Production assistant is a movie term for a person responsible for various odd jobs, such as stopping traffic, acting as couriers, getting items from craft service, etc. Production assistants are often attached to individual actors or filmmakers.
In television, the term denotes a more senior position, usually an assistant to the producer responsible for co-ordinating and managing many of the important aspects of the production, in many ways an assistant producer.
External links
The Production Assistant's Pocket Handbook (http://www.noendpress.com/caleb/edtech/index.php) (An experienced insider's guide to being a Production Assistant (PA) in a handy downloadable PDF booklet)
Productionassistant is a filmmaking term for a person responsible for various odd jobs, such as stopping traffic, acting as couriers, getting items from craft service, etc. They also do various administrative tasks, such as filing, photocopying,typing/Word processing, taking/making telephone calls and organising the diary for the day.
Productionassistants are often attached to individual actors or filmmakers.
In television, the term denotes a more senior position, usually an assistant to the producer responsible for co-ordinating and managing many of the important aspects of the production, in many ways an assistantproducer.
Historically this role as an assistant to the director was a stepping stone to directing work; Alfred Hitchcock was an AD, as was James McTeigue (director of V for Vendetta).
The Third Assistant Director (3AD or "Third") works on set with the "First" and may liaise with the "Second" to move actors from "base camp" (the area where all the production, cast, and hair and makeup trailers are), or organize crowd scenes and supervise one or more productionassistants (PA).
A productionassistant is the lowest person on the crew's hierarchy in terms of salary and the ability to deliver orders to others.
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