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“be a Successful film Production assistant”
This Five-Course online Series contains Rich Video Content Designed Specifically For Classroom Engagement For High School And College-Age Film And Media Students
What Is A Film production Assistant (PA)?
This is the entry-level job that many film professionals use to break into the business! Production Assistants (PAs) do everything. They help load vans, get coffee orders right, park cars, lockdown sets, and generally help the crew in any way they can.
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London Freeman, a Film Production Assistant, is on the job working and having fun.
Why become a pA?
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What’s in this course
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Why become a Production Assistant? This job is a direct door into the industry! Becoming a Film Production Assistant (PA) is an entry-level position, it’s like an apprenticeship where you’ll get the opportunity to experience the film business and also get paid. A Production Assistant position is the way the industry absorbs new talent.
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This Comprehensive Online Video Series is a One Of A Kind Course with six hours of video content, including interviews with over 20 industry professionals such as Directors, Producers and other crew members. They give candid interviews and tell the straight story of what it takes to become successful in the industry. Course content includes 74 videos and over 15 downloadable PDFs.
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Educators, We Can Help!
How To Be A Successful Film Production Assistant (SFPA) is a Five-Course Series that contains Rich Video Content Designed Specifically For Online Classroom Engagement For High School And College-Age Film And Media Students. SFPA is a professionally produced program, providing robust Career Technical Education (CTE) content. Now featured in CTE and ROP Programs through-out California, this online course is helping teachers give their students a better chance of making it onto a set AND getting asked back.
Teacher Feedback
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“There are no other courses that I have found that are anything close to Kincade Productions. The course, it's real life and I've never really found anything else that the kids have watched and taken quizzes on, and been able to walk away with it.”
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Student Feedback
Jesse Hernandez, Certified SFPA, Class of 2021, Sunnyside High School, Fresno, CA
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“So they threw me in and just saw a lot of different people not knowing the experience of being PA, they couldn't handle it. And so, that's the real world. I've seen people freak out, like, I cannot do this. Thinking in the back of my head, I've learned this video production experience and without that, I would be in the same boat, panicking.”
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Phil has written, produced and directed a number of successful films. He is now teaching film classes in Northern California. He started his career as a Production Assistant and explains why this particular position is vital to understanding how to succeed in the industry.
Who is robin Kincade?
Award winning Producer, Robin Kincade, brings over 30 years of experience to this comprehensive series. Working for clients including NBC, ABC, Food Network, Showtime, HBO, Reality Television and many more, Robin brings you those insider tips of how to break in and then climb the ladder to find your career in film.
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The Reviews are in
Professionals speak out
Camera crew inside an empty Levi Stadium with large reflector, lights, and camera equipment. Newscaster speaking to camera.
Film Crew set up outside with several crew members standing and sitting throughout. Equipment trucks and easy-ups in background, sound and camera equipment, lighting, and monitors in foreground.
What are People saying about the course
See the reviews from people who have taken the series. They give first-hand knowledge of how this online course helped them in their journey breaking into the business. “Kincade Productions helps you understand not only how to get into the industry but what attitude is best for success.” D’Adonis Moquette, Aspiring Director.
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Meet the professionals in the series
We interviewed over 20 Professionals who are currently working in film. From Directors all the way to other PAs, students get first-hand knowledge of how these professionals view their own industry and the different departments they work in. Their advice brings the many different perspectives on how things work in the biz as they give the straight story of how to break in and then how to succeed.
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Camera man operating Jib Arm outside between long fence and railroad track in the Arizona desert while filming scenic scenes.
How much does it cost?
We made this course affordable! It was very important to us to make this course affordable for our schools and students. We offer discounts for quantity orders.
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