Assistant Director

Remote

🚀 Administration

Assistant Directors are employed by production companies or work freelance on different creative and professional projects to streamline shooting schedules and help Directors produce a film on an efficient, accurate timeline. Assistant Directors are the primary point of contact for Actors, Camera Operators, Sound, Makeup Artists and other people involved in producing a film. They act as a liaison between the Director and other roles, ensuring that they can accomplish their creative vision on time and within budget. In addition to managing staff, Assistant Directors ensure that all behaviors on set comply with safety and labor regulations.

What does a Assistant Director do?

An Assistant Director, or First Assistant Director, works on a film production team and is responsible for organizing the personnel, logistics and workflow involved in producing a project. Their duties include organizing staff schedules, coordinating locations and arranging equipment rental and setup.

Responsibilities

A Assistant Director should be able to fulfill various duties and responsibilities. The following are some duties and responsibilities a Assistant Director should be able to execute:

Coordinate all production activity while supervising the crew and cast
Create the filming schedule in consultation with the director
Prepare the storyboard
Arrange the hiring of location, equipment and props
Ensure that the cast is on standby at all times and ready for action when the director calls on them
Create and adhere to the filming schedule
Motivate and drive the crew and cast with announcements and directions
Oversee the production and distribution of the call sheet, which informs all cast and crew members of the daily shooting schedule

Required Skills

A competitive Assistant Director will have certain skills and qualifications, including: