First Day on Set: What to Know When You’re Getting Started in the Film Industry

presented by WIFVNE and hosted by Media Factory with support from VTIFF

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What do you need to know to get that first job on a film set? Do you know how to properly wrap a cable? Fly in a pancake? Or lock up a set? When should you expect to be paid and how much? Review set safety concerns to protect yourself and other crew members. 

In this presentation and hands-on workshop, WIFVNE President Emerita and Line Producer Alecia Orsini walks you through some of the lingo, gear, safety procedures, and best practices for becoming a production assistant.  Plus!  WIFVNE member and Talamas rental Tech Scott Lebeda, who is also a union camera operator who worked on the Academy Award-winning CODA, assists with the workshop and is ready to answer all your questions!

Wear comfortable clothing so you are ready for the hands-on activities. And bring your business cards because connections today can be collaborators tomorrow.  Pay as you can.

Special thanks to our event hosts and presenters for their support:

Media Factory is a community media center in Burlington, Vermont, providing the surrounding community with media tools, education, and distribution to support civic engagement, free speech, and independent mediamaking.

The mission of VTIFF is to enrich the community and bring the world to Vermont through film.

Alecia Orsini is an award-winning Producer, Director and Multi-Media professional with 15+ years of experience working in the film industry. She is a Line Producer/Production Manager for film, and has also directed, mostly recently, the short drama Late Fall.

Alecia is a prominent voice in the region's film community as President Emerita of WIFVNE.  She also devotes time to Save MA Film Jobs / MA Film Works, working behind the scenes for the grassroots organization supporting Film Tax Incentives in Massachusetts.