Second Assistant Directors

Here is how this works in practice. The 2nd assistant directors we work with in Hungary have come up through the AD pipeline that SZFE Budapest (Színház- és Filmművészeti Egyetem, founded 1865), MOME (Moholy-Nagy University of Art and Design) and ELTE Budapest Film Studies have shaped over the past three decades.

Here is the short of it. Plus most having spent formative seasons inside the MTVA, RTL Klub, TV2 and ATV high-volume episodic and telenovela-equivalent AD pool before crossing into the global features and streaming series that Mythberg Films, Laokoon Filmgroup, Proton Cinema, Inforg-M&M Film and KMH Film build out of Origo Studios, Korda Studios, Stern Filmstúdió and Mafilm in Budapest and Fót. They build call sheets in bilingual EN/HU formats. And EN/DE templates for the German co-productions that route through Hungary's 30% TAO rebates.

Here is the breakdown. Manage cast and background flow from holding through wardrobe and makeup, set up transport between basecamp and set across Budapest's Buda Castle UNESCO pedestrian zone, Andrássy Avenue UNESCO restrictions and the Pest film-friendly corridors. Plus keep the forms moving so the 1st AD stays anchored on the floor. Their working knowledge of Magyar Színészek Szakszervezete (Hungarian Actors' Union) rates, HSC (Hungarian Society of Cinematographers) shift conventions. Plus Hungarian Labour Code 12-hour rest rules means the schedules they distribute are compliant and realistic from day one.

Here is what that looks like on the ground. On the ground, our 2nd ADs in Hungary handle daily production reports, time cards, scene status sheets, cast and crew logs. Plus the administrative trail needed for the 30% Hungarian TAO film-rebates records that the line producer submits at wrap through the NFI (National Film Institute) and NAV (Hungarian Tax Authority). They have credits across Origo Studios, Korda Studios, Stern Filmstúdió, Mafilm Fót and the regional bases shoots build around Debrecen, Szeged, Pécs, Eger, Tokaj and Lake Balaton.

Here is how the picture comes together. Plus they routinely set up large background calls through Top Talent Hungary, Casting Hungary, Adam Stein Casting and KEK Studios extras pipelines for Budapest period sequences along Andrássy Avenue, Heroes' Square and the Danube embankment, Hungarian-countryside crowd shoots in Hortobágy, and tourist-heavy summer schedules around Lake Balaton. The 1st AD lineage they came up under. Csaba Bárdosi on Sunset (László Nemes), Ábel Szalontai on Pieces of a Woman (Kornél Mundruczó), Veronika Lakatos on Witcher Netflix S3 and Black Widow. Informs how they pace the day. We match 2nd ADs based on language profile (English-only, bilingual EN/HU, EN/DE), format, AD operation scale and prior Hungarian credits.