vision by implementing its effects throughout the whole shoot and across all departments.
A major part of the 1st AD’s tasks is scheduling the scenes - an art in itself. Gaining experience on this topic is very difficult, and yet the impact of appropriate scheduling is invaluable (as much as the impact of bad scheduling can be disastrous).
If you have some experience as a 2nd or 1st AD and have chosen this path for your career, then Production Value is the place for you to make a significant step forward in the understanding of your position. You will be coached by respected experienced assistant directors, and you will meet and exchange with colleagues from all over Europe.
The typical profiles of assistant directors we seek are:
- Professional assistant directors who have held the position of 1st AD on feature films or TV movies at least twice.
- Professional assistant directors who held the position of 2nd AD at least 3 times.
- Fluent English is a prerequisite for all participants.
At Production Value, you will be assigned a real film project to schedule according to certain parameters. You will team up with a participating line producer in charge of budgeting the film. At each step of the process, you will be coached by an experienced assistant director (tutor). You will be equipped with the latest version of MM Scheduling software.
You are expected to draw up a breakdown and a first draft of the schedule over Christmas. You must allow, at least 3 to 5 days to work on the project before actually starting the workshop.
At the end of the workshop, schedules and budgets are delivered to the producers in MM Scheduling 6 and MM Budgeting 7 and 10 documents, as well as PDF files.
The main benefits of your participation in Production Value are:
- Positioning yourself in the creative process
- Methodology for comprehensive budgeting
- Improvement of skills related to scheduling
- Enhanced interaction ability at co-production level
- Raising awareness of human resources management
- Networking with European fellow colleagues
- Mastery of international software programmes
- Better understanding of the impact of regional funds and national rebates on the design of the schedule
At Production Value, we aim to challenge the approach and duties of assistant directors, so that they can significantly improve the quality of European films.