TV Commercial Production Seminar Scheduled in New York City Area

New York, NY — The Association of Independent CommercialProducers (AICP) has scheduled dates for AICP’s televisioncommercial production seminar to be offered in New York City nextmonth. The seminar, “How to be a commercialscoordinator…and why,” is a comprehensive course onproduction and on the responsibilities of a commercials coordinator,and will take place September 23, 24 and 25, 2002.

The seminar offers an in-depth examination of the production processand the role of the coordinator, taught by well-known professionalsworking in the field. In New York City, the seminar instructors will beexecutive producer Effie Samios of Producer’s Source in SessionOne; controller Margaret Capossela and Glenda Anselm, both of EpochFilms in Session Two; and executive producer Bob Fisher of CelsiusFilms in Session Three.

In three intensive sessions, the AICP television commercialproduction seminar covers:

1) “Mechanics of the Production Business” — howthe industry works, the structure of production companies and the logicof the bidform;

2) “Partnering with the Financial Department” —the financial responsibilities of the coordinator, reportingrequirements, forms, legal, fiscal and insurance issues; and

3) “Pre-pro and Production: the Coordinator’sRole” — union rules, working with suppliers, and productionfunctions such as booking crew, casting, location scouting and travelarrangements.

To ensure an effective learning environment, registration for theAICP seminar is limited to 30 participants, and attendees are requiredto have a minimum of 10 hours of experience on the set or arecommendation from an AICP member. Tuition is $300. Included in theircourse fee, seminar participants receive a workbook with a full rangeof commercial production forms, and a “production survivalkit,” courtesy of AICP sponsors.

Registration information for AICP Seminars is available by callingAICP at 212-929-3000.

Founded in 1972, the AICP represents, exclusively, the interestsof United States companies that specialize in producing commercials invarious media — film, video, computer — for advertisers andagencies. The association, with national offices in New York and LosAngeles, and regional chapters across the country, serves as a strongcollective voice for this $5+ billion industry, addressing its manyaudiences within the advertising community, business circles andgovernment offices; disseminating information; developing industrystandards; and providing education on production.