PRODUCTION ASSISTANT BOOT CAMP

Would you like the opportunity to learn the skills needed to work on a motion picture or television set?  In Connecticut’s growing film industry, production assistants are the most sought-after entry level position in this exciting field.

Offered by the Film Industry Training Program’s affiliate higher educational institutions, the Production Assistant Boot Camp trains people for work both as on-set and production office assistants. The course is taught by an experienced Assistant Director who is a member of the Directors Guild of America (DGA).

Skills learned include terminology, production organization and personnel, set etiquette and operations, radio communications, production office procedures, and understanding the various production forms, including call sheets and production reports. You will participate in mock training exercises and learn all the basics about this position. Instruction also includes job search and interview techniques and how to make your resume attractive to producers and production managers. A high school diploma is required.

For the summer of 2010, the Production Assistant Boot Camp will be offered at Middlesex Community College in Middletown. The course will take place from 9AM to 5PM on consecutive Saturdays: July 10, July 17, July 24, and July 31. The fee is $349.

To register contact Patti Hard at Middlesex Community College at (860) 343-5713

For course information contact Professor Richard Lenoce, rlenoce@mxcc.commnet.edu, or (860) 343-5796.