Pre-Production

• Primary role is to assist the Production Manager (PM) with any and all logistical needs to prepare for principal photography.
• Assist PM with gathering information from departments heads for the Daily Prep Schedule.
• Assist PM in securing lunches, craft services, volunteers, and extras for all days of shooting.
• Assist PM in obtaining craft services the night before production.
• Assist PM in preparing all the paperwork needed on set.
• Assist PM in communicating any changes to the schedule to the 2nd AD to disseminate to the cast and crew.
• During Equipment Check-out, check out the sustainability kit and water jugs.
• Check the weather periodically to monitor adverse conditions. Have a back-up plan.
• Double check every logistical piece of information and make sure nothing has been forgotten.

Production days

Start of day

• Arrive at set FIRST, at least 30 minutes before call time.
• Assist PM in recording the state and location of things, ground rules.
• Assist PM in delivering the craft services to the 2nd AD and assist them in setting up the craft service table.
• Give the 2nd AD all the paperwork you prepared ahead of time for them to have completed throughout the day.
• When trucks arrive, assist PM in verifying they are parking in the correct place.

Throughout the day

• Make sure everything is going as planned throughout the day, and troubleshoot logistics as needed.
• Monitor and maintain the sustainability kit and water supply

Meals

• Assist PM in double-checking with the caterer or restaurant that lunch will be ready on time.
• Assist PM in picking up lunch and bringing it back to set with enough time for the 2nd AD to set it up prior to releasing for lunch.

End of day

• Help clean and secure location. Be the LAST TO LEAVE (except perhaps Art Dept). Leave the location better than when you arrived.