303 First Assistant Director1. A First Assistant Director is one who is assigned by the Employer as the first assistant to the Director. The First Assistant Director, alone or in conjunction with the UPM, organizes pre-production, including organizing the crew, securing equipment, breaking down the script, preparing the stripboard and a shooting schedule. During production, he assists the Director with respect to on-set production details, coordinates and supervises crew and cast activities and facilitates an organized flow of production activity. The First Assistant Director may be assigned responsibilities of the UPM. His or her prime responsibility is to service and assist the Director. Without limitation, among the duties which the Employer must assign to the First Assistant Director or UPM are the supervision of or participation in the following: 1 See Paragraph 24-402(b) and (d) for duties of First Assistant Directors on multi-camera prime time dramatic pilots, presentations and series.
303 First Assistant Director1. A First Assistant Director is one who is assigned by the Employer as the first assistant to the Director. The First Assistant Director, alone or in conjunction with the UPM, organizes pre-production, including organizing the crew, securing equipment, breaking down the script, preparing the stripboard and a shooting schedule. During production, he assists the Director with respect to on-set production details, coordinates and supervises crew and cast activities and facilitates an organized flow of production activity. The First Assistant Director may be assigned responsibilities of the UPM. His or her prime responsibility is to service and assist the Director. Without limitation, among the duties which the Employer must assign to the First Assistant Director or UPM are the supervision of or participation in the following:
