PA Jobs

The Red One camera on shoots 1 & 2

Over the semester I have been lucky enough to do three jobs with Media Arts students. I worked on two 3rd year portfolio films as a PA and on a 2nd year adaptation film as a Grip. All three were absolutely wonderful experiences allowing me to witness and be part of real professional sets.

My first job was also my biggest. I was a PA on the film Anatomy of a Sunbeam and went up to Wasaga for four days for the entire shoot. About sixteen of us all slept in the same cottage make it very crowded but also very fun. We shot mostly in a trailer park and I helped with carrying/setting up equipment, but most of all worked as a driver. While it isn't a glorious job it was still fun to do driving around and talking to the actors most of the time. I'd sometimes be driving back-and-forth on the same stretch of road about ten times non stop, I think I drove about 550km that weekend! Overall it was an amazing experience.

On my second job it was only for a day on the third year film Autumn. I just did the same things as last time but it didn't end as well for me. After driving all the way to Toronto from Hamilton to pick up an actress I picked her up and started going back until I got into an accident (it was my first time driving myself in Toronto fyi, I live in the rural area). But I don't want to go into detail about that unfortunate bit...

On my third set with the second years I was lucky enough to work as a Grip through a connection knowing one of the students through my sister. This time I helped out more with carrying/setting up equipment.

Overall all three jobs were an amazing experience that helped me as a filmmaker. They were incredibly fun to do and everyone I met were really nice. Hopefully all the work works out in my favour when it comes to application time for Media Arts!

The following is a link to a film a few of the people I worked with on the first and second shoots made last year. It has 500,000 views! - Recess Opening Remake