Second Assistant Directors

Here is how this works in practice. The 2nd assistant directors we work with in Peru have come up through the Lima AD custom shaped by PUCP-trained crews at Tondero, Cinesphere, Audiovisual Project Perú and Big Bang Films, with most having spent formative seasons on Peruvian features, telenovelas and broadcast series before crossing into the global co-productions arriving under Ley 26370 rebates certification and Ibermedia support administered by DAFO and the Ministerio de Cultura.

Here is the short of it. They build call sheets in Spanish and English, manage cast and background flow from holding through wardrobe and maquillaje, set up transport between basecamp and set across Lima's congested grid, and keep the production paperwork flowing accurately so the 1st AD stays anchored on the shooting floor. Their working knowledge of Ley 29783 occupational safety needs, SCTR workplace insurance, EsSalud payroll registration, AFP and ONP retirement inputs, IGV 18 percent invoicing and the Ministerio de Trabajo rules covering minors on set means schedules they distribute are realistic and compliant from the first shooting day in Peru.

Here is the breakdown. On the ground, our 2nd ADs in Peru handle daily production reports, time cards, scene status sheets, cast and crew logs, and the administrative trail needed for DAFO records and Ley 26370 rebates audit at wrap.

Here is what that looks like on the ground. They have credits across Lima features, Andean Sacred Valley shoots, Amazon basin productions out of Iquitos and Puerto Maldonado, and coastal commercials, and they routinely set up large background calls through the capital casting agencies for street scenes in Miraflores, Barranco and Centro Histórico, period work in the Sacred Valley and Cusco's San Blas district, and crowd sequences in Plaza de Armas.

Here is how the picture comes together. When productions involve child performers, our 2nd ADs handle the Ministerio de Trabajo (Peruvian Department of Labor) authorisations and on-set tutor coordination needed by Peruvian minor-on-set rules, and they set up Quechua and Aymara interpreters for minor-on-set communication during Andean village shoots. They liaise with DAFO permit officers during principal photography. The bilingual Spanish-English-Quechua skill that distinguishes a smooth Peruvian shoot from a chaotic one anchors their daily call-sheet work. We match 2nd ADs based on language profile, format, altitude experience and prior Peruvian credits.