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The Role of the Assistant DirectorHistorically the role of an assistant to the director was a stepping stone to directing work; Alfred Hitchcock was an AD, as was James McTeigue. This transition into film directing is no longer common in feature films, but remains an avenue for television work, particularly in Australia and Britain. It is more common now for ADs' to turn to production management and producer roles than to directing |