Here are 7 ways on how to survive working as a production assistant.
Every TV show has a production assistant. Even The Walking Dead has a team of production assistants that assist with the production and filmmaking process of the most watched show on television. If you plan on joining the film industry, working as a production assistant is more or less a rite of passage. Production Assistants are often overlooked and next to background extras, PAs are on the bottom of the production totem pole. However, they work as a team, watching everything, communicating messages across the entire set, and making sure everything runs smoothly.
Recently, the YouTube Channel RocketJump gave an inside look at what it’s like to work as a production assistant. There’s particular language, duties, and responsibilities and if you watch this video, we are pretty sure you will get hired time and time again.
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