RED CIRCLE.- Eight years working on the famous Aída series, in addition to other series and audiovisual projects, authorize José Francisco Ruiz Gener to give advice, secrets and practical professional knowledge to students and future assistant directors in his book, A first’ Tips and secrets from an Assistant Director.
“To date, there is no other book that exposes and develops in depth such important topics in the audiovisual field as, for example, the positions of assistant and assistant director, the real work carried out on a daily basis, figuration and its direction, how the sitcom format is worked from within, and even the psychosocial and human method that you must acquire, to carry out excellent teamwork,” he explains himself.
Published in Círculo Rojo, Grupo Editorial, the reader will find, in the words of the author, “it is a transmission of professional knowledge, tricks, secrets, anecdotes, practical examples, advice and much more, that I have written from the heart, and that I offer as an instruction, through a very pleasant and intuitive evolutionary line. You will find years of experience, based on trial/error, effort, dedication, growth, study and observation. A complete guide, which is written with the main objective of teaching and helping all the people who love this craft. Furthermore, as a curiosity and practical addition, you can find original work documents, which we used daily in the Aída series.”
It is a book aimed mainly at students of audiovisuals, in any of its aspects. “I want to give them that extra reinforcement of knowledge that they will need from the first day they enter an audiovisual project. I offer them an opportunity to stand out from the first moment they arrive, to look like one more and to be able to move like a fish in water.” It is also having a great reception among professionals in the sector who, as José explains, “see how it is recognized in a literary work, all the effort and sacrifice they make daily, mostly occupying very important and relevant positions, but that They are not recognized at all in society. Likewise, I offer personal experiences in the environment, which can add to your experience, having another point of view that is different and parallel to yours. In addition, I explain the work system of the successful sitcom format, or situation comedy, which is something little known in our country.”
“The book I would have loved to read when I started.”
As he rightly says, José Francisco or Pepe, as his friends know him, First time! It is the book that he himself would have wanted to read at the beginning. “In those initial moments, you are not aware of the environment you are entering. You are taught and prepared very well and thoroughly in educational centers to be able to carry out the job, but until you step onto the professional field, in which millions of euros are at stake that depend on correct, orderly and coordinated teamwork, You don’t really realize how important your role is in the whole. I trained many deserving people in their first steps, and I was able to see their needs, and where I could help them most, so that they would wake up and be aware of the place they occupied. From there came the trigger, or reason why I decided to write this book. But, of course, it also has a lot to do with the fact that I suffered in my beginnings, and in my own flesh, what it means to be worthy of directing prime time projects,” he himself says.
Synopsis
“Are you an audiovisual student and want to dedicate yourself to film or television? Do you know what first steps you will have to take? What position will you occupy at the beginning in your internship as an intern and how will you be able to stand out efficiently? What will your responsibilities really be in This exciting little world? What are its lights and shadows? What is an assistant director? You can find all this and much more in this definitive book, full of tricks, tips, practices and real professional experiences, where you will be guided through it. step by step, from your arrival as an intern to achieving the training you need to achieve your position in management.
This is the book that will help you acquire all the concepts, knowledge and responsibilities that will be the basis of your daily work. Learn the correct coordination and the careful treatment you must have with the cast. Get hold of the secrets and mathematics of the professional direction of figuration. He knows the entire production team well, both from a technical and management perspective and from a psychosocial perspective.
In addition, you will learn how to really work within a sitcom (situation comedy), knowing the authentic artistic and technical aspects, its knowhow, the reasons for its international success and the ins and outs of this successful comedy format. All of this accompanied by illustrations from original documentation that was used in the famous Aída series.
Are you prepared to have an advantage in an audiovisual production?
Well let’s get started!
Silence, please… and First time!”
Author
José Francisco Ruiz Gener (Valencia, 1984). His passion for the seventh art and the world of television since his childhood led him to train as a professional in audiovisual fiction, being able to develop his professional career as an assistant director, for eight years, in the famous series Aída (2005-2014 ), among many other projects. His years of profession in prime time productions and his vocation for the sector have led him to write this book with which he can transmit his knowledge and experiences to future generations in the world of audiovisual fiction.
