Second Assistant Directors

Here is how this works in practice. We supply second assistant directors who manage the cast and background side of a Croatian shoot. Our team places second ADs who prepare call sheets and daily forms, set up cast through the makeup, hair and wardrobe pipeline, manage background performers, and act as the communication link between the production office and the set. They support the first AD in running the floor, track the schedule against actual progress, and keep cast ready and on time across demanding locations.

Here is the short of it. A second AD we place works fluently in English, communicates clearly with Croatian and global crews, and brings the org to handle the tricky cast logistics of large background days in heritage settings such as Dubrovnik's Old City and Diocletian's Palace. They keep the production's people moving so the first AD can focus on the floor.

Here is the breakdown. Croatia's second ADs have been trained through sustained global service shoots. The country's run of major projects, including 'Game of Thrones', 'Star Wars: The Last Jedi', 'Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again' and 'Robin Hood', has given second ADs experience setting up large casts and big background units in logistically tricky locations. The HAVC-administered 'Filming in Croatia' incentive keeps that work flowing. Second ADs we place work within GDPR.

Here is what that looks like on the ground. The Croatian data-protection authority AZOP when handling cast and background data, set up with the regional film commissions on access for crowd scenes at heritage sites, and operate comfortably across a country whose EU and Schengen membership and 2023 adoption of the euro simplify logistics. EU free movement lets them draw background and support crew from neighbouring Italy, Slovenia and Austria when a production needs volume.