Trainees are a screened and trained addition to your production team and can perform DGA duties. All trainees have had classroom-based curriculum that includes: Production forms, call sheets, first aid, SAG, IATSE & Basic Crafts contracts, Safety on set, and staging background action. We also offer several incentive programs to you that may help alleviate some of the costs of hiring a trainee (or multiple!) on your production. Our programs include:
IMPORANT APPLICATION UPDATE: Our 2024 application process is delayed. Please stay tuned for further electronic updates regarding Assessment Center. Thank you for your patience.
Last summer we welcomed 16 new trainees to the program. They're all hard at work on various projects, some even hitting their 100 day marks in the program. We look forward to watching them develop into skilled Assistant Directors!
