Mastering "Setiquette" - How to Stand Out on a Film or Television Set
Hosted by Jonathan Kesselman
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Hosted by Jonathan Kesselman
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Webinar hosted by: Jonathan Kesselman
Award Winning Director (Comedy Central's THE HEBREW HAMMER, JIMMY VESTVOOD: AMERIKAN HERO)
Jonathan Kesselman is an award-winning writer and director who has worked on projects for companies like Fox, Paramount, Nickelodeon, Disney, Sony, Blue Sky Animation, MTV, Comedy Central studios, Funny or Die, WWE, Nintendo, and many more. His first feature film THE HEBREW HAMMER, starring Adam Goldberg, Judy Greer and Andy Dick, premiered at Sundance Film Festival before getting picked up by Comedy Central. THE HEBREW HAMMER has since become a holiday cult classic, voted among the top holiday movies by the New York Times, Vanity Fair, Boston Globe and Time Magazine. His next film JIMMY VESTVOOD: AMERIKAN HERO, starring Maz Jobrani, won both the Comedy Vanguard and Audience Award at the Austin Film Festival before being released on Showtime and Netflix. Jonathan recently co-created the short form comedy series GANDER, streaming exclusively on Tubi. Through his long and varied history in film and television, Jonathan is no stranger to film sets and how to best work within them. Full Bio »
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Walking onto a film set for the first time can be intimidating and overwhelming. Wires, lights, cameras. People everywhere. Places you should be. Places you shouldn’t. Times you need to be quiet, times you need to speak up. The film set is a place where everyone needs to know what they’re doing and where they’re going, and it’s a place where everyone will expect the same of you. Yet if you’ve never worked on a set like this before, that can be a tall order.
Whether you’re a PA on your first film, the director helming the production yourself, or anything in between, having a firm understanding of the expected etiquette on set—or “setiquette”—is crucial and lends itself to how much trust others will put on you. A film set might look like chaos from the outside, but it is often just the opposite—a well-oiled machine where everyone has a role and everyone knows where they should be and what they should be doing. If you are unsure of your own role on set, you can very well stick out like a sore thumb and contribute to slowdowns and frustrations. On the other hand, if you are confident, competent, and helpful on set, people will notice, which will lead to new opportunities and a team who will want to work with you time and time again. This is why it’s so important to walk onto your first set with a good idea of how everything works.
Jonathan Kesselman is an award-winning writer and director who has worked on projects for companies like Fox, Paramount, Nickelodeon, Disney, Sony, Blue Sky Animation, MTV, Comedy Central studios, Funny or Die, WWE, Nintendo, and many more. His first feature film THE HEBREW HAMMER, starring Adam Goldberg, Judy Greer and Andy Dick, premiered at Sundance Film Festival before getting picked up by Comedy Central. THE HEBREW HAMMER has since become a holiday cult classic, voted among the top holiday movies by the New York Times, Vanity Fair, Boston Globe and Time Magazine. His next film JIMMY VESTVOOD: AMERIKAN HERO, starring Maz Jobrani, won both the Comedy Vanguard and Audience Award at the Austin Film Festival before being released on Showtime and Netflix. Jonathan also wrote and directed second Unit for Oscar-winning director Ang Lee on the film BILLY LYNN'S LONG HALFTIME WALK. He recently co-created the short form comedy series GANDER, streaming exclusively on Tubi. Through his long and varied history in film and television, Jonathan is no stranger to film sets and how to best work within them.
Jonathan will break down how a professional film or television set works and everything you should know before stepping on set for the very first time. He will give a snapshot of how a film set generally looks and run before going through all of the different departments on set and their relationship to the director. Jonathan will spend time delving into the role of the assistant director, the beating heart of the set and will then explain what a day on set generally looks like, including a schedule breakdown and how the workflow normally looks. Next he will go through the importance of blocking rehearsals, the art of slating, and how to read a call sheet and shooting schedule. Jonathan will teach you how to find success on your first set, including how to hold yourself so you’re called back again. He will also go over how to find success as a director, how to delegate, motivate, and empower, in addition to staying on schedule. Jonathan will then show you five common mistakes to avoid making on set. Finally he will give you tips on how to break in and get experience on set, including where to find opportunities and what roles you should be looking for.
Praise for Jonathan's Stage 32 Webinar:
"I enjoyed the thoroughness and detailed explanation, have no complains or negative comments, it was fantastic!"
-Arlen G.
"It was so broad, yet very detailed - perfect for a newbie like myself"
-Kiri M.
"Great information for me. Helps me to understand "Setiqutte" as I work towards getting my first TV show into the hands of a production company."
-Gregory M.
What You'll Learn
- The Film Set: A Snapshot
- A rundown of the different departments
- The normal hierarchy on set-who reports to whom?
- A Breakdown of Everyone on Set and Their Relationship to the Director. Including:
- Art department
- Production team
- Directing team
- Wardrobe
- Hair and Makeup
- Writer
- Transportation
- The Assistant Director: The Beating Heart of the Set
- What Does a Day on Set Generally Look Like?
- When people arrive and leave
- Schedule breakdown—lunch, breaks, etc.
- General workflow including
- Blocking
- Lighting
- Rehearsals
- Shooting
- Blocking Rehearsals
- When they’re done
- Why they’re done
- What you should and shouldn’t do during rehearsals
- The Art of Slating
- Why it’s done
- What do all those numbers and letters mean?
- How to Read and Understand a Call Sheet and Shooting Schedule.
- Finding Success on Your First Set
- Having the right attitude
- Tips to excel on set so you’re called back again
- Finding Success on Set as a Director
- The importance of delegating
- Serving as a leader and motivator
- Empowering others
- Staying on schedule
- 5 Common Mistakes To Avoid Making On Set
- How to Break In and Get Experience on Set
- Resources to find opportunities
- Introductory on-set positions and what they do
- Q&A with Jonathan
About Your Instructor
Jonathan Kesselman
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