assistant video and motion picture director

Code 3435.2

Assistant video and motion picture directors are responsible for the organisation, scheduling and planning of the cast, crew and activities on a set. They assist the video and motion picture directors, maintain budgets and ensure that all production activities go according to schedule.

Essential skills

Knowledge

  • film production process

Skills and competences

  • analyse goal progress
  • apply company policies
  • collaborate with a technical staff in artistic productions
  • consult with production director
  • coordinate transportation
  • coordinate rehearsals
  • develop project schedule
  • handle paperwork

Transversal competences

  • apply organisational techniques
  • manage budgets
  • manage staff

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This service uses the ESCO classification of the European Commission and the Mapha Taxonomy developed by OTIC SOFOFA (CC BY 4.0), in an adapted version. Group codes come from the ILO's ISCO-08. See sources and licences