Assistant Directors

Here is how the picture comes together. We supply assistant directors who plan and run the shooting day for features, commercials and series in Turkey, breaking down scripts, building schedules and stripboards, and keeping the set moving from call to wrap. Our team places first assistant directors who command the floor, manage cast and crew flow and hold the production to its plan, supported by second and third ADs who handle background, forms and set logistics. Because Turkish shoots frequently cover large crowd scenes and many locations, the ADs we engage are used at setting up big background units, tricky moves across Istanbul's two continents, and the permit-driven windows that govern landmark shoots. They work in Turkish lira and schedule around the up-to-30% cash rebates.

Here is what we have to work with. Turkey's assistant-director pool is exceptionally seasoned because the 'dizi' industry — the country is the world's second-largest exporter of television series after the United States — runs episodic production at a volume few countries match. The relentless schedule of series such as 'Magnificent Century' and 'Resurrection: Ertuğrul' trains ADs to deliver long pages per day while managing large crowds, period setups and tight turnarounds. Netflix originals like 'The Protector' and global features shot in Istanbul add experience of global production standards. University film programmes feed new ADs into the department. The favourable Turkish lira keeps a skilled assistant-director team strongly cost-competitive for visiting shoots.