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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 entry-level position is how many film and media professionals get their start in the industry! Production Assistants (PAs) wear many hats—they load equipment, run errands, manage set logistics, park vehicles, handle coffee runs, and support the crew wherever needed.
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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 one-of-a-kind comprehensive Online Video Series features six hours of engaging content, including 74 videos and over 15 downloadable PDFs. The course offers candid interviews with more than 20 industry professionals—Directors, Producers, and crew members—who share real, unfiltered insights about what it truly takes to succeed in the industry.
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Never the same experiences
This career is not like any other for adventure!
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One of the most exciting parts of this career is the constant stream of new people, places, experiences, and adventures. Every job is unique, with a different crew each time—giving you the chance to work alongside incredible professionals, many of whom may become lifelong friends.
Educators, We Can Help!
Students at Sunnyside High School in Fresno watching Kincade Productions in class
How to Be a Successful Film Production Assistant (SFPA) is a Five-Course Series packed with dynamic video content, specifically designed to engage high school and college-age film and media students in an online classroom setting. Professionally produced and aligned with Career Technical Education (CTE) standards, SFPA offers valuable training for aspiring crew members. Now featured in CTE and ROP programs across California, this course is equipping teachers with the tools to help their students land their first on-set job—and get invited back.
Skills Developed Across All Arts Disciplines
Production Assistants are essential across a wide range of creative industries—including film, theater, stagecraft, broadcast, music, and dance. This entry-level role serves as a gateway into all of these artistic pathways.
Dr. William Henshaw, Redwood High School, Visalia, CA
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“I think this program is universal. A lot of the skill sets that students will learn are transferable to different types of programs, whether it be film, broadcasting, theatrical, a musical show, and other industries that have the need for someone to be at that production assistant entry-level job. Through this amazing program, my students have had a lot of career exploration through the various career opportunities the PA will offer them.”
Teacher Feedback
Katie McQuone, Milken Educator Of The Year, 2019, Sunnyside High School, Fresno, CA
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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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Philip Chidel, Film Teacher, Marin School of the Arts, Novato, CA
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.
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Student Feedback
D’Adonis Moquette, Aspiring Film Maker, Sacramento, CA
Currently at Tyler Perry’s Dream Collective
“Kincade Productions helps you understand not only how to get into the industry but what attitude is best for success. Through compelling visual storytelling and in-field perspectives from Film Makers in the profession, Robin applies emphasis to what’s most important and is genuinely trying to make the film community better, one student at a time. As someone new to the film industry I have come to find that being armed with Kincade Productions invaluable teachings has lifted the veil of the unspoken codes of conduct for the film industry specifically and what is taboo. All of which has better prepared me for the reality of following my dream of filmmaking.”
Jesse Hernandez, Certified SFPA, Class of 2021, Sunnyside High School, Fresno, CA
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“Kincade Production was the first academic and learning experience for me because I never knew I would have loved camera and operations and stuff. And so I think that this really set my goal and my passion right now. I currently work at Bulldog Vision, which does all the support production, light production at Federal State. So whether we do soccer, football, volleyball, waters to the field, we do all that. That PA has to be able to adapt to anything. So you can be thrown on camera. You can be thrown on audio graphics. You kind of have to know a little bit of everything. So it goes back to that PA that you have to be willing to learn a little bit of everything because you never know when you're gonna be thrown on something.”
Emma Ryder, Production Assistant, Los Angeles, CA
Currently Office PA at Prettybird/Ventureland
“I took your PA course while I was interning at the Sacramento Film Office. After completing your PA course, I went to work on a feature film, No Address, that shot in Sacramento in 2023. The PA course definitely helped ease me into being on set. The course laid out real world examples and experiences that gave me insight into the production world and gave me more depth on it than what I learned from being in school. I am so grateful I got to take your course. As a green PA, you are just getting thrown into the fire and just must figure things out as you go, but going into my first gig with the PA course behind me, I felt more confident in my surroundings. Since No Address, I made dozens of connections with the local film community in Sacramento and the Bay Area. I've been on sets big and small, from features to docs, commercials and digital marketing videos. I love being on set and surrounded by hardworking, like minded people. I made sure to make good connections wherever I'd go, and was able to stay busy as a freelancer.”
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.
Film Crew set up for commercial sunset shot.
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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