Key 2nd Assistant Director Protocols & Call Sheets

Get Certified in Key 2nd Assistant Director Protocols & Call Sheets

Taught by Sylwia Dudzinska, a Directors Guild of America Key Second Assistant Director, and a former DGA 2nd 2nd Assistant Director, who has worked on such films and TV series as BEHIND THE CANDELABRA, THE LAST THING HE TOLD ME, I'LL FIND YOU, ALL AMERICAN, DEXTER, BROOKLYN NINE-NINE, SONS OF ANARCHY,  THE MENTALIST, HBO's WINNING TIME, and many more. 

In this certification course, you’ll learn the overall fundamentals of being a Key 2nd Assistant Director on a film or TV series. The knowledge you gain in this course will allow you to excel from the moment you land the job so you can contribute to any size production team. Being a Key 2nd Assistant Director means doing the job directly under the 1st Assistant Director. It is a key leadership and organizational role on any production that is mostly responsible for the all-important daily production Call Sheet. Being a Key 2nd Assistant Director is the critical step toward becoming a 1st Assistant Director, it is a Directors Guild of America union job if you choose to join a union, and it is a job that puts you at the center of a production team responsible for finishing a production on time and on budget while realizing the director's vision. 

Key 2nd Assistant Directors who are effective, enthusiastic, and who can communicate well will succeed and there is no limit to their success. 

The course will cover:

• The AD Team - Who They Are/What Do They Do
• The Responsibilities Of A Key 2nd In Pre-Production & Production
• An Overview Of The Documents Used By ADs
• Creation Of A Preliminary Call Sheet All The Way Through The Publishing Of A Final Call Sheet
• Communication With Crew
• Turning A Company Around
• Communication With Cast
• *Includes handouts, example Call Sheets, and example paperwork to help you learn Key 2nd Assistant Director Protocols & Call Sheets

What is Individual Certification?

Individual Certification is a single course centered around one subject. Upon the completion of this course you will be Stage 32 Certified in this area of production. (To be Master Certified in a particular area of expertise, please see the Master Certification section of the platform.)

After viewing the course you will be given a test of your knowledge and understanding of the subject matter. You have the ability to pause your course and go back to review sections as you are learning. You will be given three attempts to take the test. If you do not pass the test after the third time you will need to re-enroll in the course.

Once you pass the test you will be issued a Stage 32 Certificate recognizing your efforts in passing the course. You will also be listed in our master database accessible by film commissions, productions and any executives that are looking for talent. You will also receive a Stage 32 Certification badge that will be added to your Stage 32 profile, so people who are hiring on Stage 32 will know that you have completed a Stage 32 Certification course.

In addition to Stage 32, we highly recommend you post your Stage 32 Certificate on your LinkedIn and other social media profiles.

About the Instructor

You will learn directly from Sylwia Dudzinska. Sylwia has been working in Los Angeles for 14 years with a career that spans from Production Assistant to First Assistant Director to Producer.  She is a member of The Directors Guild of America. Her career has led her to work on low-budget features, commercials, and music videos as well as large-budget episodic television series and feature films, including working with prestigious directors like Steven Soderbergh and Martha Coolidge.  Sylwia's credits include: Behind The Candelabra, Dexter, Sons of Anarchy, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Brooklyn Nine-Nine, All American, and The Mentalist.

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