1st Edition

The Production Assistant’s Guidebook Understanding the Film Set and the PA’s Role In It

By Chris Riddle Copyright 2027
240 Pages 16 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

240 Pages 16 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

The Production Assistant’s Guidebook serves as a straightforward and practical guide to the Production Assistant's (PA’s) role on set, teaching readers how to excel in a job which requires great creativity, determination, diplomacy, and complex problem-solving skills. A culmination of the knowledge gained in his 20-year career as a PA and Assistant Director (AD), Chris Riddle provides... Read more

0. Introduction - The Film is Bigger Than Each of Us, but Not Bigger Than All of Us  1. The structure of a Film Production  2. The Basics of the Set PA Job  3. You and the Crew  4. Wrangling the Background  5. Running First Team on Set  6. Running Basecamp  7. The 2nd Second AD and the Production Report  8. Working as an Effective team on the Set  9.Getting Hired and Continuing Your Career  10. AD Interviews  11. Appendices - Set Paperwork and How to Use It

Biography

Chris Riddle is a DGA Assistant Director, Producer, and all-purpose film maker living in Los Angeles California. His credits include Homeland, Banshee, Veep, Silicon Valley, Bary, Truth Be Told, The Terminal List, Never Have I Ever, The Devil You Know, and Julia.