Dec 2, 2019
The Tarantinos, the Spike Lees and the Wes Andersons of the world get all the credit. They are after all, the creative force behind their respective films. Yet with all that they have on their plate how is it possible for one person to direct an entire cast and crew which can consist of up to hundreds of personnel? The answer is they don’t.
Enter the First Assistant Director. They are quite possibly the true eye of the storm on a film shoot, not known to the public eye, but certainly to everyone on set. How does a film production with all it’s moving parts stay on schedule and on budget? A solid 1st A.D will make it happen.
Josh Williams and Joe Ciccarella have been that proverbial eye of the storm for many projects over many years. All guts and no glory, this job ain’t for everyone and they’re here to tell you why.