Hid(ing) media professionals: constructing and contesting the 1st AD

Jeune, N and Ashton, D (2013) 'Hid(ing) media professionals: constructing and contesting the 1st AD.' View: Journal of European Television History and Culture, 2 (4). ISSN 2213-0969

Official URL: http://journal.euscreen.eu/index.php/view/article/...

Abstract

This article addresses the hidden professions of television production through examining the role of the First Assistant Director (1st AD). Drawing on ‘industry talk,’ this article examines the ways in which the role of the 1st AD is understood as central to the film and television production process but regarded as overlooked or lacking in status and visibility. Examining how 1st ADs position themselves and are positioned as both invisible and visible is an opportunity to examine competing understandings of production hierarchies and how 1st ADs can challenge their status as hidden professionals.

Item Type: Article
Keywords: media industries, media production, media work, First Assistant Director
Divisions: Bath School of Art, Film and Media
Date Deposited: 16 Jan 2014 11:31
Last Modified: 27 Oct 2022 14:41
URI / Page ID: https://researchspace.bathspa.ac.uk/id/eprint/1837
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