Greater Cleveland Film Commission Production Assistant Workshop

Join us for our first Production Assistant Workshop of 2025! Presented by Goodman Wealth Advisors, BlueBridge Networks, KeyBank, and Community Foundation of Lorain County.

Led by award-winning, 40-year industry veteran Kokayi Ampah, Location Manager, Director, Producer, and Writer, best known for being the Production Supervisor and Location Manager on The Shawshank Redemption. A winner of multiple Lifetime Achievement Awards from across the industry, he was the second Location Manager to be inducted into the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, and currently serves as the Co-Chair of The Academy Museum’s Diversity Committee.

Learn how to get your start as a Production Assistant (P.A.)! P.A.s are essential support for the cast and crew on a production. This entry-level position is the best place to learn how a set operates and how to get your industry career started.

Workshop topics include:

How to structure your resumé to stand out
Set hierarchy & responsibilities
Set terminology, protocols & etiquette
Call sheets, sides, DooDs, shooting schedules
Strip boards, production reports
Hour-by-hour walkthrough of a day on set
Q&A with our experts & more!