August 16, 2019
Realizing a need for a diverse pool of properly trained Assistant Directors in the industry, in 1965 the Directors Guild of America and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers established the Directors Guild-Producer Training Plan, Assistant Directors Training Program (ADTP). The ADTP’s purpose is to provide equal access to men and women of diverse backgrounds to participate in an industry sponsored program that trains people to become Second Assistant Directors in the motion picture and television industry. The ADTP has branches in both Los Angeles and New York.
Both programs feature on-the-job training, along with seminars and special assignments. Trainees become employees of a wide variety of feature films, TV series and commercials where they will work under the supervision of DGA AD/UPM members until completion of the program.
The ADTP recently announced the names of those newly accepted to the program that will begin in 2019 and the names of this year's graduates who are now qualified to join the Guild as Second Assistant Directors.
West Coast 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.
West Coast 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.
photos by Gingie Feldman courtesy ADTP
New York ADTP New 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).
photo courtesy ADTP
For more information about both ADTP programs visit the Training Programs page