Second Assistant Directors

The 2nd assistant directors we work with in Peru came up through the Lima AD tradition. That craft was shaped by PUCP-trained crews at Tondero, Cinesphere, Audiovisual Project Perú and Big Bang Films. Most spent their early seasons on Peruvian features, telenovelas and broadcast series. From there they moved into the global co-productions that arrive under Ley 26370 rebates certification and Ibermedia support, both administered by DAFO and the Ministerio de Cultura.

They build call sheets in Spanish and English and manage cast and background flow from holding through wardrobe and maquillaje. They also set up transport between basecamp and set across Lima's congested grid. All the while, the production paperwork keeps flowing accurately, so the 1st AD stays anchored on the shooting floor. Their working knowledge of Ley 29783 safety rules, SCTR workplace insurance, EsSalud payroll sign-ups, AFP and ONP retirement inputs, IGV 18 percent invoicing and the Ministerio de Trabajo rules on minors on set runs deep. That knowledge keeps the schedules they hand out realistic and compliant from the first shooting day in Peru.

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

Their credits span Lima features, Andean Sacred Valley shoots, Amazon basin shoots out of Iquitos and Puerto Maldonado, and coastal commercials. They also set up large background calls through the capital casting agencies on a regular basis. That work covers street scenes in Miraflores, Barranco and Centro Histórico, period shoots in the Sacred Valley and Cusco's San Blas district, and crowd sequences in Plaza de Armas.

When shoots involve child performers, our 2nd ADs handle the Ministerio de Trabajo (Peruvian Department of Labor) permits and the on-set tutor planning that Peruvian minor-on-set rules call for. They also bring in Quechua and Aymara interpreters so minors can be guided during Andean village shoots. During principal photography, they liaise with DAFO permit officers. The Spanish-English-Quechua fluency that separates a smooth Peruvian shoot from a chaotic one anchors their daily call-sheet work. We match 2nd ADs by language profile, format, altitude experience and prior Peruvian credits.