“be a Successful film Production Assistant”
one of a kind Online Course
the first comprehensive online video Series that teaches how to break into the film and media industries
Stories from the set
Working as a PA is the entry level position that many film and media professionals use to break into the business! Production Assistants do everything. They help load vans, get coffee orders right, park cars, lock down sets and generally help the crew in any way they can. One of the more basic lessons to learn is how to properly wrap and coil cables as there are always plenty of video, audio and electrical cables on every set and it’s one job a PA will always be asked to do.
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Meet Robin
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Award-winning Producer, Robin Kincade has been in the media industry since 1979. Her skills include Producer, Location Professional and Photographer. Winning the prestigious COLA Award (California On Location Award) in 2015 for best in the documentary category, Robin brings her experience, stories, and common sense to life in this online course.
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PAs do these tasks
Escorting Talent to Stage
Creating a Special Effect
Standing in for Talent
Marking the Shot
Timing Stand Ups
Helping with The Wrap
so many jobs
It’s not just the main characters on a film set, it takes a community, a team of professionals working all kinds of different jobs.
A film set has something for everyone
Knox, Director, San Francisco, CA
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Unless you’ve been a part of the film industry it’s difficult to imagine all the different types of professions it takes to make up a set. There is a place for just about everybody. Not just the actors, producers or directors but also for the builders, electricians, food service, security and of course PAs.
Certify them for success
Dewey Compton, Film Teacher, West High School, Bakersfield, CA
Dewey Compton and Mariah Grimes, West High School, Bakersfield, California
“The success of going through Kincade Production’s PA curriculum is already paying off for one of my students. Mariah Grimes was a junior last year and was not very interested in my video production class. She ended up producing a well done commercial for our local credit union we have on campus and was really excited from this point on. This year she is in the journalism class and using the skills learned from the Kincade Production Assistant Program in her new role as the producer of our Viking Vizion news cast program. She has gone from a quiet student not having much confidence to a vocal producer and even directing other students in their roles in the journalism class. I credit the Kincade Production Program as a huge part in Mariah’s success.”
Dr. William Henshaw, Film Teacher, Redwood High School, Visalia, CA
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“I was really excited about this program to bring Hollywood, broadcasting, digital media into my classroom. How to get a job, how to break into the industry! The course that they produce is amazing. It really breaks down the steps, the processes, the different positions. You get great interviews from people in the industry that share that, a lot of people that my students fell in love with, the characters in the different areas of film and digital media and broadcasting that they identified with, they wanted to be like. I actually had a couple of my students say, ‘I want to be in film, but I'm not sure what I want to do. I have those basic skills, but, Production Assistant is something I can actually get my feet wet and get into the industry.’ “They're really excited about that.”
Meet the professionals
You’ll learn the real story of what’s expected from you and how to succeed in the industry. You will hear first-hand from Directors, Assistant Directors, Producers, Location Professionals and Production Assistants plus many others who work in the industry. They will reveal their secret tips on what it takes to succeed and share their experiences on how to climb the ladder in your new career.
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Interviews with Border Patrol, Texas Rio Grande
students can find their way
Micah Jamal Allen, Film Production Assistant
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