What Does An Assistant Director Do? | Varun Khettry | Udaan, Kai Po Che, Rock On!! | Cheat Sheet

In this episode of Cheat Sheet, we meet Varun Khettry who has assisted on films like Udaan, Kai Po Che & Rock On! to understand what goes into the role of an assistant director on a film set. Varun demonstrates and explains the use of call sheets, clapper boards, scheduling software & walkie talkies too.
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[@daviddsouza4887]

That AD is fantastic, zero ego, zero attitude, I wish him the very best, do bring him back again, I wish him the best for his short film, love from Ireland

[@aniketmeshram6598]

So did you understand the meaning of JUGAAD?????

[@writingdoll]

Agree, he is good.

[@littlestreamfilms4090]

@@writingdoll 🙏

[@littlestreamfilms4090]

Thank you so much David for the kind words ❤

[@martandgupta8491]

one of the best cheat sheets ..He really explained well and moreover he was interested in telling .. :)

[@littlestreamfilms4090]

Thanks Martand

[@rasikameeramahabal6292]

Superb. He explained it really well , bring him back for more questions

[@littlestreamfilms4090]

Thank you Rasika...

[@Andysri100]

Yes... they should

[@TheZennyR]

Please, please bring back this series!! I don't know how I missed it back when it was uploaded Sneha's childlike enthusiasm in meeting filmy folks is so much fun to watch. And informative too!

[@nishanths367]

2:58 Movie Magic software was first introduced to Indian cinema in 1991 by Kamal Haasan in a Tamil film Thevar Magan. The film won 5 National Awards.

[@valardohaeris333]

This guy, Varun, is so sweet! 🍦 🍨

[@KhaliPeeliBheja]

This anchor's screen look is amazing. She is real Indian beauty.

[@missusdesai]

That's very sweet! Thank you :)

[@KhaliPeeliBheja]

My pleasure.

[@bbablu123]

Afterall she's Malayali Beauty.

[@tarkovsky69]

@@bbablu123 lol I am afraid I must agree - takovski

[@varunprakash6207]

#AssistantDirector They are the Backbone in the movie They are write the Dialogue and Planning to Shoot the Movie #CallSheet they are Drive Shooting and the driven the movie #PillarsofShooting #PillarsOfMovie 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍#RealHero 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@WhoCares-we7ny]

I am binge watching cheat sheet episodes. Am in love with Sneha Menon Desai ❤️ She has magnetic screen presence. Great Job Film Companion 🙏🙏

[@missusdesai]

Hey, thank you so much!!

[@nikhil.uprety]

@@missusdesai Would love to see how a script/screenplay is being written for a film, the writing process ...

[@ces_archie]

This is probably the best cheat sheet. He explained everything so well and so passionately. 👌🏾 I had very little idea of what was expected of me as an AD but after watching this, I feel so confident in myself. Very ready to go on to my project as a first time AD.

[@koushiknemani5135]

Hey! A year later, how is it going?

[@meetdesai6095]

Thank you varunn khetry for sharing your valuable experience ..a lot respect .

[@GeorgeTudu]

Such a sincere guy. Wish you all the best for your short film.

[@littlestreamfilms4090]

Thank You George...

[@Yebi263]

Beautiful. What you just did will change many people life including mine.

[@niamscookery3442]

This is a nice guy. Wish him all the best for his Short film.

[@Jainrahul882]

Great

[@AngelaRenee3]

This was extremely helpful! Thank you so much!

[@rkm102]

One of the best interviews I had seen recently.........Totally blown away by the simplicity and quality of knowledge I gained. Yes please bring Mr Varun one more time ................

[@bas_kar_prakhar]

Please make videos on cinematographers and dop's

[@rusiruisurujith]

prakhar gupta please

[@rishidhiman1450]

Yes!!!

[@ronakporjaofficial5674]

Yes ..please make

[@romitsen3405]

So so proud of you Bro! Cant wait to see your films!

[@Roshan_M]

ths is very informative video.....please make video on 1st AC/ DOP Assistant, Focus puller and Gaffer...

[@logontorishi]

Thank you 👍

[@monikarevankar9460]

He got so many thing show and educate about his work, It show much love towards what he does.

[@littlestreamfilms4090]

Thanks Monika

[@thesunshine4524]

Thankyou :) this is brilliant :) thanks for teaching us filmmaking. Best series. You host really well, Sneha. Your whole team is amazing to bring us this in such a easy simplified manner. Will always be Grateful to you all for this series🙏🏼🙏🏼🙂

[@PraC19]

More AD interviews please!

[@munishchhabra8196]

Well done and thanks for this interview

[@pragmaticapproachenglish6875]

working as an assistant director only I know I started my journey n learnt all these things own my own I worked in guilty as the third ad n did a Punjab I film called Nishiana as the second ad n done a lot of ad films. trust me I m feeling so good now that everything that is being explained here is easier now for me.

[@jkuyujgng]

Hello manish. How does one get work as an AD? I can't afford film school. Kindly reply it will be of great help.

[@anju04aa]

Hi I’m about to start as an AD and have zero experience with only passion for films.,,

[@rishiraaj.580]

Nice , Interesting 👍

[@onetouchfilms2154]

Just wonderful n very true he explain everything in very short time thanks to u mam n him too for lovely information keep making these typs of videoos for real film cinema making 😊 👌🏻 👍🏻

[@DJAmakusa]

Ma'am, amount of effort you put in every episode is breathtaking. You should have your own show.

[@vinayaktiwari4383]

very nice explanation...

[@vishnuprasadp5617]

That was really informative.

[@Rahul-hx9wf]

Thanks a lot Film companion ,Host and AD

[@IrittyFilms]

Very informative, thank you

[@karthikkr96]

First of it's kind. Really happy with the way he explained and you interviewed. Would be great if you can likewise get us the interview of all the different teams that gets involved in film making be it cinematography, editing, colouring, costume design, art direction, music and everything. Very eager to know more. Hope you can get us the required knowledge,this way. Thanks again

[@littlestreamfilms4090]

Thanks Karthik, but she has episodes on all the topics you mentioned

[@karthikkr96]

Yes found them all out. Watching all of them. Thanks

[@dr.satyaa]

I hope sneha went to a cafe with varun after this.. 😂 Just kidding.. He's explained it very well.. 👏👏

[@shivprasadkumbhar2935]

It will be a good script to write, Varun will direct it

[@gonyabincineproduction3642]

Best....pls make new episode

[@vaishnaviagrawal9111]

This is such great content 🤩🤩🤩🤩thanks for bringing such topics to youtube .Really very valuable

[@nishinabraham]

How hard is filmmaking. But People easily gives their judgement. By saying Movie achi nahi lagyi,Bekar thi wagera wagera.

[@pradeeppatil7004]

Varun meets Sneha...scene no. 1 then Sneha goes to a cafe with Varun.😂😂😂😂😂 killin it bro . keep it up

[@quasainrazaakram7959]

Pradeep Patil Hahaha :D

[@kanadniyogi9072]

Holy shit hahaha

[@divyabansal5972]

Excellent way of telling n explaining!! Kudos AD!!

[@littlestreamfilms4090]

Thank you so much Divya...

[@amits4768]

He explained really well.

[@sripal.jain4]

Good to know about AD, his responsibilities and work constrain. Cheat Sheet is doing great job bringing behind-the-scene work to the front. My good wishes...

[@ennashuuor2791]

Movie making is the most difficult task..

[@NagendraBisht7]

This is awesome. Thank you Film Companion

[@shreelola]

Very very helpful... all the best for short film :)

[@harinderkohli2928]

Good and informative Episode. Keep coming up with such episodes. Next time include Story and script writing, Editing, Photography etc.

[@saptarshibardhan2422]

Beautifully explained :)

[@littlestreamfilms4090]

Thank you 😇

[@sumitsrivastava4496]

I m also an AD n i really loved it ...best if luck Varun for the venture...!!👍👍

[@sumitsrivastava4496]

@Sandeep Yadav111 Yaa sure as I get something ..will call u on ur no.

[@krishnalakra6013]

What are the qualifications required?

[@prasidhprasadp2]

Thank you, Sneha (your curiosity shows on screen and is so pleasant to watch) and Film companion for putting up this video as there are not many videos like this on youtube. Varun Khettry you have explained your work so well, I would have loved to hear more about the software and process you work on and even few of the examples of the call sheets as links below(so that we can get the format) , I hope you guys can bring on more technicians for such insightful interviews...:)

[@littlestreamfilms4090]

Thanks man...

[@winstondsouza42]

Again... Hugely informative... Thank you varun & film companion

[@kunalsharma1691]

Thanks for this episode

[@sobot369]

nice episode. thanks for such elaborate insight of the AD's job.

[@gangs003]

“Varun meets Sneha” “Sneha goes to a café with Varun” NOICE 😀

[@funlimited926]

Smooth criminal

[@khushhhyaar]

Wow, Sneha this was so insightful. Thanks!!

[@missusdesai]

:)

[@priyanshjig]

@@missusdesai ❤️❤️

[@VikramSingh-qw7sb]

the guy is good

[@s_harwalkar]

Thanks for this interview. Interesting!

[@annelieselemos543]

This guy was amazing at his explanation .

[@littlestreamfilms4090]

Thank you

[@anantambisht4895]

Thankyou for this intervieww , the closest to being real

[@lucyshah9450]

Wowww ...he explained it sooo wellll

[@littlestreamfilms4090]

Thank you Dhara

[@ashish3997]

Very informative !!! Thank u soo much ❤️❤️

[@444.A1]

❤

[@nithinsunke1311]

Please do a video on work of cinematography

[@rohitdhurve7475]

Thanks , you guys are simply owsem.

[@RajibS7]

Very well explained. Wish you luck for all your future endeavours.

[@JokerLipu]

Wow nice, I'm also went to film school...Good to know bro how industry work

[@rjendrakumar570]

Great job yaar

[@gou729]

Why are you guys re uploading videos???

[@kiranreman9341]

Very pleasant to watch and informative

[@MixXD947]

I wonder how salman khan follows it. The organized schedule and call sheets etc

[@chiragsolucky7514]

Very useful! Thank you so much ma'am!!💐

[@shivamkankubji]

Mam, how can I start being an AD , as i am a fresher please tell that

[@vijaykumarchole9112]

Very good interview

[@gobardhanhalder8960]

Plz make a video on set designer 😁

[@ashrayrajbhandari8852]

Please make one with PR team for the movie stars as well

[@shubhamhotkar9655]

Very very helpful, u pls make like these videos on directors work. It's very great full.& also these Ad is very much experienced. And I want to become a director u pls make videos some on that topic pls..

[@CarlosLuis1990]

Lovely

[@saurabhsahane5958]

Thank you

[@swapnilghodvinde7501]

Amazing Information...

[@Tv14India]

❤️

[@GenUus]

Informative | Thank You Cheat Sheet!

[@mukadarmansuri5222]

Thanks .. for explaining call sheets, and everything.. please can u people help me out?? I want to work as 2nd or 3nd assistant.. totally fresher.. just want to be on the sets.. want to learn the basics.. please thanks film companion..

[@juntyhoogara801]

really nice video... thnk u so much...

[@SuyogUbhe]

Re-releasing was done for movies Sholay, mughal-e-azam. This re-uploading previous interview is like re-releasing RGV ki AAG.

[@Andysri100]

I just have question that what happens when the director is taking a multi-camera shot and he is taking 3 shots together, then what will be AD calling it or writing in the clap board?? I mean scene 78 shot - ?? As 3 shots going to be captured simultaneously.

[@nishantadhagale]

u can either give end clap or if ur using 3 camera at the same time 3 clapboard are used...!!

[@Ignokam]

Namaste friends I would like to konw What is the procedure to became assistant director (AD)

[@AVILKD]

Very good varun....Keep it up 👍

[@nandanchauhan3677]

Nice video and please make video on how director is working on set or full feature film

[@NikhilKumar279]

loved it ♥️

[@444.A1]

❤❤

[@ratansharma8396]

make a video on how to become assistant directors

[@inabiahmed]

How and whom should I approach to work as an assistant director of a film and what qualifications do i need?

[@gudgudihindi9587]

Go to the film city or studios and express your interest to be an intern. They will keep you easily- (free ka staff kon mana karega) :)

[@mohitnagpal5079]

It was really insightful

[@The-if6vm]

Please make video on DoP ,how they work and how they shoot a film.

[@utkarsharya4217]

You said about moviemagic software but it’s not available on pc

[@ankursemwal372]

Enjoyed it..😊👍👍

[@gonyabincineproduction3642]

💜✌️👍🏻

[@vardaanbhardwaj3791]

Plzzz plzzz make an good interview with an dop...plz

[@LifeIsKrazyLIK]

Great videos!! 👌🏼👌🏼👌🏼😀

[@sunstudio7015]

Future director.

[@soundmagic6017]

He is really lucky ,I am still looking for AD,because I don't have reference,agency asking for money where I have to go .....

[@mayurkhadse2463]

Get an interview with Abhishek Verma. he is a Annecy winner, national award winner for his animation film Maacher zhol. Let us know how indie animation film makers get it right. Thanks in advance.

[@hiteshanandani5896]

dealing with star's manager