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How to Get Started as a Production Assistant in Film and Television
A weekend-long workshop preparing new and aspiring Production Assistants to work on film and commercial sets.
This 2-day class covers everything that new and aspiring Production Assistants (PA's) need to know to function productively on a film or commercial set.
The Class Schedule is:
-Topics include:
-Film Industry Overview
-What the role of a PA involves
-Skills and characteristics required to excel as a PA
-How to conduct yourself on set -In-depth descriptions of the most common tasks performed by PA's & how to do them well
-The roles of other crew members, agency and client you will encounter on set
-Important industry terminology
-Hands-on tutorials explaining how to use relevant gear like walkie talkies
-Tutorials on vehicles you may be asked to drive
-Tutorials and samples of paperwork like TIMECARDS and INVOICES you will encounter on set
-Working for free and what you can expect to earn when you're getting paid
-How to break into the industry
-How to craft a professional-looking Production Assistant resume
-Moving up into a department
-Discussing what it is you want to do in the film business
WHAT BROUGHT YOU TO THIS CLASS AND WHAT IS YOUR PASSION ?!?
You will get from this class lifetime access to the ONLINE COURSE as well as a listing on the DIRECTORY that will get sent out to local Coordinators, Production Managers and Producers.
...and lots of press on local film social media.
Lead Instructor Dave Nugent, or Nuge as most call him, has 18 years of experience in various aspects of film production. He got his start as PA at age 42. He advanced as a production assistant and quickly became a first call Uber PA. Within 1.5 years was coordinating while also being invited into several departments such as art, locations, transportation and craft service. Somewhere along the line Nuge saw the need in the community for a production motorhome and production supply rentals and soon opened Go-4 Nuge Production Rentals in 2006. He now has grown that business to where most film shoots have his brand Nuge on set in walkies, chairs, tables, heaters, etc along with his vehicle rentals like box trucks, a passenger van, and 4 production motorhomes. He actively works on set driving a production motor home, working in the transportation department along with his co-business owner/wife Bobbi Gerlick
Instructor Mark Bueing
Mark began his career in the Film Industry in 2008, working as a Production Assistant. He quickly turned his focus to working in the Grip and Electric departments. He paid his dues and honed his skills by working on Indie Features and Episodic TV
He now works consistently on a mix of mostly Corporate and Commercial productions as a Gaffer and Key Grip. Mark is active as a Mentor in the local Film Community and is the Director of Student Success for The Power P.A. Course.
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I signed up for Dave Nugent's PA class in June of 2015. At that time I had a single connection to the local film industry, and zero experience on set. By the following Monday, I was working full time as a freelance PA, and 3 years later, I've worked up to production coordinator. Whenever someone asks how to get started in this field, I give them the same advice: talk to Dave Nugent. I jumpstarted my career by joining Dave for one weekend that gave me the tools I needed. If you're trying to work in film in Seattle, there's no better gateway than this. No matter what department you're interested in, no matter your background, this class provides the skill set to make you a top candidate for these entry level positions.
Peter M.
FOR MORE INFO OR FOR GENERAL QUESTIONS PLEASE EMAIL :
or if you have specific questions email:
DAVE NUGENT (NUGE) AT:
dave@thepowerpacourse.com
206.234.4075
“I signed up for Dave Nugent's PA class in June of 2015. At that time I had a single connection to the local film industry, and zero experience on set. By the following Monday, I was working full time as a freelance PA, and 3 years later, I've worked up to production coordinator. Whenever someone asks how to get started in this field, I give them the same advice: talk to Dave Nugent. I jumpstarted my career by joining Dave for one weekend that gave me the tools I needed. If you're trying to work in film in Seattle, there's no better gateway than this. No matter what department you're interested in, no matter your background, this class provides the skill set to make you a top candidate for these entry level positions.”
— Peter M.
