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S E P T E M B E R 2 0 1 9 I 2 7 AD Training Programs Seek Applicants The application period for the 2020 Directors Guild-Producer Training Plan's Assistant Director Training Program (ADTP), and the New York DGA Assistant Director Training Program will soon be under way. Applications will be available for the West Coast program online in early September and must be transmitted by Friday, November 1, 2019. Online submission for the New York program must be transmitted by Wednesday, December 4, 2019. Trainees undergo on-the-job work experience, participating in a series of rotations that places trainees on the sets of various feature films and television series under the supervision of DGA 2nd ADs, 1st ADs and UPMs. The training lasts 400 days for West Coast Trainees and 350 days for New York Trainees. All Trainees also attend a number of mandatory seminars on various aspects of the industry. After the successful completion of training, graduates are eligible to join the DGA as a 2nd AD. If you know of eligible candidates, have them visit the West Coast website at www.trainingplan.org, or call (818) 386-2545; or the New York website at www.dgatrainingprogram.org or call (212) 397-0930. photo by Tricia Noble photo courtesy ADTP DGA Trainee News & Events photo courtesy ADTP Commercial Trainees Attend Orientation at the Guild: The New York Training Program's commercial production wing launched a West Coast version in 2010. On July 12, new ADTP Commercial trainees Daniel Catton and Sarah Craveiro initiated their training with an orientation at DGA headquarters in Los Angeles. L-R: Eugena Neumann (Comm '20), ADTP Program Administrator Sandra Forman, Daniel Catton (Comm '21), 1st AD Lee Blaine, Sarah Craveiro (Comm '21), 2nd AD Don Johnson (Comm '13), DGA Director of Commercial Contracts Fabiana Ochoa and ADTP Program Assistant Administrator Laure Scott. New York ADTP Trainees & Graduates: Front Row: Alannah Fehrenbach (Film '19), 1st ADs Marcos Gonzalez-Palma and Lisa Meier Coll, Paula Clarkson (Film '21), 2nd AD Kyler Griffin. Middle Row: Luke Wittel, Jimmy Waltrip, Stephanie Fox and Sarah Bowers (Film '20), Yaba Tuffour, Kiersten Funcheon and Matt Breda (Film '21), Nuekellar Hardy (Film '20). Back Row: Justin Ward, Cristian Campos (Film '21), Matt Hausmann (Comm '21), 2nd AD Larry McGee, Tanner Husman (Film '21), Cody Maher (Comm '19), Felix Jordan and Jonathan Ibañez (Film '19). West Coast 2019 ADTP Graduates: Front Row: Nicholas Schlyer, Stephanie Bradford, Nicole Jones, Ashlea Patterson. Back Row: Ashley Shewell, Oliver Calhoun, Jeffrey Goodell, Rachel Woodburn, Jeremy Silveira, Michael Dris. photo by Gingie Feldman Assistant Director Training Programs Add New Trainees, Graduates Classes & Holds Commercial Orientation The ADTP recently announced the names of the trainees newly accepted to the 2019 program and the names of this year's graduates. photo courtesy ADTP West Coast 2019 ADTP New Trainees: Seated: Elizabeth Rios, Lannie Barcelon. Back Row: David Robles, Lily Ziegler, Chloe Huckins, Teresa Cordts, Ashlynn Pastorek, Ravi Fisher, Timothy Deal, Michaela Walton, Taurus Davis and Claire Edwards. photo by Tricia Noble/DGA Staff For more information about the ADTP programs, click the Training Programs link on the homepage of www.dga.org