Film Industry Production Assistant Training Program in Boise, Idaho -- November 16-18, 2012

10/30/2012
Contact:  Peg Owens, Idaho Film Office, peg.owens@tourism.idaho.gov, 208.334-2470

BOISE, Idaho—October 30, 2012—For over fifteen years, Ken Chaplin’s company has led production crews on film locations in the United States, Canada, Europe and Africa.  At each location they sought to hire qualified staff from a pool of local production assistants.  They soon discovered that adequate production training was lacking.  This realization prompted two film industry veterans to use their technical knowledge to develop the special P.A.T.S. (Production Assistant Training Seminar) program.   

Kenny Chaplin is coming to Boise from Regina, Canada, to teach the P.A.T.S. seminar on November 16-18, 2012 at Boise State University.   After completing the workshop, each participant’s name will be entered into the P.A.T.S. national database which is available to national and local film professionals and production companies as a resource for crew staffing on a state-by-state basis.  Participants will also receive a 110-page Production Assistant Training Manual.  

"Kenny’s 2011 workshop was terrific and we welcome him back to Idaho for a second class.  Attendees can get ahead of the competition by learning from one of the top 1st Assistant Directors in the business, and they’ll have a lot of fun in the process," said Peg Owens, Idaho FilmOffice.   

Ben Shedd, Cinema and Digital Media Studies adjunct faculty at Boise State University, who will also present, is an advocate of the class: “The  P.A.T.S. program compliments the current cinema certificate, plus BSU students can receive 1-unit credit for attending the weekend seminar.”  

P.A.T.S. in Boise is open to general public and BSU students. 
General Public $150.00, Area Students $125.00
Full-time BSU students seeking 1-unit credit, enroll in COMM 294 on your Broncoweb account.   

For more information and to register online, click here or visit http://www.filmidaho.org/filmmaker-resources/workshops/.   

The Idaho Commerce Film Office is a partner with Project 60, a comprehensive initiative to grow Idaho's Gross Domestic Product.   The media production industry in Idaho is valued at $36 million with a payroll of $15 million, according to the United States Bureau of Economic Analysis.       

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