From the course: Creating a Short Film: 05 Directing
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Shielding yourself with your AD
From the course: Creating a Short Film: 05 Directing
Shielding yourself with your AD
- In the next training series about working on set, we'll dig into crew positions, perhaps most notably, the role of the First Assistant Director, or First AD. The First AD kind of runs the set. They typically control the schedule and make sure everything is running smoothly. Another aspect of First ADs that I find tremendously helpful is how they kind of shield you from the barrage of ideas that everyone has for the film. And, that's one of my favorite things about Gevin Booth, the First AD on "The Assurance". When he initially welcomed the cast and crew on the very first day of production, he made it clear that they should go to him with any issues that they have. - Chad really needs to focus, as the Director, on the action and everything, so if you observe something, if you have a question, or anything, come up to me or Bry. Bry's the Second AD. Please just ask us and we can tell Chad, if we need, or we can take care of the problem. - The Director's already under so much pressure…
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