Open AccessHid(ing) Media Professionals
Author(s) -
Daniel Ashton,
Nic Jeune
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
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Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2213-0969
DOI - 10.18146/2213-0969.2013.jethc047
Subject(s) - visibility , position (finance) , sociology , production (economics) , public relations , television industry , media industry , media studies , political science , advertising , business , geography , finance , meteorology , economics , macroeconomics
This article addresses the hidden professions of television productionthrough examining the role of the First Assistant Director (1st AD). Drawingon ‘industry talk’, this article examines the ways in which the role of the1st AD is understood as central to the film and television productionprocess but regarded as overlooked or lacking in status and visibility.Examining how 1st ADs position themselves and are positioned as bothinvisible and visible is an opportunity to examine how the 1st AD understandand challenge their status as hidden professionals.