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“Setiquette” – How To Have Proper Etiquette On A Film Set

“Setiquette” – How To Have Proper Etiquette On A Film Set

on Jul 9th 2012 with 12 comments

A number of my friends are working on a local film here in Central Virginia this month. Since there are a large number of volunteers from the community, Marc A Hutchins put together a meeting where he could share some helpful tips about how to act on a film set. This was just an easy way for everybody to be on the same page during production. I asked if I could film it to share with you guys… hopefully you’ll be able to take away a thing or two. :)

With over $45,000 in video, audio, lighting and grip equipment wrapped in a 3-ton GNE truck, Marc A Hutchins’ company Alexander Films supports indie film and commercial productions from South Carolina to Pennsylvania.

Alexander Films has received multiple accolades for commercial and indie film work, to include Auroras, Tellys, Davey, Hugos, Addys, Judges Award and Audience Choice Awards.

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Adam Everett Miller is everettoptions on Videohive
 
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  • Basel Mousa

    Seems interesting.. but 1.4 Gigs is too much to download in 1 session
    I hope that the tut can be divided into 2 or more parts so the download would be easier

    • taus

      Its really worth it.

  • Ramzes

    Guys, use DownloadHelper plugin for Firefox. the size will be 283MB

  • Pat

    Defiantly worth watching, learnt a lot from this!

  • Wesley

    Maybe some of this stuff is acceptable on his set, but not on all. Yelling cut because you ‘think’ a light is dangerous might cost your job and quite possibly your head. On a film set, looking safe and being safe are two different things.
    If you do feel uncomfortable, tap a PA or someone from grip on his back and point to a light, silently.

    “NOT DO handle equipment in another department UNLESS you are asked to assist by the department head” – If you are in the US and on one of those stupid union shoots, do not touch ANYTHING from another department. Doing so might cost your job and all future jobs on union shoots, even if the PA or a first assistant tells you to.

    • http://www.vimeo.com/everettoptions Adam Everett Miller
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      Keep in mind, this specifically was aimed toward a smaller, low budget production.

    • http://www.alexanderfilms.com Marc

      I appreciate your comments — very true. This info was for the indie film crewed by a volunteer base with NO understanding of production from day one. The idea was to lay it out there in a way that will save lives, equipment, and time. I agree that carrying these principles over “word for word” to another set could play out poorly; instead, you should have that conversation with your supervisor and know the set you are stepping on. Truly, some productions play by dangerous rules and should be avoided.

      The education continues on set each day, and those volunteers that hang with us gain the added advantage of learning the details.

      Thanks for your comments.

  • http://www.farhorizonmedia.com Georg Pauwen

    Fantastic, and very useful. Thanks for this great tutorial !

  • Ben

    Thanks :]

  • http://www.vaudevillepictures.net/ Tom Young

    Thank gosh you can stream this video. This was a pretty helpful video, but I don’t know if this is being too conservative. Although, some guys I worked with in school were completely ignorant of everything around them. They ruined quite a few hours of time, if you add all the blunders up. Good video.

  • Flashman

    How do I become an extra for movies?

  • John

    Download link to blip.tv is broken