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: 9AM -5PM Saturday August 17th,
2019 9AM-5PM Sunday August 18th, 2019 Cost is $200 for both days Both
days there is an hour break for lunch from 12:30-1:30...we can supply
you with a list of local restaurants or you can bring your lunch.
Topics include: -What the role of a PA involves -Skills and
characteristics required to excel as a PA -How to break into the
industry -How to craft a professional-looking Production Assistant
resume -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 take-home 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 -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 YOU PASSION ?!?
You will get from this class a Workbook to take home and you will be
put on the coveted Nuge PA Class Graduate List that will get sent out
to local Coordinators, Production Managers and Producers....HOWEVER
THIS WILL NOT GUARANTEE GETTING HIRED ON PRODUCTIONS IN THE FILM
BUSINESS. MOST IMPORTANTLY YOU WILL GET NUGE AS YOUR PERSONAL ADVOCATE
AS WELL AS A COMMUNITY OF OTHER PA GRADUATES THAT YOU CAN COMMUNICATE
WITH EASILY. Instructor Dave Nugent, or Nuge as most call him, has 14
years of experience in various aspects of film production. He got his
start as PA at age 42. He quickly advanced as a production assistant
and 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, passenger vans, and 4 production motorhomes. He
actively works on set driving a production motor home, working in the
transportation department and along with his co-business owner/wife
Bobbi Gerlick, providing craft service. ******* 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.
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