1st Assistant Directors

Sometimes life can be described better in animated gifs. This is for the assistant directors in the film industry out there.

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your page is the shit!

Thanks!

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When fresh film graduates try to land a paying AD gig on set...

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When I see a PA on their phone instead of watching their lock up...

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When Executive Producers visit the set...

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When I head home from set...

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When the Producers thank me at wrap...

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When I hire someone to work on my team and they jump to another show...

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When I run into PAs off set that I don't intend to ever hire again. Ever. Never ever.

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When I have one day with 200 background outside in a park all day long...

naturally.

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When the Director is excited by the setup I coordinated for them....

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When a Director doesn't understand what a blocking rehearsal is...

BLOCK.

LIGHT.

SHOOT.

REPEAT.

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When the Production Office sends me interns to train as PAs...

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How come whatever you post is always super relevant to whatever I am currently working on/shooting? are you... are you me...? that can't be possible, can it?

I could be.

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You are my AD queen. From one AD to another, bless you for this blog and all that you do. Finally someone understands <3

Thank you :)

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Animal Wranglers.

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When I tell a crew member that the info they requested is on the call sheet...

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When I call for a water and all the PAs run for one...