Production assistant

If you want a career in production, a position as a production assistant may be the place to start. The production assistant plays an entry-level role on television and film production crews. Known on some sets as a runner or gopher, the...

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Every camera assistant will have different tools depending on how they work. That’s why it’s important to peak into what other camera assistants have to offer. So I’m going to show you what I have in my toolkit today and also give you advice on what I think you should have in yours.

A lot of film students learn the hard way that more often or not you don’t just become a professional director—like most careers, you have to work your

Image of a film proj Image of a film projector illuminating text: job roles in the film industry; pre-production- the process of preparing all the elements involved in the film; production- the raw footage for the film is recorded during the film shoot; post-production- the images sound and visual effects of the film are edited. Pre-Production: Image of a hand using a pen; producer executive producer co-producer; story development screenwriter script supervisor storyboard artist. Director…