A comprehensive training program designed to teach actors the standards, workflow, and expectations required to work on a professional film set.
Film set protocols are strict rules governing safety, efficiency, set etiquette. Rules that everyone on a professional film set knows, in order to understand and properly work with the crew, the director and all the AD’s. These key protocols are there to ensure safety and maintain workflow and professionalism. You have to be an asset and not a liability. Every actor, every person walking on set must know these protocols.
Producers, directors, and crew expect actors to arrive not only prepared in their craft, but fully trained in the professional mechanics of a film set. That means understanding the entire journey, from the audition process and booking the role, to preparing for production, reading and interpreting a call sheet, and following professional guidelines and protocols.
On set, actors must know and work confidently within the production hierarchy, understand set terminology and commands, and master the technical side of screen acting, from marks and eyelines to camera movement awareness. They must follow rehearsal procedures, understand how takes and filming work, and move seamlessly within the complex workflow of a professional production.
Because in this industry, talent may get you the casting, but professionalism, knowing set skills and protocols, are what get you hired. You need to be a trusted asset to production, not a liability. These are essential skills and critical knowledge every actor must have before stepping onto a professional film set. This is the transition from an acting student to a professional working actor.
The industry expects you to know and uphold the protocols, discipline, and professionalism required on set. The unspoken rules of conduct that ensure safety, efficiency, and a strong collaboration, all while maintaining a positive and proactive attitude.
The Film Set Protocol™ is a professional training program developed by actor, writer, director, and producer Gian Franco Tordi, in collaboration with some of Hollywood’s and international film industry’s most respected professionals, including major renowned casting directors, first assistant directors, and Oscar winning producers and directors.
